The weak point is cost of living (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 20.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Taken together, its subjects give Paris 19e a C− overall, better than 15% of compared French towns. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 83% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for health. It lags on safety as well: an average of 11.9 recorded violent incidents and 22.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 19e 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 19e.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
A walkable place: Paris 19e beats 100% of compared French towns on foot
Half of residents lived on more than €25,420 a year per consumption unit, below Paris’ towns (€37,620) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 13.6% of people in the labour force have no job. 88,850 jobs are based in Paris 19e, for 83,850 working residents (1.1 per worker).
83%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport63%
Bicycle12%
Driving10%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter3%
88,850
jobs based in Paris 19e, 1.1 per working resident
13.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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 estimated advertised rent in Paris 19e is €27.70/m² a month, against €33.04/m² in Paris’ towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Paris 19e is the cheapest of the 21 towns in Paris: its median sale is €8,065/m². The median price, €8,065/m², comes from 4,419 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. The split in the town: €12,525/m² for houses, €8,034/m² for apartments.
€8,065/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paris 19e€8,065/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Paris median€10,372/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€12,525/m²
62
Apartments
€8,034/m²
4,357
€27.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€21.94 to €34.97/m² a month)
20.1
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
For crime per resident, Paris 19e sits above 90% of compared French towns
In all, 5,920 offenses reached the police record in Paris 19e in 2025.
11.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles1,648
Criminal damage1,170
Other physical violence1,092
Family violence642
Burglary546
Sexual violence493
Vehicle theft284
Armed robbery45
Theft without violence6,940
Drug use2,301
Fraud1,819
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.
11.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5,920
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 17% of residents are 65 or over
People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town. 52% of adults hold a degree, lower than Paris’ towns (71%) yet higher than compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Paris 19e is 38.3.
38.3median age
Paris 19eParis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP10%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education52%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
12% of Paris 19e’s homes were built before 1919 (Paris towns 43%, compared French towns 7.4%)
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Paris 19e counts 25 historic monuments: 9 classé at the top level of protection and 16 inscrit at the second. This Paris town has 1.4 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, below both Paris’ towns (5.7) and compared French towns (2.5).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Paris 19e records 86 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 74 in Paris’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Paris: 87.1 years for women, 82.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 12,101 residents of Paris 19e died, against 12,527 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. 260 GPs practise in the town.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
260
GPs in Paris 19e · 6.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghu Aphp Nord Universite Paris Cite site Robert Debre
87.1 · 82.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Paris, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the 119 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Paris 19e, 91.2% passed the bac, lower than both Paris’ towns (94.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #18 of 20 in Paris.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Eaux de Belleville : Regard de la Lanterne: Photo: Coyau · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne barrière d'octroi de la Villette ou rotonde de la Villette: Photo: Traktorminze · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Belleville: Photo: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Paris 19e
Is Paris 19e safe?
It grades D for safety, #9 of 20 in Paris. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 546 burglaries and 1,170 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Paris 19e good?
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #18 of 20 in Paris. 88% of 295 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Henri Bergson (enseignement supérieur) in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Paris 19e expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €8,065/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns.
About Paris 19e
Arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France
Paris 19e is one of the arrondissements of Paris, with 178,691 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.
