The picture is mixed. Its weakest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 22.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. On jobs & income it is strong: 1.7 jobs per working resident; 9.1% unemployment. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #14 of 20 in Paris. That leaves it better than 48% of compared French towns. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 12.5 recorded violent incidents and 21.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Paris 12e with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Obélisque Louis XV: Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paris 12e.
HousingCost of living D−
The estimated advertised rent in Paris 12e is €30.26/m² a month, against €33.04/m² in Paris’ towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
€8,988/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €8,988/m², between Paris’ towns (€10,372/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A house rents for an estimated €18.51/m² a month. Paris 12e recorded 4,630 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paris 12e€8,988/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Paris median€10,372/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€8,985/m²
4,618
€30.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€24.49 to €37.40/m² a month)
22.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
On foot, Paris 12e works better than 100% of compared French towns
86%walk, cycle or take transit
85.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Paris’ towns (84.0%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €33,680 a year. Unemployment stands at 9.1%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport67%
Bicycle10%
Driving8%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter2%
120,550
jobs based in Paris 12e, 1.7 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Paris 12e sees more crime per resident than 89% of compared French towns
12.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
For 2025, the figures show 4,596 offenses in Paris 12e.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,202
Theft from vehicles1,004
Other physical violence909
Sexual violence519
Family violence342
Burglary311
Vehicle theft282
Armed robbery27
Theft without violence6,916
Drug use3,463
Fraud1,543
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
12.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4,596
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A
Paris 12e has a lower adjusted death rate than 86% of compared French towns
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Paris 12e records 73 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Paris’ towns (74) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 10,329 residents of Paris 12e died, against 12,737 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% fewer. Life expectancy in Paris: 87.1 years for women and 82.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 130 GPs practise here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
130
GPs in Paris 12e · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Aphp Sorbonne Universite site Trousseau
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital des Diaconesses Oeuvres Diaconesses Reuilly
87.1 · 82.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Paris, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 13% of residents. People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, between Paris’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). At 39, the median resident of Paris 12e sits in the middle of the age range.
Paris 12eParis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP8%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education65%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Paris 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
22% of Paris 12e’s homes were built before 1919 (Paris towns 43%, compared French towns 7.4%)
34historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Paris 12e counts 34 historic monuments: 5 classé at the top level of protection and 27 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. The town has 2.5 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, below Paris’ towns (5.7) and close to compared French towns (2.5).
Solange Sicard: Louis Delluc (1890-1924), Public domain · Aminata Niakaté: Paul Mutin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Georges Cormier: Jules Beau, Public domain · Gilbert Brustlein: Fbrustlein, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Paris 12e
Arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France
Paris 12e is one of the arrondissements of Paris, with 138,024 people. TownRatings compares Paris, Lyon and Marseille by arrondissement: each has its own mayor and its own statistics.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population
138,024 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Paris (75)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.4 km²)
INSEE code
75112
Paris 12e’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Paris 12e
Is Paris 12e safe?
It grades D for safety, #8 of 20 in Paris. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 311 burglaries and 1,202 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Paris 12e good?
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns. 100% of 284 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Saint-Michel de Picpus in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
