A town of contrasts. The weak point is safety — an average of 16.9 recorded violent incidents and 49.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 27.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs & income is where it shines — 5.2 jobs per working resident; 10.0% unemployment. Fewer journeys need a car (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 87% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. All told, that adds up to a B− overall, better than 50% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #12 of 20 in Paris.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 2e 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.
Ancien hôtel des ducs de Bourgogne : Tour de Jean Sans Peur: Photo: Arthur Weidmann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien hôtel Cornette ou ancien hôtel Le Duc-Desnoues: Photo: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien hôtel de Metz de Rosnay, ou hôtel de Forceville, ou hôtel Vigier: Photo: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paris 2e.
Safety
Crime per resident in Paris 2e runs higher than in 100% of compared French towns
16.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Paris 2e comes 18th of the 20 compared towns in Paris on the Safety Grade. Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,219 offenses locally in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Paris 2e (61,800 to 11,900): it draws people in from around.
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles342
Criminal damage339
Other physical violence161
Burglary125
Sexual violence122
Family violence71
Vehicle theft52
Armed robbery7
Theft without violence2,341
Fraud357
Drug use348
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.
16.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
49.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,219
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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. 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.
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Getting about on foot is easier in Paris 2e than in 100% of compared French towns
87%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €38,050 a year per consumption unit, close to Paris’ towns (€37,620) and above compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 5.5% of working residents in Paris 2e at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport56%
On foot20%
Bicycle10%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Driving4%
61,800
jobs based in Paris 2e, 5.2 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€38,050
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
Who lives here
More people in Paris 2e hold a degree than in Paris’ towns or compared French towns: 75%
34.9median age
Children under 15 make up 11%, below Paris’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 12% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.
Paris 2eParis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP4%
Baccalauréat10%
Higher education75%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Paris 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Paris median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Paris 2e cost more than in Paris’ towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €11,111/m²
€11,111/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €34.98/m² a month, above both Paris’ towns (€33.04/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €18.51/m² a month. 1,097 houses and apartments changed hands in Paris 2e from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paris 2e€11,111/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Paris median€10,372/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€11,111/m²
1,097
€34.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€27.10 to €45.14/m² a month)
27.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.51/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
History
Old homes shape Paris 2e: 67% were built before 1919, more than in Paris’ towns or compared French towns
115historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Per 10,000 residents, Paris 2e counts 58 protected monuments, above Paris’ towns (5.7) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. The Culture ministry lists 115 historic monuments locally: 16 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 98 inscrit (the second level). Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 80 of 115.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth A
Paris 2e’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 86% of compared French towns
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Paris 2e has 21 family doctors. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Paris 2e come to 73 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 863 residents of Paris 2e died, against 1,052 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. 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.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
21
GPs in Paris 2e · 7.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Aphp centre Universite Paris Cite site Hotel Dieu
1.1 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
91.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the 144 collèges within 5 km, 1.4 points below the expected rate
97%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 2e, 95.3% passed the bac, about level with Paris’ towns (94.6%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #7 of 20 in Paris on results.
Paris 2e is one of the arrondissements of Paris, with 19,847 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
19,847 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Paris (75)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
INSEE code
75102
Paris 2e’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 2e
Is Paris 2e safe?
It grades D− for safety, #18 of 20 in Paris. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 125 burglaries and 339 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Paris 2e good?
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #7 of 20 in Paris. The lycée stands out: 100% of 104 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Edgar Poe 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 2e expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Paris 2e grades D− for cost of living.
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.
