Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage lists 11 of its buildings. The neighbourhood, home to 9,776 people, lies in Dublin.
Buying in is costly (D−): it takes 9.9 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €705,000. It lags on hazard risk as well — an estimated 5% of homes are above the radon reference level. Residents are healthier than most: for every 100 its ages would predict, 85 residents are in bad health and 103 have a disability. Add walkability to its strengths — on the way to work, 29% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. The overall grade lands at C, better than 35% of Irish towns. In the ranking it comes #77 of 116 in Co. Dublin. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: health, commuting and work, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · radon, EPA · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025.
The 3 things Killiney does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Killiney 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 →
The record adds 18 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 8%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Killiney. Best known first.
CastleManderley Castlein town
MuseumJames Joyce Museum2 km outside town, to the north · 40K visitors a year
CastlePuck's Castle1.9 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumNational Maritime Museum of Ireland2.4 km outside town, to the north
CastleDalkey Castle & Heritage Centre1.1 km outside town, to the north
Castle · Office of Public WorksMonkstown Castle2.7 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 Killiney.
Households that own their home make up 71%. Prices in Killiney have kept pace with Irish towns since 2010: the typical sale is up 78%, to €685K in 2025, against 77%. Social housing holds nearly a fifth of households, above Co. Dublin’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. Nearly one in ten households are private tenants.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €630,000 | 88 |
| Second-hand homes | €752,500 | 332 |
| The last 12 months | €624,800 | 153 |
| Housing | Killiney | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €705K | €450K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €2,625 | €2,063 | €1,606 |
| Households renting privately | 9% | 20% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 19% | 10% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Killiney’s nearest bathing water is Killiney, 1.1 km away, rated excellent in 2025. For radon, the estimate for Killiney is 5.1% of homes above the reference level. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Killiney | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 6.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Low-lying near the coast | under 0.1% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Unpaid caring falls to 6.3% of Killiney’s residents. For its ages, Killiney has 103 people with a disability for every 100 expected, about level with Irish towns (106) and above Co. Dublin’s towns (99). Also worth knowing: nearly a quarter of residents in Killiney live with a disability.
| Census 2022 | Killiney | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 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
Since 2019/20, pupils changed +8%, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (+4%) and Irish towns (+4%). For secondary school, the closest is Holy Child Killiney, 0.7 km from the town. Families in the town have 45 schools within 3 km to choose from: 27 primary schools, 14 secondary schools and 4 special schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Harold School Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 642 | Catholic |
| Loreto Abbey Secondary School GirlsLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 757 | Catholic |
| Gaelscoil Phadraig GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 118 | Catholic |
| Woodbrook College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 623 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Killiney | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +8% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 31% | 40% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 43% | 40% | 39% |
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.
831 mm of rain falls in a year, between Co. Dublin’s towns (770 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). Taken over the whole year, the average temperature in Killiney is 10.6°C. Summer highs in Killiney reach 19.7°C in July.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Killiney | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 3.5°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.6°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 831 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
The sea makes up 45% of the area within 5 km, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (3.7%) and Irish towns (0%). Per 1,000 residents, Killiney has 13.6 ha of green space. Its 4 parks give Killiney 133 ha of green space between them.
| Outdoors | Killiney | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 45% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 7.7% | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 6.0 km per km² | 5.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 13.6 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 12 mm. In a typical November, days climb to about 11°C and nights sink to 6°C, the yardstick for Killiney’s forecast. Rain totals about 1 mm today, the wind freshens to 37 km/h, and the low is 10°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 218 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 174 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 190 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 250 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
1.3% speak Irish daily outside school, above Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (1.1%) alike. One measure of its mix: 15% of residents were born abroad. The share of residents under 15 is 18%.
Women make up 52.5% of Killiney
5,136 women and 4,640 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Killiney | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.4% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 28% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.6% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 44% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
42% voted at the last local elections. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is the one council for Killiney; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. With 16 of 40 seats, Fine Gael are the largest group on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs.
| Turnout | Killiney | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 42% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record holds 18 entries for the town.
| Heritage | Killiney | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 11 | 9 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 8.3% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 18 | 6 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Households take home €71,180 a year before tax, on average. 55% of commuters drove, above Co. Dublin’s towns (52%) but below Irish towns (66%). On average, the journey to work lasts 32.3 min.
| Census 2022 | Killiney | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 32.3 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 22% | 23% | 31% |
| Median household income | €71,180 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 68% | 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.
The commonest graded crime in Killiney was damage to property (2023–2025). In all, 37.8 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded a year. Violent crime ran at 4.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (5.3) and Irish towns (5.7).
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 | Killiney | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 37.8 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Burglary & damage | 6.1 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Theft | 12.3 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 11 buildings in Killiney, each rated of regional importance. 18 archaeological sites are on the record here.
12 notable people were born in Killiney.
Seán Barrett: Oireachtas, CC BY 2.0 · Washington Matthews: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Niamh Bhreathnach: PaddyShamrock, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killiney | 9,776 | — | C | D− | B− | B+ |
| Ballybrack | 2,872 | 1 | B+ | C− | B | B+ |
| Cabinteely | 15,864 | 1.9 | B+ | D− | B+ | A |
| Shankill | 11,009 | 2.1 | C+ | D | B− | B |
| Dalkey | 8,275 | 2.9 | B | D− | B− | A |
| Sallynoggin | 13,245 | 3.4 | B+ | D | B− | B+ |
| Foxrock | 12,163 | 3.4 | A− | D− | B+ | A+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Killiney had 9,776 people at the 2022 census, up from 9,716 in 2016: 0.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
Killiney has 9,776 people, 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).