Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 40%. 7,438 people call this neighbourhood in Dublin home.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Police record more crime here than in most towns: violent crime runs at 6.3 per 1,000 residents a year, burglary and criminal damage at 7.8. Clongriffin’s overall grade is B−, better than 48% of Irish towns. The ranking puts it #166 of 320 Irish towns. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: for every 100 its ages would predict, 130 residents are in bad health and 111 have a disability. Jobs and pay hold up well (B+): unemployment is 7%, and 76% of 15 to 64s have a job. It is easy to get around without a car: two in five commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train, against 23% in the typical Irish town. Buying the median home, at €376,500, takes 5.1 times the town’s median household income.
Figures: work, commuting and health, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
The 3 things Clongriffin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Clongriffin 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 →
6 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
0% 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 Clongriffin. Best known first.
CastleMalahide Castle4 km outside town, to the north
CastleHowth Castle4.9 km outside town, to the east
GardenSaint Anne's Park2.9 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumNational Transport Museum of Ireland4.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumCasino Model Railway Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northChurchChurchSt Doulagh's Church1.3 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clongriffin.
Radon tests would find about 1.6% of Clongriffin’s homes above the reference level, by estimate. For a swim, the nearest bathing water is Sutton, Burrow Beach, 3.9 km from Clongriffin, rated excellent in 2025. The ground under Clongriffin carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Clongriffin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Within 3 km of Clongriffin there are 53 schools (36 primary schools, 12 secondary schools and 5 special schools). Grange Community College is the nearest secondary school, 0.3 km away. Irish-medium schools make up 8%, higher than Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) yet lower than Irish towns (8%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Mearnog Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 638 | Catholic |
| Portmarnock Community SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 955 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelcholáiste Reachrann GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 453 | Inter-denominational |
| Grange Community College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 553 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Clongriffin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 25% | 40% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 36% | 40% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
The graded crime recorded most in Clongriffin was damage to property (2023–2025). Among the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Clongriffin has more crime per resident than 62% 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 | Clongriffin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Home was the main workplace for 17% of workers at the census. Unemployment stood at 7.2%, near Co. Dublin’s towns (7.4%) and lower than Irish towns (9.2%). Also worth knowing: 43% of commuters drove to work at the census.
| Census 2022 | Clongriffin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 35.4 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 76% | 71% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 17% | 23% | 31% |
| Median household income | €74,260 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
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.
90% of people in Clongriffin rate their own health good or very good. Unpaid carers make up 3.8% of residents, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (5.3%) and Irish towns (5.4%). Disability touches 20% of the town’s population.
| Census 2022 | Clongriffin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 3.8% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
739 mm of rain falls in a year, about level with Co. Dublin’s towns (770 mm) and below Irish towns (937 mm). The mean temperature over a year in Clongriffin is 10.6°C. Expect July highs of around 19.7°C here.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clongriffin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 10.6°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.3°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 739 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
The sea makes up 31% of the area within 5 km, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (3.7%) and Irish towns (0%). Among the protected sites near Clongriffin is Baldoyle Bay SAC. There are 8 parks here; together its green space comes to 40 ha.
| Outdoors | Clongriffin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 31% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 6.6% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.2% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 5.0 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The forecast for Clongriffin beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 6°C at night. Expect roughly 1 mm of rain today, wind picking up to 29 km/h, and a low of 10°C. Plan indoor things for Wednesday, when about 5 mm of rain is forecast.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 176 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 154 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 191 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 218 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
1% speak Irish daily outside school, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (1.1%). Under-15s account for 23% of the population. Foreign-born residents make up just over a third of the population.
51.4% of Clongriffin’s residents are women
3,820 women and 3,618 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clongriffin | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 44% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 17% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 6.8% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.2% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 34% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.8% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 42% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Fine Gael lead Dublin City Council with 11 of 63 seats, but no party has a majority: 32 are needed. Dublin City Council is the council for Clongriffin, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. At the general election 60% voted, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (57%) and Irish towns (59%). Local election turnout came to 45%.
| Turnout | Clongriffin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 42% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Relative to its size, Clongriffin keeps 1 buildings on the inventory per 10,000 residents. Homes from before 1919 make up 0.1% of the total, below Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. Archaeologists have recorded 6 sites here.
| Heritage | Clongriffin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 1 | 10 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.1% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Just over half of households are owner-occupiers. Social housing holds 15% of households, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €376,500 | 142 |
| The last 12 months | €386,000 | 51 |
| Housing | Clongriffin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 34% | 19% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 51% | 66% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 15% | 10% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €377K | €454K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
No notable person born in Clongriffin is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Keith Duffy: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Seán Haughey: Xavier Lejeune, CC BY 4.0 · Lee Desmond: Seaninryan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Richard Maunsell: Lafayette (no individual credited), Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clongriffin | 7,438 | — | B− | C+ | C | C+ |
| Baldoyle | 7,864 | 1.2 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Belmayne | 15,047 | 1.2 | B | C | C | B+ |
| Donaghmede | 9,616 | 1.6 | C | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Sutton | 5,789 | 1.9 | B+ | D− | B | A |
| Ayrfield | 5,863 | 2 | B− | B− | C | B− |
| Raheny | 8,734 | 2.1 | B+ | D | B | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Clongriffin had 7,438 people at the 2022 census, up from 5,326 in 2016: 39.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Clongriffin is 33.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 23% of residents are under 15 and 7% are 65 or over.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
Clongriffin has 7,438 people, in the area of Dublin City 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).