Stains grades low on several counts. The weak point is jobs & income: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 16.2% unemployment. Its overall grade is D−, behind almost every compared French town. Safety is weaker too: an average of 12.6 recorded violent incidents and 23 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At €2,983/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Métropole du Grand Paris. Where it does best is walkability — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 58% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Stains 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 Stains.
Who lives here
Children make up 25% of Stains, above Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 20% of adults, lower than both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 10% of residents are 65 or older. 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
32.4median age
StainsSeine-Saint-Denis medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education20%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Incomes in Stains run lower than in Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns or compared French towns: a median €17,670 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 16.2%, above Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 2.0% of working residents in Stains didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 52.4% of working residents in Stains to work at the census.
58%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport52%
Driving39%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
9,850
jobs based in Stains, 0.7 per working resident
16.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€17,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
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
Safety
Crime per resident in Stains runs higher than in 91% of compared French towns
In 2025, 1,431 offenses were recorded in Stains. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,431 offenses in the graded categories here in 2025.
12.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage524
Family violence220
Other physical violence202
Theft from vehicles165
Vehicle theft149
Sexual violence83
Burglary81
Armed robbery7
Drug use775
Theft without violence429
Fraud247
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.
12.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,431
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 D
More deaths than Stains’ ages would predict, 108 per 100 expected, above Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Seine-Saint-Denis: 85.7 years for women, 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,857 deaths in Stains from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,330, 25% more. Also worth knowing: the town has 34 family doctors.
+8%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted108
Median town88
Expected100
34
GPs in Stains · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de L Estree
0.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique de L Estree
85.7 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-Saint-Denis, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median home in Stains sells for €2,983/m², against €3,477/m² in Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,618/m² in Stains, apartments for €2,684/m². The estimated advertised rent is €18.98/m² a month, close to Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€19.44/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales here from July 2023 to June 2026: 423 houses and apartments.
€2,983/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Stains€2,983/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-Saint-Denis median€3,477/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,618/m²
192
Apartments
€2,684/m²
231
€18.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.84 to €24.28/m² a month)
7.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.36/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
Schools
74.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the 52 collèges within 5 km, 3.8 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Stains, 85.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. By results, schools here place #33 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis.
88%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Stains: 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. 1.3% of its homes were built before 1919, below Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (2.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Moussa Diarra: Gaillac, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tom Reux: Caisse d'Epargne, CC BY 3.0 · Dominique Le Glou: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mistigri: Gderf, CC BY-SA 3.0
Stains’ 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 Stains
Is Stains safe?
It grades D for safety, #27 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 81 burglaries and 524 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Stains good?
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns and #33 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. The lycée stands out: 100% of 49 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général privé Sainte-Marie in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Stains expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Stains grades D for cost of living.
About Stains
Commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Stains is a commune of 41,388 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.
