Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This neighbourhood in Dublin has a population of 20,967. The population grew 10% between 2016 and 2022.
Carpenterstown’s overall grade is A, better than 90% of Irish towns. In the ranking it comes #32 of 320 Irish towns. Health is its strong suit: bad health runs at 74 and disability at 83 per 100 expected for its ages. Set against the median household income, the median home, at €394,000, costs 4 times as much. The local economy does well: the unemployment rate is 5%, with 73% of 15 to 64s in work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for safety, B for walkability and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: health, work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · radon, EPA.
The 3 things Carpenterstown does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Carpenterstown 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 →
17 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 Carpenterstown. Best known first.
Big drawZooDublin Zoo2.9 km outside town, to the east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol3.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle1.3 km outside town, to the east
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art3.7 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumNational Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks4.2 km outside town, to the east · 314K visitors a yearPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carpenterstown.
93% of people in Carpenterstown rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 17% of people here had a disability, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.2% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Carpenterstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 93% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.2% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.1% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
By car: that was how 58% of commuters travelled at the census. Commutes averaged 32.5 min, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (31.1 min) and Irish towns (27.6 min). 16% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
| Census 2022 | Carpenterstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €98,220 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 32.5 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 71% | 68% |
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.
Castleknock Community College is the nearest secondary school, 0.3 km away. Irish-medium schools make up 5%, below Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%) alike. Families in Carpenterstown have 102 schools within 3 km to choose from: 67 primary schools, 24 secondary schools and 11 special schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 867 | Catholic |
| Castleknock Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 1,318 | Multi-denominational |
| Coláiste Cois Life GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 592 | Multi-denominational |
| Phobailscoil Iosolde DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 764 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Carpenterstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 21% | 40% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −1% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 40% | 40% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
Carpenterstown gets 801 mm of rain a year. The year’s mean temperature is 10.0°C, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). The nearest weather station is Phoenix Park, 2.7 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Carpenterstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 801 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Green space comes to 39.8 ha for every 1,000 people in Carpenterstown. Its paths and tracks come to 7.3 km per km², above Co. Dublin’s towns (5.4 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. 97% of homes are within 400 m of green space.
| Outdoors | Carpenterstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 11% | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 39.8 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Paths per km² of town | 7.3 km per km² | 5.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 97% | 100% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Carpenterstown’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 11°C, the usual low 4°C. Some 1 mm of rain falls today, driven by wind of up to 25 km/h; the low reaches 10°C. Rain peaks later in the week on Tuesday, at about 7 mm for the day.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 197 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 166 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 205 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 233 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Children are 22% of the town. Born abroad: 25% of residents, above Co. Dublin’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up just over one in ten residents.
51.3% of Carpenterstown’s residents are women
10,753 women and 10,214 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Carpenterstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 3.7% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 6.2% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 26% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.9% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 59% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the last local elections, 42% of voters went to the polls. Local government for Carpenterstown is Fingal County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. Fingal County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 7 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.
| Turnout | Carpenterstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 42% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 57% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record holds 17 entries for the town. 1.1% of homes were built before 1919. 71 of Carpenterstown’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 2 rank of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Carpenterstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 34 | 9 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.1% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more incidents per resident: they are counted where they happen, not where victims live.
In 2023–2025, damage to property led the graded crimes in Carpenterstown. Violent crime ran at 4.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below Co. Dublin’s towns (5.3) and Irish towns (5.7) alike. Burglary and damage add up to 6.9 per 1,000 residents each year.
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 | Carpenterstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Burglary & damage | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
The nearest bathing water to Carpenterstown is Sandymount Strand, 13 km away, rated sufficient in 2025. 0.2% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, about level with both Co. Dublin’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%).
| Share of homes | Carpenterstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0.5% | 0% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Social housing holds 2% of households, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%). Private renters make up nearly a quarter of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €392,000 | 65 |
| Housing | Carpenterstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 2% | 10% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 74% | 66% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €394K | €454K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,820 | €2,066 | €1,606 |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
71 of Carpenterstown’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 2 rank of national or international importance. 17 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Carpenterstown is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Colin Farrell: Quejaytee, CC BY 4.0 · Liam Cosgrave: David Hume Kennerly, Public domain · Andy Boyle: Вячеслав Евдокимов, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Graham Carey: Biser Todorov, CC BY 4.0 · Catherine Murphy: Urbanchum, CC BY 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenterstown | 20,967 | — | A | B− | C+ | A+ |
| Blanchardstown | 24,613 | 1.8 | B | B− | C+ | B+ |
| Castleknock | 6,355 | 2.4 | B+ | D | C+ | A+ |
| Palmerston | 11,012 | 2.5 | D | C | D | C |
| Ballyowen | 14,739 | 3.2 | B− | D | C− | A |
| Mulhuddart | 19,252 | 3.3 | B− | B | C+ | C |
| Clonsilla | 22,510 | 3.4 | B− | C− | C+ | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Carpenterstown had 20,967 people at the 2022 census, up from 19,027 in 2016: 10.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Carpenterstown is 37.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
Carpenterstown has 20,967 people, in the area of Fingal 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).