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Living in Paris

There were 28 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. Paris is in the United States; its population was 10,160 in July 2026. 37.5% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026. Foreign-born residents accounted for 3.8% of the population in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1930 sources

Population10,130people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,419EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent731.3EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate3.6%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime934.7offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 41% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean6.37µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Paris?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Paris.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$832 per month, while the median home value was US$186,300 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 54.1%, and the vacancy rate was 11.5% in July 2026.

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month
Paris recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€435
Utilities, 85 m² flat€152
Internet, 60 Mbps€58
Mobile plan, 10 GB€37

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited58.34 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo - Cost of Living in Paris (Wayback Machine capture 20240527042659)28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly435.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo - Cost of Living in Paris (Wayback Machine capture 20240527042659)28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB37.44 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo - Cost of Living in Paris (Wayback Machine capture 20240527042659)28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home152.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo - Cost of Living in Paris (Wayback Machine capture 20240527042659)28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross rent$832/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent37.53 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)11.51 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents2,065 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)769.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)2Official
Median monthly rent731.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes122 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Is Paris a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 49–67%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–70%
Student60%strong on education, weak on work · range 50–70%
Family67%strong on family, weak on cost · range 58–76%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–65%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

3.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 390 of 10,130 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$55,839 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Paris is 3.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income55,839 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband67.81 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription84.66 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription3.35 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet11.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet9.15 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary2,419 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)23Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,593 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov22Official
Unemployment rate3.6 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Paris?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,593 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,800of €2,818 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,818
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €769
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€152 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Paris (Wayback Machine capture 20240527042659) · 2024-12-31− €152
Internet€58 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Paris (Wayback Machine capture 20240527042659) · 2024-12-31− €58
Mobile plan€37 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Paris (Wayback Machine capture 20240527042659) · 2024-12-31− €37
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€1,800
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Paris Salary needed to live in Paris

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Paris. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Paris. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher86.95 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Schools10 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents23.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio0 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents28 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,692 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Paris when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesParis highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Paris highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Paris3,327
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents934.7 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting13Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents162 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Recorded violent crimes22 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time23.98 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle1.05 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work3.09 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Destinations from nearest airport13 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights19Official
Nearest airportLEX3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Distance to nearest airport37 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Paris. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Paris.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Paris is 6.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.37 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202427Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.11 · Feb 7.72 · Mar 12.94 · Apr 19.56 · May 24.33 · Jun 28.61 · Jul 30.39 · Aug 30.11 · Sep 26.89 · Oct 20.61 · Nov 13.22 · Dec 7.61 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00151998 (CYNTHIANA)17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.17 · Feb -3.94 · Mar 0.111 · Apr 5.22 · May 11.28 · Jun 15.89 · Jul 18.44 · Aug 17.22 · Sep 12.94 · Oct 6.28 · Nov 0.5 · Dec -2.56 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00151998 (CYNTHIANA)17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0 · Feb 1.89 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 12.39 · May 17.83 · Jun 22.28 · Jul 24.44 · Aug 23.67 · Sep 19.94 · Oct 13.44 · Nov 6.83 · Dec 2.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 91.19 · Feb 92.96 · Mar 122.7 · Apr 116.1 · May 133.9 · Jun 129 · Jul 148.3 · Aug 89.92 · Sep 99.57 · Oct 93.73 · Nov 86.87 · Dec 104.9 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00156170 (PARIS)18Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading78.7 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean7.64 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation1,069 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature24.54 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature13.81 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature5.17 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Lexington ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±3.3 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±3.3 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±3.3 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±3.3 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 390 is not 2.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.58 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents390 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density492.2 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population10,130 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program21Official
Population covered by crime statistics10,183 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value186,300 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Owner-occupied homes54.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Labour force participation rate59.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad3.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents1.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents2.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage64.91 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage70.5 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance3.71 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher24.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available92.42 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over4,494 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home9.01 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans78.5 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on Paris

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Plainfield as a Paris alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 507 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €2,419 Paris+100%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 10,130 Paris+394%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 2.6% Paris+137%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 37.0 km Paris−76%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 935 Paris−21%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,593 Paris+13%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 6.4 µg/m³ Paris+22%
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near Paris

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Lexington 24.7 km away
Rent
1,075 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2024-12-31
Salary
3,112 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Paris, nearest in population first.

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Woodbury10,130 residentsCamden10,127 residentsLake Monticello10,126 residentsMission10,125 residentsCleveland10,138 residentsSan Elizario10,138 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Paris?

The median gross salary is 3,593 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Paris?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Paris?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.37 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Paris?

Police recorded 934.7 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Paris?

The published population is 10,130 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Paris?

390 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Paris a good place to live?

Paris may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Paris?

Cynthiana, Winchester, Lexington are near Paris. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  4. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
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  6. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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  2. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
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  20. Wikidata P1566 (GeoNames ID) exact join -> P625 (coordinate location) wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-11

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