The picture is mixed. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its best grade is for walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 69% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is another plus (B+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, that makes a C−, better than nearly a quarter of compared French towns. It ranks #27 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for schools and B− for jobs & income.
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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Arcueil 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 Arcueil.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
For walkability, Arcueil ranks above 99% of compared French towns
13.1% of the labour force are out of work. Jobs based in Arcueil number 17,550, against 10,300 residents in work (1.7 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €25,820 a year per consumption unit, below Val-de-Marne’s towns (€27,315) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
69%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport51%
Driving24%
On foot11%
Bicycle7%
Motorbike or scooter4%
17,550
jobs based in Arcueil, 1.7 per working resident
13.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,820
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−
Renting in Arcueil costs more than in both Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €23.28/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
442 sales of houses and apartments in Arcueil, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €5,266/m². The split locally: €5,865/m² for houses, €5,146/m² for apartments. A house rents for an estimated €22.56/m² a month.
€5,266/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Arcueil€5,266/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,865/m²
98
Apartments
€5,146/m²
344
€23.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€19.21 to €28.22/m² a month)
13.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€22.56/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 young town: 14% of people in Arcueil are 15 to 24, more than in both Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 13% of the town. 47% of adults hold a degree, above Val-de-Marne’s towns (43%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Children are 18% of the town.
35.5median age
ArcueilVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education47%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Arcueil than in 83% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Arcueil (2025). The town’s tally for 2025: 650 recorded offenses. Graded property crimes ran at 22.4 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 8.2 (2023–2025 average).
8.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage170
Burglary105
Theft from vehicles104
Family violence87
Vehicle theft68
Other physical violence63
Sexual violence53
Theft without violence284
Fraud181
Drug use74
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.
8.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
650
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 (0.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than expected: Arcueil is below 66% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,435 deaths in Arcueil from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,271, 11% fewer. Its care home for older people (85 places) counts its residents as Arcueil’s; allowing for it, deaths were 17% below expected. This Val-de-Marne town has 6 family doctors.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Arcueil · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Ap Hp Universite Paris Saclay site Kremlin Bicetre
0.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghu Ap Hp Universite Paris Saclay site Kremlin Bicetre
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
History
Arcueil has 7 historic monuments, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Arcueil is Église Saint-Denys. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 4.4% of the total.
Église Saint-Denys: Photo: Zalavin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aqueduc des Eaux de Rungis (également sur communes de Rungis, Fresnes, L'Hay-les-Roses, Cachan, Gentilly et Paris 14): Photo: Ze miguel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison des Gardes de l'ancien château: Photo: user:DurandMatthieu · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ancienne usine pharmaceutique Raspail (usine Anis Gras): Photo: Sanao · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Arcueil
Is Arcueil safe?
It grades C− for safety, #39 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 105 burglaries and 170 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Arcueil good?
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns and #5 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. 90% of 306 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Maurice Genevoix in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Arcueil expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €5,266/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Arcueil grades D− for cost of living.
About Arcueil
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Arcueil is a commune of 22,200 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.
