Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
12,163 people live in this neighbourhood in Dublin.
Much to like here, and you pay for it. Health outcomes beat most towns: for every 100 its ages would predict, 47 residents are in bad health and 80 have a disability. What holds it back is cost of living — a median €983,400 buys a home here, 9.3 years of what the median household earns. All told, that adds up to an A− overall and a rank of #20 of 116 in Co. Dublin. Set against the rest, it does better than just over four fifths of Irish towns.
Figures: health, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
The 3 things Foxrock does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Foxrock 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 →
5 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
4% 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 Foxrock. Best known first.
MuseumJames Joyce Museum3.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 40K visitors a year
CastleManderley Castle2.4 km outside town, to the east
MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland2.5 km outside town, to the northeast
CastlePuck's Castle2.6 km outside town, to the south
CastleDalkey Castle & Heritage Centre3.4 km outside town, to the east
Castle · Office of Public WorksMonkstown Castle1.2 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Foxrock.
1% of households rent from a council or housing body. Foxrock is the most expensive of the 116 towns in Co. Dublin: its median sale is €983,400. Owners make up nearly nine in ten households, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (66%) and Irish towns (61%). Private tenants account for one in ten households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €915,800 | 55 |
| Second-hand homes | €1,000,000 | 323 |
| The last 12 months | €1,020,000 | 118 |
| Housing | Foxrock | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €983K | €450K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €3,448 | €2,063 | €1,606 |
| Households owning their home | 89% | 66% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 1% | 10% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Family carers: 6.4% of the people in Foxrock look after someone without pay. The town ranks 1st of the 40 Irish towns nearest its size on the Health Grade. 92% of people in Foxrock rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 1.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.9%) and Irish towns (2%).
| Census 2022 | Foxrock | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 92% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 20% | 22% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
The nearest secondary, Clonkeen College, is 0.8 km away. DEIS, the support scheme, covers 18% of them, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). Within 3 km of Foxrock there are 80 schools (48 primary schools, 24 secondary schools and 8 special schools).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Harold School Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 642 | 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 |
| Cabinteely Community School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 512 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Foxrock | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 63% | 40% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 18% | 40% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +6% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 9% | 7% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
Commutes averaged 30.8 min, about level with Co. Dublin’s towns (31.1 min) and above Irish towns (27.6 min). Working from home was the norm for 21% of workers at the census. Also worth knowing: the unemployment rate comes to 4.2%.
| Census 2022 | Foxrock | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €105,770 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 22% | 23% | 31% |
| Average trip | 30.8 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
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.
Violence came to 3.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below Co. Dublin’s towns (5.3) and Irish towns (5.7) alike. Counting every kind of crime, the yearly rate is 34.2 per 1,000 residents. Among the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Foxrock has less crime per resident than 84% 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 | Foxrock | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 4.6 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 34.2 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 3.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
January nights in Foxrock drop to 3.1°C on average. Here July highs average 19.6°C, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). This Co. Dublin town gets 842 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Foxrock | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.6°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 3.1°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 842 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Walkers have 5.8 km per km² of paths and tracks, above Co. Dublin’s towns (5.4 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. Its 5 parks give Foxrock 115 ha of green space between them. 100% of homes are within 400 m of green space.
| Outdoors | Foxrock | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 25% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 5.3% | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 5.8 km per km² | 5.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 9.4 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Today brings about 2 mm of rain and a breeze of up to 31 km/h; the low is 10°C. Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 6 mm. In November a normal day reaches 11°C and a normal night 5°C; the forecast for Foxrock below sets each day against them.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 223 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
17% were born abroad, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 13% of residents. Graduates make up 63% of adults.
52.2% of Foxrock’s residents are women
6,345 women and 5,818 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Foxrock | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 2% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 5.2% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 24% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 63% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 16 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed. 44% of voters turned out at the last local elections, above Co. Dublin’s towns (42%) but below Irish towns (46%). Foxrock spans more than one of the local electoral areas: 65% of its residents vote in Stillorgan, most of the rest in Blackrock.
| Turnout | Foxrock | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 44% | 42% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and near Irish towns (3.4%). The archaeological record lists 5 sites here. 94 of Foxrock’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 4 rank of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Foxrock | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 77 | 9 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 3.5% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Foxrock’s nearest bathing water is Seapoint, 3.3 km away, rated excellent 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%). Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
| Share of homes | Foxrock | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.2% | 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.
94 of Foxrock’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 4 rank of national or international importance. The national record lists 5 archaeological sites in and around the town.
3 notable people were born in Foxrock.
Samuel Beckett: Roger Pic, Public domain · Miriam O'Callaghan: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxrock | 12,163 | — | A− | D− | B+ | A+ |
| Cabinteely | 15,864 | 1.6 | B+ | D− | B+ | A |
| Sallynoggin | 13,245 | 2.3 | B+ | D | B− | B+ |
| Monkstown | 9,831 | 2.4 | A− | D− | B+ | A |
| Ballybrack | 2,872 | 2.5 | B+ | C− | B | B+ |
| Stepaside | 22,796 | 2.7 | A | C | B | A |
| Blackrock | 12,816 | 2.9 | A | D− | A− | A+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Foxrock had 12,163 people at the 2022 census, up from 11,524 in 2016: 5.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Foxrock is 44.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
12,163 people live in Foxrock, 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).