Real strengths, and real weak spots. On jobs & income it is strong: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment. Walkability is a strength too — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 55% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its schools fall short: bac results 0.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.5 points below the expected rate. The overall grade comes out at B−, #9 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. Set against the rest, it does better than 55% of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 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 Bry-sur-Marne 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 Bry-sur-Marne.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Incomes in Bry-sur-Marne run higher than in Val-de-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €35,470 a year per consumption unit
8.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Val-de-Marne’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 54.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Bry-sur-Marne didn’t travel to work at all.
55%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport47%
Driving39%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
7,850
jobs based in Bry-sur-Marne, 0.9 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€35,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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 Bry-sur-Marne sells for €4,992/m², more than in Val-de-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Bry-sur-Marne, houses go for €5,870/m² and apartments for €4,700/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €21.31/m² a month, close to Val-de-Marne’s towns (€20.46/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 31% were houses.
€4,992/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bry-sur-Marne€4,992/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,870/m²
179
Apartments
€4,700/m²
407
€21.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€17.92 to €25.33/m² a month)
12.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.29/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 A−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Bry-sur-Marne sees fewer deaths than 78% of compared French towns
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. After the care-home adjustment, Bry-sur-Marne’s deaths ran at 77 per 100 expected, close to Val-de-Marne’s towns (80) and below compared French towns (88). 1,434 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,535: 7% below.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
23
GPs in Bry-sur-Marne · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Saint Camille Bry Sur Marne
0.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive de Marne la Vallee
86.7 · 82.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-de-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are more common in Bry-sur-Marne than in Val-de-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: 56% of adults
The share aged 15 to 24 is 14%. 17% of residents are 65 or over, between Val-de-Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Ages in Bry-sur-Marne split evenly at 40.7: half are older, half younger.
40.7median age
Bry-sur-MarneVal-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 diploma11%
CAP or BEP13%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education56%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Schools
Schools around Bry-sur-Marne do less well than those of 69% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 16 vocational lycées within 5 km, 81% of 1,294 candidates passed the bac pro. The brevet pass rate near Bry-sur-Marne is 86.1%, close to both Val-de-Marne’s towns (85.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Ranked by results, schools here are #17 of 47 in Val-de-Marne.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments in Bry-sur-Marne, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 4.2% of the total, between Val-de-Marne’s towns (3.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
More crime per resident in Bry-sur-Marne than in 54% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Bry-sur-Marne (2025). The 2025 count: 410 offenses here. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.9 violent offenses and 15.3 graded property crimes a year.
6.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage131
Burglary70
Family violence59
Other physical violence48
Theft from vehicles46
Sexual violence33
Vehicle theft23
Theft without violence136
Fraud119
Drug use30
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.
6.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
410
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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, 0.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bry-sur-Marne
Is Bry-sur-Marne safe?
It grades B− for safety, #13 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 70 burglaries and 131 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bry-sur-Marne good?
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #17 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. The lycée stands out: 100% of 203 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent international de l'Est parisien in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bry-sur-Marne expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bry-sur-Marne grades D− for cost of living.
About Bry-sur-Marne
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Bry-sur-Marne is a commune of 18,503 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.
