A tough set of grades. The weak point is cost of living — 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 0.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.4 points below the expected rate. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 70% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, better than 11% of compared French towns. It ranks #35 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for safety and C+ for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Villejuif 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 Villejuif.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Villejuif works better than 99% of compared French towns
Median disposable income comes to €24,470 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 13.9%, above Val-de-Marne’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per resident in work, Villejuif counts 0.9 jobs (25,200 jobs, 27,400 workers).
70%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport56%
Driving25%
On foot9%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
25,200
jobs based in Villejuif, 0.9 per working resident
13.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,470
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−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Villejuif than in Val-de-Marne’s towns or across compared French towns: €22.84/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Villejuif goes for €5,745/m², an apartment for €4,761/m². The middle sale price: €4,996/m², above both Val-de-Marne’s towns (€4,010/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses accounted for 22% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€4,996/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villejuif€4,996/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,745/m²
254
Apartments
€4,761/m²
909
€22.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€17.70 to €29.47/m² a month)
12.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€20.03/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
Students and young workers shape Villejuif: 16% are 15 to 24, above Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
13% of residents are 65 or over, below both Val-de-Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 45% of adults. Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.
35.3median age
VillejuifVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
16%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education45%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Villejuif than in Val-de-Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 83.7%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Villejuif, 90.2% passed the bac, close to Val-de-Marne’s towns (91.1%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 80% passed the bac pro, of 1,905 candidates at 24 lycées. Its collèges and lycées rank #33 of 47 in Val-de-Marne on results.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
5 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 2%. Among the classé monuments in Villejuif is Groupe scolaire Karl Marx. Protection here reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Villejuif ranks above 58% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Recorded offenses in Villejuif came to 1,398 in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 8 violent offenses and 15.2 graded property crimes a year. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage343
Family violence250
Burglary213
Other physical violence187
Theft from vehicles184
Vehicle theft118
Sexual violence98
Armed robbery5
Theft without violence719
Fraud533
Drug use350
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
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
1,398
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.
HealthHealth C+
Villejuif records 90 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.
For a family doctor, residents of Villejuif can choose among 30 GPs. 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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 3,791 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 3,666, 3% fewer.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
30
GPs in Villejuif · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.3 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villejuif
Is Villejuif safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #16 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 213 burglaries and 343 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Villejuif good?
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #33 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. 96% of 84 candidates passed the bac at Lycée GT Saint-Joseph in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Villejuif expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Villejuif grades D− for cost of living.
About Villejuif
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Villejuif is a commune of 60,183 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.
