A town of contrasts. Its best grade is for walkability (A+) — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 65% 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 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. What holds it back is cost of living (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are weaker too — bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 1.7 points below the expected rate. The overall grade comes out at B, #8 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. Nationally, it does better than 57% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, 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 Maisons-Alfort 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.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maisons-Alfort.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
More commuters in Maisons-Alfort walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Val-de-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 65.4%
65%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income is €31,480 a year per consumption unit. Maisons-Alfort holds 17,700 jobs; 28,650 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Val-de-Marne’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport52%
Driving28%
On foot7%
Bicycle6%
Motorbike or scooter3%
17,700
jobs based in Maisons-Alfort, 0.6 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,480
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 Maisons-Alfort costs more than in both Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €23.55/m² a month
€5,497/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €5,497/m²: 1,690 houses and apartments sold in Maisons-Alfort between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses in Maisons-Alfort sell for €6,483/m² and apartments for €5,377/m². Also worth knowing: a house rents for an estimated €21.46/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Maisons-Alfort€5,497/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,483/m²
264
Apartments
€5,377/m²
1,426
€23.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€18.76 to €29.57/m² a month)
13.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€21.46/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
Fewer deaths than Maisons-Alfort’s ages would predict, 71 per 100 expected, under Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Val-de-Marne, women can expect to live 86.7 years and men 82.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 4,394 deaths in Maisons-Alfort from 2016 to 2025; there were 3,542, 19% fewer. There are 41 general practitioners here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
41
GPs in Maisons-Alfort · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Aphp Hu Henri Mondor site Henri Mondor
1.2 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
Maisons-Alfort is a graduates’ town: 54% hold a degree, more than in both Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
37.7median age
The 15-to-24 age group: 13%, about level with Val-de-Marne’s towns (13%) and above compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Over-65s are 16% of the population.
Maisons-AlfortVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP13%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education54%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
Exam results around Maisons-Alfort trail 65% of compared French towns
94%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 1,911 candidates at 21 lycées. Results rank its schools #14 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. Near Maisons-Alfort, 87.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above Val-de-Marne’s towns (85.4%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Maisons-Alfort: 8 historic monuments, 1 classé
8historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Maisons-Alfort is Église Sainte-Agnès. The pre-1919 share of homes is 4.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Maisons-Alfort ranks above 51% of compared French towns for crime per resident
6.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Violence against people ran at 6.4 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 15.2 (2023–2025 average). Recorded offenses in Maisons-Alfort came to 1,208 in 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage455
Family violence197
Theft from vehicles138
Other physical violence123
Burglary123
Vehicle theft89
Sexual violence83
Theft without violence573
Fraud472
Drug use391
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.
6.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,208
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
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About Maisons-Alfort
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Maisons-Alfort is a commune of 56,799 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
56,799 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole du Grand Paris
Département
Val-de-Marne (94)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
INSEE code
94046
Maisons-Alfort’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 Maisons-Alfort
Is Maisons-Alfort safe?
It grades B− for safety, #9 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 123 burglaries and 455 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Maisons-Alfort good?
They grade C, better than 35% of compared French towns and #14 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 Maisons-Alfort expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €5,497/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Maisons-Alfort 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.
