Noisy-le-Sec grades low on several counts. Overall, Noisy-le-Sec earns a D−, better than 2% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #34 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. Crime runs high (D−): an average of 13.3 recorded violent incidents and 29.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jobs & income is weaker too (D−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 16.1% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €3,650/m² takes 9.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Métropole du Grand Paris. Its strongest is walkability — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 65% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Noisy-le-Sec 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 Noisy-le-Sec.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Noisy-le-Sec is easier to get around on foot than 99% of compared French towns
65%walk, cycle or take transit
The unemployment rate here is 16.1%. Half of residents lived on more than €20,600 a year per consumption unit, below both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€21,820) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 2.8% of working residents in Noisy-le-Sec at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport53%
Driving30%
On foot8%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
11,300
jobs based in Noisy-le-Sec, 0.6 per working resident
16.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,600
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
Who lives here
Few people in Noisy-le-Sec are 65 or over: 12%, below Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns and compared French towns
35.3median age
Children under 15 make up 22%, close to Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (22%) and above compared French towns (17%). 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Line up the people of Noisy-le-Sec by age and the one in the middle is 35.3.
Noisy-le-SecSeine-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 diploma28%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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
Safety
Noisy-le-Sec records more crime per resident than 97% of compared French towns
13.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Noisy-le-Sec. Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,973 offenses locally in 2025. The town comes 37th of the 39 compared towns in Seine-Saint-Denis on the Safety Grade.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage557
Theft from vehicles453
Burglary233
Family violence227
Other physical violence224
Vehicle theft161
Sexual violence104
Armed robbery14
Theft without violence560
Fraud297
Drug use199
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.
13.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,973
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.
HousingCost of living D
Noisy-le-Sec’s median home price is €3,650/m²
€3,650/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Noisy-le-Sec sell for €4,333/m² and apartments for €3,432/m². The estimated advertised rent is €18.96/m² a month, close to Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€19.44/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market locally: 824 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Noisy-le-Sec€3,650/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Saint-Denis median€3,477/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,333/m²
269
Apartments
€3,432/m²
555
€18.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.72 to €22.88/m² a month)
9.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.98/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
HealthHealth C+
Noisy-le-Sec’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 63% of compared French towns
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 2,396 residents of Noisy-le-Sec died, against 2,298 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% more. Its three care homes for older people (250 places) count their residents as Noisy-le-Sec’s; allowing for them, deaths were 8% below expected. 18 GPs practise locally. In Seine-Saint-Denis, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
18
GPs in Noisy-le-Sec · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Montreuil
0.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de Montreuil
85.7 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Saint-Denis, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
81.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 71 collèges within 5 km, 1.6 points above the expected rate
92%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 81% passed the bac pro, of 2,557 candidates at 26 lycées. The bac pass rate near Noisy-le-Sec is 88.5%, close to Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (89.0%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #7 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument, none of them classé
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 20th century. 3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (2.8%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Jean Delannoy: François Alquier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sébastien Corchia: Le Mans, CC BY 3.0 · Boubakary Soumaré: Pedro Semitiel, CC BY 2.0 · Hassoun Camara: Ryan Byrne, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kévin Ledanois: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pauline Croze: Guillaume Laurent, CC BY-SA 2.0
About Noisy-le-Sec
Commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Noisy-le-Sec is a commune of 45,510 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
Population
45,510 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Seine-Saint-Denis (93)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
1.9 sq mi (5 km²)
INSEE code
93053
Noisy-le-Sec’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 Noisy-le-Sec
Is Noisy-le-Sec safe?
It grades D− for safety, #37 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 233 burglaries and 557 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Noisy-le-Sec good?
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #7 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. The lycée stands out: 95% of 308 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Olympe de Gouges in 2025, 4 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Noisy-le-Sec expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Noisy-le-Sec 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.
