Real strengths, and real weak spots. Walkability is its strong suit (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 80% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It is strong on jobs & income as well (A): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 10.1% unemployment. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 25.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #9 of 20 in Paris. Nationally, it does better than 52% of compared French towns.
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 17e 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paris 17e.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
80.0% of commuters in Paris 17e walk, cycle or ride, against 84.0% in Paris’ towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €37,840 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 57.1% of working residents in Paris 17e went to work by public transport.
80%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport57%
On foot15%
Driving11%
Bicycle8%
Motorbike or scooter5%
109,100
jobs based in Paris 17e, 1.3 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€37,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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 sale price of homes in Paris 17e is €10,063/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €32.69/m² a month, near Paris’ towns (€33.04/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Paris 17e from July 2023 to June 2026: 7,103 houses and apartments. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €26.45/m² a month.
€10,063/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paris 17e€10,063/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Paris median€10,372/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€10,057/m²
7,085
€32.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€25.96 to €41.15/m² a month)
25.1
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
Safety
Crime per resident in Paris 17e runs higher than in 83% of compared French towns
Jobs outnumber working residents in Paris 17e (109,100 to 83,600): it draws people in from around. For 2025, the figures show 4,692 offenses in the town. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 7.7 violent offenses and 22.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
7.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,576
Theft from vehicles972
Burglary552
Other physical violence509
Family violence434
Sexual violence345
Vehicle theft286
Armed robbery18
Theft without violence4,507
Fraud1,891
Drug use728
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.
7.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4,692
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 A−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Paris 17e sees fewer deaths than 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Paris 17e has 231 family doctors. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 76 per 100 expected, close to Paris’ towns (74) and below compared French towns (88). 10,120 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 12,295: 18% below. At birth, a girl in Paris can expect 87.1 years and a boy 82.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
231
GPs in Paris 17e · 6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Aphp Nord Universite Paris Cite site Bichat C Bernard
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Sainte Therese de L Enfant Jesus
87.1 · 82.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Paris, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Few people in Paris 17e are 65 or over: 16%, below Paris’ towns and compared French towns
14% are under 15, between Paris’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 14% of residents. Graduates make up 69% of adults.
36.3median age
Paris 17eParis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP7%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education69%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% 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 17e: 38%, against 43% in Paris’ towns and 7.4% in compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Paris 17e counts 24 historic monuments: 4 classé at the top level of protection and 20 inscrit at the second. Paris 17e has 1.5 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, lower than both Paris’ towns (5.7) and compared French towns (2.5). Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century.
Ancien hôtel Gaillard, actuellement succursale de la Banque de France: Photo: Mbzt · CC BY 3.0 · Chapelle de la Compassion: Photo: moi-même · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ecole normale de musique Alfred Cortot: Photo: 30rKs56MaE · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien hôtel particulier, actuellement lycée professionnel de haute couture et d'esthétique: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0
Marcel Contet: L'Automobile sur la Côte d'azur, Public domain · Marie-Louise Gigout-Boëllmann: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Bernard Barberon: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Paris 17e’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 17e
Is Paris 17e safe?
It grades C− for safety, #7 of 20 in Paris. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 552 burglaries and 1,576 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Paris 17e good?
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns and #15 of 20 in Paris. The lycée stands out: 100% of 133 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Sainte-Ursule Louise de Bettignies in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Paris 17e expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €10,063/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns.
About Paris 17e
Arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France
Paris 17e is one of the arrondissements of Paris, with 159,212 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
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.
