Ivry-sur-Seine grades low on several counts. The weak point is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 74% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a D− overall, better than 5% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #42 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. Safety is weaker too — an average of 10.5 recorded violent incidents and 24.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, 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 Ivry-sur-Seine 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 Ivry-sur-Seine.
Who lives here
A young town: 17% of people in Ivry-sur-Seine are 15 to 24, more than in Val-de-Marne’s towns and across compared French towns
41% of adults hold a degree, near Val-de-Marne’s towns (43%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 12% of residents are 65 or older. At 33.7, the median resident of Ivry-sur-Seine sits in the middle of the age range.
33.7median age
Ivry-sur-SeineVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
17%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
For walkability, Ivry-sur-Seine ranks above 99% of compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €22,210 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Val-de-Marne’s towns (€27,315) and compared French towns (€25,970). 14.3% of people in the labour force have no job. 34,350 jobs are based in Ivry-sur-Seine, for 29,000 working residents (1.2 per worker).
74%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport59%
Driving19%
On foot9%
Bicycle7%
Motorbike or scooter3%
34,350
jobs based in Ivry-sur-Seine, 1.2 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,210
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−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Ivry-sur-Seine than in Val-de-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: €23.61/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €4,965/m², above both Val-de-Marne’s towns (€4,010/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses sell for €6,099/m² in Ivry-sur-Seine, apartments for €4,905/m². Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 1,415 homes here.
€4,965/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ivry-sur-Seine€4,965/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,099/m²
88
Apartments
€4,905/m²
1,327
€23.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€18.82 to €29.64/m² a month)
12.4
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
Safety
For crime per resident, Ivry-sur-Seine sits above 91% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Ivry-sur-Seine show 2,435 offenses in 2025. This Val-de-Marne town comes 42nd of the 44 compared towns in Val-de-Marne on the Safety Grade. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
10.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage747
Theft from vehicles518
Family violence312
Other physical violence309
Vehicle theft243
Burglary167
Sexual violence132
Armed robbery7
Theft without violence1,303
Fraud601
Drug use327
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.
10.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2,435
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
Ivry-sur-Seine: 7 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. 5.3% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Val-de-Marne’s towns (3.5%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%). Ivry-sur-Seine has 1.1 protected monuments for every 10,000 residents.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Ivry-sur-Seine sees 90 deaths per 100 expected, against 80 in Val-de-Marne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 3,807 deaths in Ivry-sur-Seine from 2016 to 2025; there were 3,695, 3% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Val-de-Marne is 86.7 years for women and 82.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: the town has 27 family doctors.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
27
GPs in Ivry-sur-Seine · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Ap Hp Universite Paris Saclay site Kremlin Bicetre
1.3 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
Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Moulin à vent (ancien): Photo: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôpital Charles Foix, ancien hospice des Incurables: Photo: Poulpy · CC BY-SA 3.0
Luc Abalo: Armin Kübelbeck, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sol Bamba: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bakary Sako: KevFB, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kadidiatou Diani: alainalele, CC BY 2.0 · Sofiane Hanni: Светлана Бекетова, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros: Jean Baptiste Adolphe Lafosse, Public domain
Ivry-sur-Seine’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 Ivry-sur-Seine
Is Ivry-sur-Seine safe?
It grades D for safety, #42 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 167 burglaries and 747 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Ivry-sur-Seine good?
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #9 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. 86% of 65 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Fernand Léger in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ivry-sur-Seine expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Ivry-sur-Seine grades D− for cost of living.
About Ivry-sur-Seine
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Ivry-sur-Seine is a commune of 65,064 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.
