A tough set of grades. Its weakest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Vitry-sur-Seine’s overall grade of D puts it better than 5% of compared French towns, #40 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. Work and incomes lag (D): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 14.6% unemployment. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 61% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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.
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 Vitry-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.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
The median sale price of homes in Vitry-sur-Seine is €4,098/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Vitry-sur-Seine, houses go for €5,000/m² and apartments for €3,889/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €20.80/m² a month, close to Val-de-Marne’s towns (€20.46/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 25% houses, the rest apartments.
€4,098/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vitry-sur-Seine€4,098/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,000/m²
374
Apartments
€3,889/m²
1,144
€20.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€16.72 to €25.86/m² a month)
10.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€20.58/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
A young town: 14% of people in Vitry-sur-Seine are 15 to 24, more than in both Val-de-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 19%, close to Val-de-Marne’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. Among adults, 32% have a degree.
36.8median age
Vitry-sur-SeineVal-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 diploma28%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Val-de-Marne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Vitry-sur-Seine runs higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 8.9 cases of violence against people and 19.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Vitry-sur-Seine’s tally for 2025: 2,624 recorded offenses. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
8.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage817
Family violence393
Theft from vehicles351
Other physical violence315
Vehicle theft281
Burglary244
Sexual violence206
Armed robbery17
Theft without violence1,316
Fraud703
Drug use499
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.
8.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2,624
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
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vitry-sur-Seine is Église Saint-Germain. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 3.1% of the total, 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−
Allowing for age and care homes, Vitry-sur-Seine sees 87 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.
For a family doctor, residents of Vitry-sur-Seine can choose among 57 GPs. Average lifespans in Val-de-Marne: 86.7 years for women, 82.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 5,497 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 5,944: 8% below.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
57
GPs in Vitry-sur-Seine · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive de Vitry site Pasteur
0.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive de Vitry site Pasteur
86.7 · 82.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-de-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Vitry-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 Vitry-sur-Seine
Is Vitry-sur-Seine safe?
It grades C− for safety, #35 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 244 burglaries and 817 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vitry-sur-Seine good?
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #32 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. The lycée stands out: 100% of 122 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Epin 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 Vitry-sur-Seine expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Vitry-sur-Seine grades D− for cost of living.
About Vitry-sur-Seine
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Vitry-sur-Seine is a commune of 93,963 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.
