Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 8%. A neighbourhood of 15,864 in Dublin.
Plenty to like here, at a price. Its best grade is for health: bad health runs at 69 and disability at 99 per 100 expected for its ages. It is strong on jobs & income as well: among 15 to 64s, 72% are in work; unemployment stands at 7%. What counts against it is cost of living (D−) — at a median €625,000, a home costs 8.1 times the town’s median household income. Overall, that makes a B+, good for #34 of 116 in Co. Dublin. On that grade it does better than 71% of Irish towns.
Figures: health and work, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
The 3 things Cabinteely does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cabinteely with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
66 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Cabinteely. Best known first.
MuseumJames Joyce Museum2.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 40K visitors a year
CastleManderley Castle1.4 km outside town, to the east
CastlePuck's Castle600 m outside town, to the south
MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland2 km outside town, to the north
CastleDalkey Castle & Heritage Centre2.4 km outside town, to the northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksMonkstown Castle1 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cabinteely.
7% live in social housing, below Co. Dublin’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. A buyer in Cabinteely paid 105% more for a typical home in 2025 than in 2010: €675K against €329K. Home ownership stands at 73% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €645,000 | 436 |
| Second-hand homes | €562,500 | 401 |
| The last 12 months | €655,500 | 268 |
| Housing | Cabinteely | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €625K | €450K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €2,306 | €2,063 | €1,606 |
| Households owning their home | 73% | 66% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 7% | 10% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
6.1% of residents give unpaid care to a relative or friend, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (5.3%) and Irish towns (5.4%). At the census, 1.3% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Weighed against its ages, disability in Cabinteely runs at 99 per 100 expected.
| Census 2022 | Cabinteely | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.3% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.1% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 89% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Households had €77,100 a year before tax, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (€72,400) and Irish towns (€57,760). At the census, 27% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. On average, the journey to work lasts 31.7 min.
| Census 2022 | Cabinteely | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €77,100 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 31.7 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 22% | 23% | 31% |
CSO, Census 2022 travel to work, work and education · CSO Geographical Profiles of Income 2022 · Live Register · Census day was 3 April 2022, with working from home still common; shares are of those who travelled.
Pupil numbers changed +8% since 2019/20, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (+4%) and Irish towns (+4%). 67 schools lie within 3 km of Cabinteely: 41 primary schools, 18 secondary schools and 8 special schools. For secondary school, the closest is Cabinteely Community School, 0.6 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Harold School Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 642 | Catholic |
| Newpark Comprehensive SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | Post-primary · Comprehensive | 884 | Church of Ireland |
| Scoil Lorcáin GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 485 | Catholic |
| Woodbrook College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 623 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Cabinteely | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 21% | 40% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +8% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 44% | 40% | 39% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
In 2023–2025, damage to property led the graded crimes in Cabinteely. Every kind together came to 34.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below Co. Dublin’s towns (59.2) and Irish towns (54.3) alike. Per 1,000 residents, 3.3 violent crimes are recorded each year. Among the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Cabinteely has less crime per resident than 81% of them.
Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.
| Per 1,000 a year | Cabinteely | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 4.7 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 34.8 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 3.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Here July highs average 19.7°C, close to both Co. Dublin’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Averaged across the seasons, Cabinteely sits at 10.5°C. This Co. Dublin town sees January nights of 3.3°C on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Cabinteely | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 3.3°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 844 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Walkers have 5.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, below Co. Dublin’s towns (5.5 km per km²) but above Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Every 1,000 residents of Cabinteely share 12.0 ha of green space. There are 13 parks locally; together its green space comes to 190 ha.
| Outdoors | Cabinteely | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 29% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 7.6% | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 5.1 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 12.0 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
In November a normal day reaches 11°C and a normal night 5°C; the forecast for Cabinteely below sets each day against them. Rain totals about 2 mm today, the wind freshens to 31 km/h, and the low is 10°C. Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 6 mm of rain is forecast.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 224 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 177 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 189 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 254 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents. Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.9%, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (1.1%). Under-15s account for nearly a fifth of the population.
51.8% of Cabinteely’s residents are women
8,219 women and 7,645 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Cabinteely | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 9.1% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 27% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.7% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 50% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Turnout at the last local elections was 42%. Cabinteely spans more than one of the local electoral areas: 68% of its residents vote in Killiney-Shankill, most of the rest in Dun Laoghaire. No party holds a majority on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council: Fine Gael lead with 16 of 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.
| Turnout | Cabinteely | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 42% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
66 archaeological sites are on the record, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (6) and Irish towns (11). The pre-1919 share of homes is 1.3%. Cabinteely’s built heritage counts 31 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Cabinteely | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 20 | 9 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 66 | 6 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
On high landslide susceptibility: 0.5% of homes, in line with Co. Dublin’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). The closest place to swim from Cabinteely is Killiney, 2.6 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Cabinteely | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Cabinteely’s built heritage counts 31 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 66 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
3 notable people were born in Cabinteely.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinteely | 15,864 | — | B+ | D− | B+ | A |
| Ballybrack | 2,872 | 1.2 | B+ | C− | B | B+ |
| Foxrock | 12,163 | 1.6 | A− | D− | B+ | A+ |
| Killiney | 9,776 | 1.9 | C | D− | B− | B+ |
| Sallynoggin | 13,245 | 2.6 | B+ | D | B− | B+ |
| Shankill | 11,009 | 3.4 | C+ | D | B− | B |
| Dalkey | 8,275 | 3.4 | B | D− | B− | A |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Cabinteely had 15,864 people at the 2022 census, up from 14,665 in 2016: 8.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Cabinteely is 38.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
15,864 people live in Cabinteely, in the area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. TownRatings splits Dublin into neighbourhoods made from the CSO’s Electoral Divisions, named from Tailte Éireann’s gazetteer, so each has figures of its own.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).