Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
16,570 residents make their home in this neighbourhood in Dublin.
A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. Health is a strength (A): bad health runs at 73 and disability at 93 per 100 expected for its ages. Jobs and pay hold up well: 74% of working-age residents are employed, with an unemployment rate of 6%. The catch is cost of living — it takes 7.6 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €672,500. All told, that adds up to an A− overall, better than nearly four fifths of Irish towns. In the ranking it comes #68 of 320 Irish towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: health and work, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · radon, EPA.
The 3 things Dundrum does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Dundrum 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 →
11 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
2% 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 Dundrum. Best known first.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland4.8 km outside town, to the north · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland4.9 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseLeinster House4.8 km outside town, to the north
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green4.5 km outside town, to the north
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland4.8 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 Dundrum.
The typical sale price in Dundrum reached €723K in 2025, up 75% from €412K in 2010. Private renters make up 31% of households, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (22%). The social rented sector houses 7% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €670,000 | 659 |
| The last 12 months | €710,000 | 198 |
| Housing | Dundrum | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €3,210 | €2,063 | €1,606 |
| Median sale price | €673K | €450K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 31% | 19% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 7% | 10% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Within 3 km of Dundrum there are 89 schools (51 primary schools, 34 secondary schools and 4 special schools). Single-sex secondaries: 59%, above Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%) alike. For secondary school, the closest is St. Tiernan's Community School, 0.4 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST Olaf's National SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 591 | Catholic |
| Blackrock College BoysLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,041 | Catholic |
| Coláiste Eoin GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 517 | Catholic |
| Ballinteer Community School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 415 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Dundrum | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 7% | 40% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 59% | 40% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +5% | +4% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Without school-level results from Ireland, the cards show no letters.
Self-reported good health: 92% of Dundrum’s residents. At the census, 1.3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.9%) and Irish towns (2%). 20% of residents in Dundrum live with a disability.
| Census 2022 | Dundrum | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 92% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.3% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| 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
On average, the journey to work lasts 30.3 min. Nearly a fifth of workers worked mainly from home, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (11%). Employment among 15- to 64-year-olds stood at 74% at the census.
| Census 2022 | Dundrum | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €88,640 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 74% | 71% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 20% | 23% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
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.
Violent crime ran at 3.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below Co. Dublin’s towns (5.3) and Irish towns (5.7) alike; what’s more, in all, 33.5 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded a year. Among the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Dundrum has less crime per resident than 78% of them. Burglary and damage add up to 4.6 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 | Dundrum | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 4.6 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 33.5 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
872 mm of rain falls in a year, between Co. Dublin’s towns (770 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). Summer highs in Dundrum reach 19.7°C in July. Taken over the whole year, the average temperature here is 10.2°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Dundrum | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 872 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.8°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
The sea makes up 6.7% of the area within 5 km, above Co. Dublin’s towns (3.7%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. Its 4 parks give Dundrum 90 ha of green space between them. 98% of homes are a short walk (400 m) from green space.
| Outdoors | Dundrum | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 6.2 km per km² | 5.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 4.7% | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| Sea within 5 km | 6.7% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Near a park | 98% | 100% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 6 mm. Long-term averages for Dundrum put November days at 11°C and November nights at 5°C. Today brings about 2 mm of rain and a breeze of up to 31 km/h; the low is 10°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 231 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 188 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 195 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 259 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
27% of residents were born abroad. Daily Irish speakers outside school: 1.6%, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (1.1%). The under-15s are 17% of the population here.
51.8% of Dundrum’s residents are women
8,581 women and 7,989 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Dundrum | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 34% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 3.7% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 6.2% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 22% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.6% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 64% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 16 of 40 seats, Fine Gael are the largest group on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs. 47% of voters turned out at the last local elections, higher than Co. Dublin’s towns (42%) and near Irish towns (46%). Dundrum spans more than one of the local electoral areas: 72% of its residents vote in Dundrum, most of the rest in Sandyford-Glencullen.
| Turnout | Dundrum | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 42% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Dundrum has 1 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents, below Co. Dublin’s towns (10) and Irish towns (48) alike. 1.9% of homes date from before 1919. The national record lists 11 archaeological sites in and around the town.
| Heritage | Dundrum | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 1 | 10 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.9% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Dundrum’s nearest bathing water is Sandymount Strand, 5.2 km away, rated sufficient in 2025. 0.3% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, about level with both Co. Dublin’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Dundrum | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.3% | 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.
2 of Dundrum’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 11 archaeological sites in and around the town.
7 notable people were born in Dundrum.
Stephen Roche: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundrum | 16,570 | — | A− | D− | B | A |
| Ballinteer | 16,038 | 1.2 | A− | D− | B+ | A |
| Churchtown | 10,044 | 1.8 | A | D− | B+ | A |
| Sandyford | 8,844 | 1.9 | A− | D | B | A− |
| Clonskeagh | 14,142 | 2.2 | B | D− | B− | A− |
| Stillorgan | 18,212 | 2.5 | A | D− | B+ | A+ |
| Rathfarnham | 17,508 | 3 | A | D− | A− | A+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Dundrum had 16,570 people at the 2022 census, up from 15,618 in 2016: 6.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Dundrum is 37, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 17% of residents are under 15 and 15% are 65 or over.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
16,570 people live in Dundrum, 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).