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Best places to live in Greater Dublin

40 local electoral areas with 1,718,650 residents within about 35 km of Dublin, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Dublin, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Greystones
    Mid-East, 30,479 residents    66
  2. 2Pembroke
    Dublin, 45,663 residents    64
  3. 3Killiney-Shankill
    Dublin, 39,352 residents    63
  4. 4Blackrock
    Dublin, 34,301 residents    63
  5. 5Dún Laoghaire
    Dublin, 46,582 residents    63
  6. 6Stillorgan
    Dublin, 33,196 residents    62
  7. 7Kimmage-Rathmines
    Dublin, 59,788 residents    62
  8. 8Bray West
    Mid-East, 19,144 residents    62
  9. 9Celbridge
    Mid-East, 22,236 residents    61
  10. 10Naas
    Mid-East, 46,011 residents    61

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For retired couples

  1. 1Pembroke
    Dublin, 45,663 residents    77
  2. 2South East Inner City
    Dublin, 43,586 residents    76
  3. 3South West Inner City
    Dublin, 46,040 residents    75
  4. 4Killiney-Shankill
    Dublin, 39,352 residents    75
  5. 5Blackrock
    Dublin, 34,301 residents    75
  6. 6Kimmage-Rathmines
    Dublin, 59,788 residents    75
  7. 7Dún Laoghaire
    Dublin, 46,582 residents    73
  8. 8North Inner City
    Dublin, 74,708 residents    73
  9. 9Stillorgan
    Dublin, 33,196 residents    73
  10. 10Tallaght Central
    Dublin, 44,019 residents    70

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For remote workers

  1. 1Pembroke
    Dublin, 45,663 residents    75
  2. 2Tallaght South
    Dublin, 39,570 residents    73
  3. 3Kimmage-Rathmines
    Dublin, 59,788 residents    73
  4. 4Blackrock
    Dublin, 34,301 residents    73
  5. 5Clondalkin
    Dublin, 51,309 residents    72
  6. 6Stillorgan
    Dublin, 33,196 residents    72
  7. 7South East Inner City
    Dublin, 43,586 residents    72
  8. 8Ballyfermot-Drimnagh
    Dublin, 48,563 residents    71
  9. 9Dún Laoghaire
    Dublin, 46,582 residents    71
  10. 10Greystones
    Mid-East, 30,479 residents    71

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For commuters

No municipality passes this profile here. The profile needs data this country does not have yet, or no place meets its minimums.

For single professionals

No municipality passes this profile here. The profile needs data this country does not have yet, or no place meets its minimums.

For movers on a budget

  1. 1Glencullen-Sandyford
    Dublin, 40,764 residents    68
  2. 2Firhouse-Bohernabreena
    Dublin, 37,643 residents    67
  3. 3Killiney-Shankill
    Dublin, 39,352 residents    66
  4. 4Swords
    Dublin, 55,390 residents    66
  5. 5Clondalkin
    Dublin, 51,309 residents    65
  6. 6Howth-Malahide
    Dublin, 63,309 residents    65
  7. 7Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart
    Dublin, 40,950 residents    65
  8. 8Tallaght South
    Dublin, 39,570 residents    63
  9. 9Greystones
    Mid-East, 30,479 residents    63
  10. 10Castleknock
    Dublin, 49,588 residents    62

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Towns in Greater Dublin