Households here earn well (A+): 1.9 jobs per working resident; 8.5% unemployment. Paris 5e ranks #4 of 20 in Paris, with a B overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 62% of compared French towns. Residents are healthier than most (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is expensive (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 29.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 5e 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.
Arènes de Lutèce: Photo: Rodelar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre: Photo: Baldiri · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enceinte de Philippe-Auguste: Photo: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paris 5e.
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Paris 5e cost more than in Paris’ towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €11,667/m²
€11,667/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €34.62/m² a month, higher than both Paris’ towns (€33.04/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €26.45/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 2,549 homes were sold in Paris 5e.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paris 5e€11,667/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Paris median€10,372/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€11,667/m²
2,545
€34.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€27.39 to €43.76/m² a month)
29.1
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
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Incomes in Paris 5e run higher than in Paris’ towns or compared French towns: a median €40,290 a year per consumption unit
83%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 8.5%, below both Paris’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 83.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. At the census, 6.9% of working residents in Paris 5e didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport58%
On foot13%
Bicycle13%
Driving7%
Motorbike or scooter3%
52,050
jobs based in Paris 5e, 1.9 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€40,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
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
History
109 historic monuments in Paris 5e, 28 classé
109historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
58% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Paris’ towns (43%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Scaled to its population, that is 20 protected monuments for every 10,000 people in Paris 5e. Protection here reaches back to the 2nd century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Paris 5e, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Paris’ towns and compared French towns: 69 per 100 expected
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Paris is 87.1 years for women and 82.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 4,969 deaths in Paris 5e from 2016 to 2025; there were 3,701, 26% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Paris 5e is Ghu Aphp Sorbonne Universite site Pitie Salpetriere, 0.6 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
82
GPs in Paris 5e · 6.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Aphp Sorbonne Universite site Pitie Salpetriere
0.6 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
For crime per resident, Paris 5e sits above 81% of compared French towns
9.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
With 52,050 jobs for 26,800 working residents, Paris 5e draws people in from neighbouring communes. Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,578 offenses locally in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 20.7 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 9.2 (2023–2025 average).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage447
Burglary262
Theft from vehicles262
Other physical violence233
Sexual violence169
Family violence141
Vehicle theft64
Theft without violence2,679
Fraud722
Drug use331
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.
9.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,578
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, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. 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.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Paris 5e than in Paris’ towns or across compared French towns: 78% of adults
35.8median age
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, above Paris’ towns (17%) but below compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 21% of residents. One measure of family life: 10% of residents are under 15.
Paris 5eParis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma6%
CAP or BEP4%
Baccalauréat9%
Higher education78%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 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 134 collèges within 5 km, 1.7 points below the expected rate
97%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Paris 5e, 94.6% passed the bac, close to Paris’ towns (94.6%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #13 of 20 in Paris on results.
Paris 5e is one of the arrondissements of Paris, with 55,252 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
55,252 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Paris (75)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
1 sq mi (2.5 km²)
INSEE code
75105
Paris 5e’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 5e
Is Paris 5e safe?
It grades C− for safety, #6 of 20 in Paris. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 262 burglaries and 447 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Paris 5e good?
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns and #13 of 20 in Paris. 99% of 275 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Henri-IV in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Paris 5e expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €11,667/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns.
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.
