A town with more to fix than most. Where it falls short is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a D− overall, Pantin is better than 3% of compared French towns and ranks #28 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 77% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Safety is weaker too — an average of 10.4 recorded violent incidents and 28.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 1.2 jobs per working resident; 14.3% unemployment.
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 · 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 Pantin 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 Pantin.
Who lives here
Few people in Pantin are 65 or over: 12%, below Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here. 41% of adults hold a degree, above Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents.
35.7median age
PantinSeine-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 diploma25%
CAP or BEP12%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Pantin is easier to get around on foot than 100% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €21,820 a year per consumption unit, close to Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€21,820) and below compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 14.3%. No commute at all: 2.9% of working residents in Pantin at the census.
77%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport59%
Driving18%
Bicycle10%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter2%
33,150
jobs based in Pantin, 1.2 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,820
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−
A home in Pantin sells for €5,929/m², more than in both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €23.16/m² a month, above both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€19.44/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €7,952/m² in Pantin, apartments for €5,905/m². 1,501 houses and apartments changed hands locally from July 2023 to June 2026.
€5,929/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pantin€5,929/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Saint-Denis median€3,477/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€7,952/m²
67
Apartments
€5,905/m²
1,434
€23.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€18.37 to €29.21/m² a month)
14.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€20.64/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
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Pantin than in 95% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Pantin. Police and gendarmerie recorded 2,198 offenses in the town in 2025.
10.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage690
Theft from vehicles537
Other physical violence318
Family violence220
Burglary174
Vehicle theft148
Sexual violence101
Armed robbery10
Theft without violence1,670
Fraud456
Drug use378
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.
10.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
28.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2,198
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.
History
Pantin: 6 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
5.6% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (2.8%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Pantin is Église Saint-Germain. The protected list starts in the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Pantin has a higher adjusted death rate than 64% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 3,373 residents of Pantin died, against 3,092 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. Its two care homes for older people (369 places) count their residents as Pantin’s; allowing for them, deaths were 7% below expected. For a family doctor, residents of Pantin can choose among 31 GPs. Also worth knowing: at birth, a girl in Seine-Saint-Denis can expect 85.7 years and a boy 81 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
31
GPs in Pantin · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Europeen de Paris Europital Hep Gvm
1.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Europeen de Paris Europital Hep Gvm
85.7 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Saint-Denis, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
82.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the 102 collèges within 5 km, 1.4 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Pantin is 88.1%, about level with Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (89.0%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 79% passed the bac pro, of 3,005 candidates at 27 lycées. On results, collèges and lycées here come #10 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis.
92%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
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Pantin’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 Pantin
Is Pantin safe?
It grades D for safety, #33 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 174 burglaries and 690 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Pantin good?
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #10 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. The lycée stands out: 89% of 121 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Lucie Aubrac 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 Pantin expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Pantin grades D− for cost of living.
About Pantin
Commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Pantin is a commune of 61,929 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.
