A town with more to fix than most. Its weakest is jobs & income (D−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 18.2% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is easy to get around without a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 54% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at D−, #25 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. On that grade it does better than 4% of compared French towns.
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.
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 Drancy 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 Drancy.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
53.7% of commuters in Drancy walk, cycle or ride, against 58.4% in Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
The median disposable income was €20,290 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€21,820) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 18.2%. Public transport took 45.8% of Drancy’s working residents to work at the census.
54%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport46%
Driving42%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
14,250
jobs based in Drancy, 0.5 per working resident
18.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,290
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
Median price in Drancy: €3,463/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €18.82/m² a month, close to Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€19.44/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). In Drancy, houses go for €3,889/m² and apartments for €3,254/m². Among the homes sold, 48% were houses.
€3,463/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Drancy€3,463/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Saint-Denis median€3,477/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,889/m²
649
Apartments
€3,254/m²
701
€18.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.38 to €23.04/m² a month)
8.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.13/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
Who lives here
Fewer people in Drancy hold a degree than in Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns or compared French towns: 22%
People aged 15 to 24 are 13% of the population. 21% are under 15, near Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (22%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 13% of residents.
35.9median age
DrancySeine-Saint-Denis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma35%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Saint-Denis 51.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Saint-Denis median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Drancy than in 80% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Drancy, criminal damage came up most often (2025). 2025 saw 2,033 offenses recorded locally. Violence against people ran at 10.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 19 (2023–2025 average).
10.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage666
Family violence374
Theft from vehicles268
Other physical violence267
Burglary179
Vehicle theft179
Sexual violence91
Armed robbery9
Theft without violence841
Drug use349
Fraud289
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.
10.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2,033
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.
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Drancy run higher than in 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Drancy: 96 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 4,636 residents of Drancy died, against 4,433 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. Life expectancy at birth in Seine-Saint-Denis is 85.7 years for women and 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Drancy can choose among 48 GPs.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
48
GPs in Drancy · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Ap Hp Hu Paris Seine Saint Denis site Avicenne
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive de la Seine Saint Denis
85.7 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Saint-Denis, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 1.5% of homes were built. Among the classé monuments in Drancy is Camp de Drancy, puis Cité de la Muette. Protection here reaches back to the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
77.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 55 collèges within 5 km, 3.2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Drancy, 86.7% passed the bac, lower than both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #5 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis.
91%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
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Drancy’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 Drancy
Is Drancy safe?
It grades C− for safety, #14 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 179 burglaries and 666 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Drancy good?
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #5 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. 98% of 100 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général privé Saint-Germain in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Drancy expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Drancy grades D for cost of living.
About Drancy
Commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Drancy is a commune of 72,390 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
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.
