A town of contrasts. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 21.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a C− overall, Paris 18e is better than 22% of compared French towns. Its strongest is walkability: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 86% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on safety as well — an average of 11 recorded violent incidents and 23.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools, B− for health and B for jobs & income.
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 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 18e 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.
Église Saint-Pierre-de-Montmartre: Photo: Stephen Lea · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monument dit Mire du Nord: Photo: Piero · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Basilique du Sacré-Coeur, ses annexes et le square Louise-Michel: Photo: Tonchino · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cimetière Montmartre: Photo: Elisabetta Cipolla, Tantalas · Public domain
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paris 18e.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Paris 18e is easier to get around on foot than 100% of compared French towns
86%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs located in Paris 18e: 84,250, for 98,650 residents in work (0.9 each). The median disposable income was €27,800 a year per consumption unit, lower than Paris’ towns (€37,620) yet higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 64.1% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport64%
Bicycle12%
On foot10%
Driving6%
Motorbike or scooter4%
84,250
jobs based in Paris 18e, 0.9 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,800
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−
Homes in Paris 18e sell for €8,792/m² at the median, against €10,372/m² in Paris’ towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
€8,792/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €12,918/m² in Paris 18e, apartments for €8,788/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €29.81/m² a month, below Paris’ towns (€33.04/m²) but above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €24.79/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paris 18e€8,792/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Paris median€10,372/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€12,918/m²
38
Apartments
€8,788/m²
8,384
€29.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€23.10 to €38.46/m² a month)
21.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€24.79/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 18e records more crime per resident than 90% of compared French towns
11recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
5,974 offenses were reported in Paris 18e during 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,587
Theft from vehicles1,271
Other physical violence1,022
Burglary731
Sexual violence497
Family violence490
Vehicle theft321
Armed robbery55
Theft without violence9,342
Drug use3,935
Fraud1,450
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.
11
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5,974
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.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 14% of people in Paris 18e are 65 or over, fewer than in Paris’ towns and compared French towns
35.8median age
Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town, lower than Paris’ towns (14%) yet higher than compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 61% of adults.
Paris 18eParis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP8%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education61%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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 18e: 35%, against 43% in Paris’ towns and 7.4% in compared French towns
34historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 34 historic monuments in Paris 18e: 7 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 27 inscrit (the second level). For its size, Paris 18e has 1.9 protected monuments per 10,000 residents.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Paris 18e records 87 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 74 in Paris’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Paris, life expectancy at birth reaches 87.1 years for women and 82.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 11,772 deaths in Paris 18e from 2016 to 2025; there were 11,557, 2% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Paris 18e can choose among 123 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
123
GPs in Paris 18e · 5.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Aphp Nord Universite Paris Cite site Lariboisere
0.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghu Aphp Nord Universite Paris Cite site Lariboisere
87.1 · 82.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Paris, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
87.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 119 collèges within 5 km, a point below the expected rate
95%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Paris 18e, 91.9% passed the bac, lower than Paris’ towns (94.6%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #17 of 20 in Paris.
Marie-Louise Iribe: Photographe de Mon Ciné, Public domain · Didier Le Bret: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eugénie Guillou: Auteur inconnu. Photo issue du triptyque de Eugénie Guillou datant de 1903., Public domain · René Dantigny: Agence Rol, Public domain
About Paris 18e
Arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France
Paris 18e is one of the arrondissements of Paris, with 183,127 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
183,127 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Paris (75)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
2.3 sq mi (6 km²)
INSEE code
75118
Paris 18e’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 18e
Is Paris 18e safe?
It grades D for safety, #9 of 20 in Paris. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 731 burglaries and 1,587 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Paris 18e good?
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #17 of 20 in Paris. 100% of 29 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-Jean de Montmartre in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Paris 18e expensive to live in?
By type: houses €12,918/m² (38 sales), apartments €8,788/m² (8,384 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.
