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Its population rose 11% from 2016 to 2022. Home to 619 people, this town lies in Co. Dublin.
A typical home sold for €430,000, or 5.7 years of the town’s median household income. 15- to 24-year-olds are 17% of the population. Median gross household income: €75,550 a year.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Garristown has none.
The 2 things Garristown does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 9 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 8%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Garristown.
The nearest bathing water to Garristown is Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach, 14 km away, rated sufficient in 2025. 0.3% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, close to both Co. Dublin’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Also worth knowing: by estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in the town has radon above the reference level.
| Share of homes | Garristown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.3% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
The year’s mean temperature is 9.5°C, below Co. Dublin’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C) alike. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 19.4°C in Garristown. The town gets 880 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Garristown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.5°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 1.9°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 880 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
1% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 92% of people in Garristown called their health good or very good, above Co. Dublin’s towns (89%) and Irish towns (88%) alike. Disability, age-adjusted: 91 for every 100 expected in the town.
| Census 2022 | Garristown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6.9% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 89% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Private renters make up 7% of households, below Co. Dublin’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Home ownership stands at 56% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €430,000 | 50 |
| Housing | Garristown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 35% | 10% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 7% | 20% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 56% | 66% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €430K | €452K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Walkers have 0.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, below Co. Dublin’s towns (5.4 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. Within 400 m of green space: 100% of homes. There are 4.2 ha of green space for every 1,000 people in Garristown.
| Outdoors | Garristown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 5.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
For Garristown, a normal November afternoon peaks at 10°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 4°C. Expect little more than a sprinkle tomorrow, calm air (up to 18 km/h) and a low of 7°C. In December, the normal shifts to highs of 8°C and lows of 2°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 218 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 183 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 224 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 7°C | 254 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Commutes averaged 31.9 min, near Co. Dublin’s towns (31.1 min) and higher than Irish towns (27.6 min). At the census, one in ten workers worked mainly from home. Of those in the labour force, 7.2% are unemployed.
| Census 2022 | Garristown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €75,550 | €72,590 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 31.9 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 68% | 71% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2% | 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.
The share of residents under 15 is 23%. Nearly one in ten residents are 65 or over, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (14%). Graduates make up 30% of adults.
Women make up 50.1% of Garristown
310 women and 309 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Garristown | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 9% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.3% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.2% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 30% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
No party holds a majority on Fingal County Council: Independent lead with 7 of 40 seats, short of the 21 needed. One council serves Garristown: Fingal County Council. Turnout at the last local elections was 47%.
| Turnout | Garristown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
8.4% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (3.4%). The Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 sites here, higher than Co. Dublin’s towns (7) yet lower than Irish towns (11).
| Heritage | Garristown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 113 | 10 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 8.4% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Garristown there is one school. The one school within 3 km of Garristown has 191 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. MhuireLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 191 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Garristown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 40% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −5% | +4% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Garristown. Best known first.
Theme parkEmerald Park4.5 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionPuddenhill3.5 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooPetting Farm5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 7 buildings in Garristown, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 9 sites here.
One notable person was born in Garristown; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Keane Barry: DARTS NOW, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garristown | 619 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ashbourne Meath | 15,680 | 6.2 | A+ | B− | B+ | A− |
| Ratoath Meath | 10,077 | 8.6 | A+ | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Stamullen Meath | 3,720 | 10 | B+ | B+ | C | A |
| Duleek Meath | 4,899 | 11 | B+ | A− | A− | B− |
| Kentstown Meath | 1,195 | 12 | — | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Dunshaughlin Meath | 6,644 | 12 | A | C | A− | A |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Garristown had 619 people at the 2022 census, up from 560 in 2016: 10.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Garristown is 34.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
66% of working residents drive to work and 24% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%).
Urban area in Co. Dublin
619 people live in Garristown, in the area of Fingal County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
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). 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).