Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Dublin, this neighbourhood has 9,786 residents.
Several subjects drag its grade down. Prices are high against local incomes (C−): prices run to a median €413,400, 7.2 times local household income. Overall, Kilmore earns a D, better than nearly a tenth of Irish towns. It ranks #290 of 320 Irish towns. Walkability is its strong suit (A−). 36% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%).
Figures: commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
This town's house price is the median for its whole Eircode routing key, town and countryside together: fewer than 30 sales in the town itself were recorded on the Property Price Register in 2023 to 2025, so its Cost Grade is less sure.
The 3 things Kilmore does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Kilmore 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 →
3 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
1% 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 Kilmore. Best known first.
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
Garden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens3.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Art galleryHugh Lane Gallery4.5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumEPIC The Irish Emigration Museum4.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumDublin Writers Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumThe James Joyce Centre4.4 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilmore.
The private rented sector houses 12% of households. Owners make up 68% of households, close to Co. Dublin’s towns (66%) and above Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Kilmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 19% | 10% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 12% | 20% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €413K | €454K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 68% | 66% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area D05, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Family carers: 6.8% of the people in Kilmore look after someone without pay. Allowing for its ages, Kilmore has 114 residents with a disability per 100 expected, above Co. Dublin’s towns (99) and Irish towns (106) alike. Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.4% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Kilmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.8% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 85% | 89% | 88% |
| With a disability | 26% | 21% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
By estimate, 3.1% of homes in Kilmore carry radon above the reference level. Dollymount Strand, 5.7 km from Kilmore, is the closest bathing water; it was rated good in 2025. No part of Kilmore is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Kilmore | 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.
Burglary and damage came to 8.6 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (7.5) and Irish towns (6.4). The overall crime rate is 73.2 per 1,000 residents a year. Of the graded crimes in Kilmore, damage to property came up most often (2023–2025).
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 | Kilmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 8.6 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Theft | 26 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
| All recorded crime | 73.2 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Working from home was the norm for 6.8% of workers at the census. In work: 65% of residents aged 15 to 64, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (71%) and Irish towns (68%). The commute to work averages 30.1 min.
| Census 2022 | Kilmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 12% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 65% | 71% | 68% |
| Median household income | €57,760 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 30.1 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.
The nearest secondary, Coolock Community College, is 0.6 km away. 46% of the secondaries are single-sex, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%). Multi-denominational schooling: 15 of the 110 schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Fiachras Sen N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 609 | Catholic |
| Clonturk CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 968 | Multi-denominational |
| Scoil Chaitriona GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 523 | Catholic |
| St Mary's Secondary School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 830 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Kilmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 46% | 40% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 9% | 7% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 42% | 40% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +3% | +4% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No school here carries a letter or a result: Ireland publishes neither for individual schools.
July afternoons reach 19.7°C here, about level with both Co. Dublin’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). The nearest weather station is Dublin Airport, 3.9 km away. November is the wettest month in Kilmore, with 84 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kilmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 774 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Within 5 km, 9.5% is sea, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (3.7%) and Irish towns (0%). There are 2 parks in Kilmore; together its green space comes to 80 ha. 100% of homes are within 400 m of green space.
| Outdoors | Kilmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 9.5% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Paths per km² of town | 3.1 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 3.5% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 100% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 6 mm of rain. A typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 5°C at night: the forecast for Kilmore is set against that. Today brings about 1 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 | 186 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 162 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 200 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 226 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Children are 17% of the town. 15% were born abroad, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 14% of residents.
51.6% of Kilmore’s residents are women
5,050 women and 4,736 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kilmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 19% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.8% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 19% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
No party holds a majority on Dublin City Council: Fine Gael lead with 11 of 63 seats, short of the 32 needed. Dublin City Council is the one council for Kilmore; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. Three in five voters cast a ballot at the general election. Turnout at the last local elections was 43%, near Co. Dublin’s towns (42%) and lower than Irish towns (46%).
| Turnout | Kilmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 43% | 42% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
0.7% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Beneath and around the town lie 3 recorded archaeological sites.
| Heritage | Kilmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 7 | 10 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.7% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 7 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Kilmore’s built heritage counts 7 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 3 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Kilmore is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Barney McKenna: Original uploader was Aloys Soullie at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alex White: Department of Health, CC BY 2.0 · Denise Mitchell: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 2.0 · Andrew Montague: Josh Lim ( Sky Harbor ), CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
7% mostly work from home, and 26% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Kilmore had 9,786 people at the 2022 census, down from 9,863 in 2016: 0.8% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
The median age in Kilmore is 39, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
Kilmore has 9,786 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).
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