A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. Households here earn well: 1.5 jobs per working resident; 9.7% unemployment. Paris 15e’s overall grade of B+ puts it better than 72% of compared French towns, #1 of 20 in Paris. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 82% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 23.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 8.4 recorded violent incidents and 16.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · 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 15e 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 15e.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Paris 15e is easier to get around on foot than 100% of compared French towns
82%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €37,160 a year per consumption unit, about level with Paris’ towns (€37,620) and above compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 4.2% of working residents in Paris 15e at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport64%
Driving11%
On foot10%
Bicycle8%
Motorbike or scooter3%
179,100
jobs based in Paris 15e, 1.5 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€37,160
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−
The median home in Paris 15e sells for €9,507/m², against €10,372/m² in Paris’ towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
€9,507/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €31.72/m² a month, lower than Paris’ towns (€33.04/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Paris 15e: 8,848 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €26.45/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paris 15e€9,507/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Paris median€10,372/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€9,500/m²
8,822
€31.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€25.95 to €38.77/m² a month)
23.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€26.45/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
HealthHealth A
Adjusted for age and care homes, Paris 15e sees fewer deaths than 87% of compared French towns
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Paris 15e’s deaths ran at 73 per 100 expected, close to Paris’ towns (74) and below compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 20,245 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 15,635, 23% fewer. In Paris, women can expect to live 87.1 years and men 82.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 211 general practitioners in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
211
GPs in Paris 15e · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Aphp centre Universite Paris Cite Necker Enfants Malades
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Maternite Sainte Felicite
87.1 · 82.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Paris, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Paris 15e: 15% are 15 to 24, above Paris’ towns and compared French towns
37.7median age
Graduates make up 69% of adults. 13% are under 15, close to Paris’ towns (12%) and below compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.
Paris 15eParis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP7%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education69%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 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 15e: 20%, against 43% in Paris’ towns and 7.4% in compared French towns
29historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Per 10,000 residents, Paris 15e counts 1.3 protected monuments, lower than both Paris’ towns (5.7) and compared French towns (2.5). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Paris 15e counts 29 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 25 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Per resident, Paris 15e sees more crime than 64% of compared French towns
8.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
On the Safety Grade, Paris 15e ranks 2nd of the 20 compared towns in Paris. This Paris town has 179,100 jobs for 115,850 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. The police record for Paris 15e lists 5,447 offenses in 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,308
Burglary956
Other physical violence865
Theft from vehicles673
Family violence667
Sexual violence555
Vehicle theft405
Armed robbery18
Theft without violence5,741
Fraud2,634
Drug use2,457
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.
8.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5,447
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.
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About Paris 15e
Arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France
Paris 15e is one of the arrondissements of Paris, with 229,713 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
229,713 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Paris (75)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.5 km²)
INSEE code
75115
Paris 15e’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 15e
Is Paris 15e safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #2 of 20 in Paris. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 956 burglaries and 1,308 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Paris 15e good?
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns and #3 of 20 in Paris. 94% of 163 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Camille Sée in 2025, 3 points below 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.
