More weak spots than strong ones. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Alfortville’s overall grade of C− puts it better than 20% of compared French towns, #28 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. Incomes are on the low side: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 14.0% unemployment. Its strongest subject is walkability: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 66% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Alfortville 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 Alfortville.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More commuters in Alfortville walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Val-de-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 66.4%
66%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €25,220 a year per consumption unit, lower than Val-de-Marne’s towns (€27,315) and near compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 14.0%. 3.0% of Alfortville’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport54%
Driving28%
On foot7%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
11,950
jobs based in Alfortville, 0.6 per working resident
14.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,220
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−
Buying in Alfortville costs more than in both Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €4,989/m²
€4,989/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Alfortville goes for €5,858/m², an apartment for €4,911/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €21.71/m² a month, above both Val-de-Marne’s towns (€20.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €20.22/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Alfortville€4,989/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,858/m²
136
Apartments
€4,911/m²
1,023
€21.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€17.55 to €26.86/m² a month)
12.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€20.22/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
A younger town: only 16% of residents are 65 or over
37.7median age
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by 41% of adults, close to Val-de-Marne’s towns (43%) and above compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Alfortville are older than 37.7.
AlfortvilleVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-de-Marne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-de-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Alfortville run lower than in 71% of compared French towns
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its five care homes for older people (273 places) count their residents as Alfortville’s; allowing for them, deaths were 19% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 3,015 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,642, 12% fewer. Women in Val-de-Marne live to 86.7 on average and men to 82.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Alfortville can choose among 23 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
23
GPs in Alfortville · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Aphp Hu Henri Mondor site Henri Mondor
1.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Les Hopitaux de Saint Maurice Rgpt Esquirol St Maurice
86.7 · 82.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-de-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
More crime per resident in Alfortville than in 60% of compared French towns
10recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Over 2025, Alfortville logged 1,084 recorded offenses. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 10 violent offenses and 13.5 graded property crimes a year. In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes locally.
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence266
Criminal damage225
Other physical violence148
Burglary147
Vehicle theft107
Sexual violence102
Theft from vehicles89
Theft without violence446
Fraud381
Drug use256
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
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,084
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Alfortville: 1 historic monument, none of them classé
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 20th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.8% of the total, between Val-de-Marne’s towns (3.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Jean-Eudes Maurice: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ihsan Sacko: Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lucien Jeunesse: Studio Harcourt, Public domain · Francis Charles: Agence de presse Meurisse. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain
About Alfortville
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Alfortville is a commune of 45,531 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
45,531 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Val-de-Marne (94)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²)
INSEE code
94002
Alfortville’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 Alfortville
Is Alfortville safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #19 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 147 burglaries and 225 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Alfortville good?
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #20 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. 95% of 407 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Eugène Delacroix in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Alfortville expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Alfortville 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.
