Taken together, its subjects give Valenton a D− overall, better than 5% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #41 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. Prices are high against local incomes (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it does best is walkability (A+) — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 52% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on jobs & income — 0.9 jobs per working resident; 16.4% unemployment. Schools lag: bac results 1.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.7 points below the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Valenton 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 Valenton.
Who lives here
Children make up 25% of Valenton, above Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
12% of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of residents, above Val-de-Marne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half the people of Valenton are older than 33.9.
33.9median age
ValentonVal-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 diploma28%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income D
52.2% of commuters in Valenton walk, cycle or ride, against 55.6% in Val-de-Marne’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 16.4%, above both Val-de-Marne’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €20,040 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.0% of working residents in Valenton didn’t travel to work at all.
52%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport45%
Driving44%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
5,250
jobs based in Valenton, 0.9 per working resident
16.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
The estimated advertised rent in Valenton is €18.83/m² a month, against €20.46/m² in Val-de-Marne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,500/m², comes from 118 sales of houses and apartments in Valenton from July 2023 to June 2026. A house in Valenton goes for €3,602/m², an apartment for €3,291/m². Houses accounted for just over three in five sales, apartments for the rest.
€3,500/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Valenton€3,500/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,602/m²
72
Apartments
€3,291/m²
46
€18.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.94 to €23.75/m² a month)
8.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.77/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
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Valenton than in Val-de-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 79.9%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #45 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. At the lycées within 5 km of Valenton, 89.0% passed the bac, below both Val-de-Marne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
91%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Valenton has more crime per resident than 72% of compared French towns
Violence against people ran at 10 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 16.8 (2023–2025 average). All told, Valenton had 361 recorded offenses in 2025. Also worth knowing: among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
10recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage120
Family violence66
Other physical violence57
Vehicle theft38
Theft from vehicles32
Sexual violence25
Burglary23
Theft without violence73
Drug use72
Fraud62
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
16.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
361
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Valenton is Petit pavillon dit La tourelle. 1.9% of its homes were built before 1919, below Val-de-Marne’s towns (3.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Valenton records 89 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, 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.
789 deaths in Valenton between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 782: 1% above. 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. 9 GPs practise in the town.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Valenton · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Lucie et Raymond Aubrac Villeneuve St Georges
1.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Lucie et Raymond Aubrac Villeneuve St Georges
86.7 · 82.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-de-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Valenton
Is Valenton safe?
It grades C for safety, #28 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 120 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Valenton good?
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns and #45 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. The lycée stands out: 93% of 194 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent François Arago 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 Valenton expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,500/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Valenton grades D for cost of living.
About Valenton
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Valenton is a commune of 14,406 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.
