Some subjects shine; others lag. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 21.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its best grade is for walkability — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 84% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, better than 42% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #15 of 20 in Paris.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 13e 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.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paris 13e.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
A walkable place: Paris 13e beats 100% of compared French towns on foot
84%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €28,570 a year per consumption unit, between Paris’ towns (€37,620) and compared French towns (€25,970). 11.9% of the labour force are out of work. No commute at all: 4.2% of working residents in Paris 13e at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport65%
On foot10%
Driving9%
Bicycle8%
Motorbike or scooter2%
126,700
jobs based in Paris 13e, 1.5 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,570
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
HousingCost of living D−
Renting in Paris 13e costs an estimated advertised €30.36/m² a month, against €33.04/m² in Paris’ towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
€8,642/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €8,642/m², comes from 4,264 sales of houses and apartments in Paris 13e from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Paris 13e sell for €12,392/m² and apartments for €8,635/m². Of the homes sold, 1% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paris 13e€8,642/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Paris median€10,372/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€12,392/m²
44
Apartments
€8,635/m²
4,220
€30.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€24.40 to €37.78/m² a month)
21.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€22.56/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
Safety
Paris 13e has more crime per resident than 71% of compared French towns
9.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Jobs outnumber working residents in Paris 13e (126,700 to 86,400): it draws people in from around. Its tally for 2025: 4,661 recorded offenses. Graded property crimes ran at 16.6 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 9.9 (2023–2025 average).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,317
Theft from vehicles870
Other physical violence771
Family violence619
Sexual violence426
Burglary354
Vehicle theft266
Armed robbery38
Theft without violence6,090
Fraud1,814
Drug use1,654
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.
9.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4,661
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 · Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Paris 13e sees 82 deaths per 100 expected, against 74 in Paris’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Paris can expect 87.1 years and a boy 82.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 13,549 residents of Paris 13e died, against 14,968 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Paris 13e can choose among 311 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
311
GPs in Paris 13e · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Aphp Sorbonne Universite site Pitie Salpetriere
0.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghu Aphp Sorbonne Universite site Pitie Salpetriere
87.1 · 82.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Paris, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Paris 13e skews young, with 15% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Paris’ towns or compared French towns
39.1median age
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, between Paris’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 59% of adults. Half of Paris 13e is older than 39.1, half younger.
Paris 13eParis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP9%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education59%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Paris 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Paris median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Homes from before 1919 in Paris 13e: 13%, against 43% in Paris’ towns and 7.4% in compared French towns
26historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Per 10,000 residents, Paris 13e counts 1.4 protected monuments, lower than both Paris’ towns (5.7) and compared French towns (2.5). On the Culture ministry’s list, Paris 13e counts 26 historic monuments: 4 classé at the top level of protection and 20 inscrit at the second. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
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About Paris 13e
Arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France
Paris 13e is one of the arrondissements of Paris, with 181,271 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
181,271 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Paris (75)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.1 km²)
INSEE code
75113
Paris 13e’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 13e
Is Paris 13e safe?
It grades C for safety, #4 of 20 in Paris. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 354 burglaries and 1,317 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Paris 13e good?
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns. 99% of 301 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Claude Monet in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Paris 13e expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €8,642/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €12,392/m² (44 sales), apartments €8,635/m² (4,220 sales).
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.
