The picture is mixed. Cost of living is its weak spot (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is easy to get around without a car (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 52% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, that makes a C, better than 28% of compared French towns. That places it #2 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. Safety is weaker too — an average of 10.1 recorded violent incidents and 25.4 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 · 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 Le Raincy 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 Le Raincy.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Incomes in Le Raincy run higher than in Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns or compared French towns: a median €32,550 a year per consumption unit
Just over half of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, between Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (58.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 10.3%. Jobs located in Le Raincy: 4,700, for 6,900 residents in work (0.7 each).
52%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving43%
Public transport43%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
4,700
jobs based in Le Raincy, 0.7 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,550
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−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Le Raincy than in Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns or across compared French towns: €20.51/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €4,146/m², above Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€3,477/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. The split in Le Raincy: €4,857/m² for houses, €4,000/m² for apartments. Houses made up 30% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€4,146/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Raincy€4,146/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Saint-Denis median€3,477/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,857/m²
161
Apartments
€4,000/m²
367
€20.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.70 to €25.17/m² a month)
10.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€18.14/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
Crime per resident in Le Raincy runs higher than in 91% of compared French towns
487 offenses were reported in Le Raincy during 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
10.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage137
Burglary88
Theft from vehicles66
Family violence62
Other physical violence59
Vehicle theft45
Sexual violence30
Theft without violence154
Fraud130
Drug use73
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.
10.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
487
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.6%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Le Raincy sees fewer deaths than Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns or compared French towns: 79 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Seine-Saint-Denis, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.7 years for women and 81 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,213 deaths in Le Raincy from 2016 to 2025; there were 963, 21% fewer. 20 GPs practise locally.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw79
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
20
GPs in Le Raincy · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Ap Hp Hu Paris Seine Saint Denis site Jean Verdier
1.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghu Ap Hp Hu Paris Seine Saint Denis site Jean Verdier
85.7 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Saint-Denis, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A younger town: only 17% of residents are 65 or over
One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15. The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, lower than Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (13%) yet higher than compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Le Raincy is 39.3.
39.3median age
Le RaincySeine-Saint-Denis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP13%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education52%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. 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
Schools
79.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the 45 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Le Raincy, 90.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, between Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #15 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. At the 21 general lycées, 93% of 4,535 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Le Raincy: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Le Raincy counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Notre-Dame (oeuvre d'Auguste Perret). The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Raincy
Is Le Raincy safe?
It grades D for safety, #27 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 88 burglaries and 137 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Raincy good?
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns and #15 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. 70% of 46 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent René Cassin in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Raincy expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Raincy grades D− for cost of living.
About Le Raincy
Commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Le Raincy is a commune of 14,735 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.
