Poverty and living standards in Bordeaux, France: official figures

An apartment in Bordeaux cost €204,399 to buy on average in 2024.

How much does a house cost in Bordeaux?

A house cost €424,016 to buy on average in 2024.

How many people live alone in Bordeaux?

48% of the 380,343 households in Bordeaux were people living alone in 2023, and 5.7% were lone parents with children under 18.

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How many people own their home in Bordeaux?

40% of households owned their home in 2023.

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Can people in Bordeaux afford their bills?

In the EU's 2023 quality of life survey, 8% of residents of Bordeaux said they had difficulty paying their bills at the end of the month most of the time.

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More figures

23% of people in Bordeaux agreed that it is easy to find good housing at a reasonable price (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
65% of people in Bordeaux felt safe walking alone at night in the city (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How Bordeaux compares with other cities in France

Average apartment price (euros) (2024)

Bordeaux ranks 5 of 32, highest first.

Rank	City	Average apartment price (euros)
2	Nice	€276,423
3	Aix-en-Provence	€264,727
4	Lyon	€241,951
5	Bordeaux	€204,399
6	Rennes	€194,336
7	Marseille	€187,375
8	Nantes	€175,908

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Sources

Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)

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