Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its population rose 12% from 2016 to 2022. 8,806 people call this town in Co. Dublin home.
Health outcomes beat most towns (B+). The trade-off is cost of living: prices run to a median €450,000, 5.7 times local household income. Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, ranking #84 of 320 Irish towns. Nationally, it does better than 74% of Irish towns.
Figures: health and work, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
This town's Hazard risk Grade uses radon and landslides only: open LiDAR heights don't cover enough of its homes to measure flooding, so flood isn't counted for or against it.
The 3 things Lusk does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lusk 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 →
30 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lusk.
The closest place to swim from Lusk is Rush, South Beach, 5 km away, rated good in 2025. No part of Lusk is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Radon is rarely a worry locally: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level.
| Share of homes | Lusk | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
For secondary school, the closest is Lusk Community College, 0.9 km from the town. Within 3 km of Lusk there are 11 schools (9 primary schools and 2 secondary schools). Pupil numbers changed +6% since 2019/20, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (+4%) and Irish towns (+4%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donabate/Portrane Educate Together NS Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 414 | Multi-denominational |
| Lusk Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 1,104 | Multi-denominational |
| Gaelscoil na Mara GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 123 | Multi-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Lusk | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 40% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 40% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 9% | 7% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +6% | +4% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.
In 2010 the typical home in Lusk sold for €245K; by 2025 it was €490K, 100% more. 14% rent privately, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (22%). Social housing holds 10% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €475,000 | 335 |
| Second-hand homes | €372,000 | 195 |
| The last 12 months | €495,000 | 238 |
| Housing | Lusk | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 75% | 66% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €450K | €454K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,981 | €2,066 | €1,606 |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
The car took two thirds of commuters, higher than Co. Dublin’s towns (52%) and near Irish towns (66%). 7% of people in the labour force have no job. The commute to work averages 31.2 min.
| Census 2022 | Lusk | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €78,647 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 31.2 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 7% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 29% | 23% | 31% |
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.
Self-reported good health: 92% of Lusk’s residents. At the census, 1.3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Co. Dublin’s towns (1.9%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Disability, age-adjusted: 98 for every 100 expected locally.
| Census 2022 | Lusk | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.3% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.9% | 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
A January night in Lusk drops to 3.3°C on average, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (2.9°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C). A year brings 755 mm of rain to Lusk. The annual mean locally is 10.4°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Lusk | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.5°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 3.3°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 755 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.4°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Lusk has 3 parks, with 26 ha of green space in all. Protected nature near Lusk includes Rogerstown Estuary SPA. Walkers have 1.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, below Co. Dublin’s towns (5.5 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike.
| Outdoors | Lusk | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 1.1 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.6% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Sea within 5 km | 6.4% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Near a park | 100% | 100% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Lusk’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 11°C, and nights drop to 6°C. Expect roughly 1 mm of rain today, wind picking up to 34 km/h, and a low of 10°C. In December, the normal shifts to highs of 9°C and lows of 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 181 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 157 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 194 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 223 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
People aged 15 to 24 make up 14% of the town, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%). 6.6% of residents have reached 65. Graduates make up 36% of adults.
51.0% of Lusk’s residents are women
4,489 women and 4,317 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Lusk | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 6.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.3% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 12% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.8% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 36% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
47% of voters turned out at the last local elections, above Co. Dublin’s towns (42%) and close to Irish towns (46%). Local government for Lusk is Fingal County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. Fingal County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 7 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.
| Turnout | Lusk | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Its archaeology runs to 30 recorded sites. 1.3% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) yet lower than Irish towns (3.4%). Lusk has 14 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 1 of them rated of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Lusk | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 16 | 9 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 30 | 6 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Burglary and damage came to 4.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (7.5) and Irish towns (6.4). More of the graded crimes in Lusk were assaults and harassment than anything else (2023–2025). For its size, Lusk records less crime per resident than 70% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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 | Lusk | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 4.4 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Theft | 26.4 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Lusk. Best known first.
Lusk has 14 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 1 of them rated of national or international importance. The national record lists 30 archaeological sites in and around the town.
3 notable people were born in Lusk.
Derek Landy: Hpschaefer www.reserv-art.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · James Reilly: Department of Health, CC BY 2.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Lusk had 8,806 people at the 2022 census, up from 7,865 in 2016: 12% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Lusk is 35.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
13% mostly work from home, and 29% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Dublin
Lusk has 8,806 people, 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) · 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).