The picture is mixed. Its standout strength is jobs & income: 2.7 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment. Paris 4e ranks #10 of 20 in Paris, with a B− overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 50% of compared French towns. Add walkability to its strengths — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 84% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 31.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime is the sore point: an average of 15.2 recorded violent incidents and 32.5 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 4e 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 4e.
HousingCost of living D−
Renting in Paris 4e costs more than in Paris’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €37.76/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €12,596/m², above both Paris’ towns (€10,372/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 1,571 homes were sold in Paris 4e. House rents are put at about €18.51/m² a month.
€12,596/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paris 4e€12,596/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Paris median€10,372/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€12,596/m²
1,571
€37.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€28.19 to €50.57/m² a month)
31.4
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
Paris 4e has 256 historic monuments, more per resident than almost any compared French town
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 65% of the total. Per 10,000 residents, Paris 4e counts 94 protected monuments, higher than both Paris’ towns (5.7) and compared French towns (2.5). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 208 of 256.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
On foot, Paris 4e works better than 100% of compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €37,400 a year per consumption unit, near Paris’ towns (€37,620) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stood at 9.8%, near both Paris’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
84%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport58%
On foot14%
Bicycle12%
Driving5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
39,800
jobs based in Paris 4e, 2.7 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€37,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
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
Safety
For crime per resident, Paris 4e sits above 98% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,170 offenses in Paris 4e in 2025.
15.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage386
Theft from vehicles223
Other physical violence182
Burglary133
Sexual violence123
Family violence85
Vehicle theft38
Theft without violence2,542
Fraud617
Drug use501
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.
15.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
32.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,170
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than expected: Paris 4e is below 85% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its three care homes for older people (185 places) count their residents as Paris 4e’s; allowing for them, deaths were 26% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,192 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,759, 20% 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. 27 GPs practise here.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
27
GPs in Paris 4e · 7.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.5 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 Sorbonne Universite site Pitie Salpetriere
87.1 · 82.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Paris, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up only 10% of Paris 4e, fewer than in Paris’ towns and compared French towns
73% of adults hold a degree, close to Paris’ towns (71%) and above compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 15% of residents. Over-65s are 18% of the population.
39.2median age
Paris 4eParis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP5%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education73%
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
Schools
90.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 145 collèges within 5 km, 1.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Paris 4e, 95.0% passed the bac, close to Paris’ towns (94.6%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Results rank its schools #8 of 20 in Paris.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ancienne chapelle Saint-Aignan: Photo: Gaston, graveur · CC0 · Cathédrale Notre-Dame: Photo: P e z i · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison dite de Jacques Coeur: Photo: Fabio Gargano · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Temple des Billettes (ancien couvent des Carmes-Billettes): Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Paris 4e
Is Paris 4e safe?
It grades D− for safety, #16 of 20 in Paris. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 133 burglaries and 386 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Paris 4e good?
They grade B, better than 65% of compared French towns and #8 of 20 in Paris. 97% of 270 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Sophie Germain 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.
About Paris 4e
Arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France
Paris 4e is one of the arrondissements of Paris, with 27,332 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.
