Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The population grew 12% between 2016 and 2022. A town of 10,875 in Co. Dublin.
Hazard risk is low. Radon is barely a concern: almost no homes exceed the reference level. What counts against it is cost of living: set against the median household income, the median home, at €430,000, costs 5.8 times as much. Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, ranking #44 of 116 in Co. Dublin. Set against the rest, it does better than 63% of Irish towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety, B for health, B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: radon, EPA · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · health, work and commuting, CSO Census 2022.
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 2 things Rush does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Rush 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 5 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 2%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rush.
The closest place to swim from Rush is Rush, North Beach, 0.8 km away, rated excellent in 2025. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred here has radon above the reference level. No part of Rush is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Rush | 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.
15% of the schools teach through Irish, above Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%) alike. 13 schools lie within 3 km of Rush: 9 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 special school. For secondary school, the closest is St Joseph's Secondary School, 0.7 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 698 | Catholic |
| Lusk Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 1,104 | Multi-denominational |
| Gaelscoil Ros Eo GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 167 | Multi-denominational |
| St Joseph's Secondary School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 945 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Rush | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 40% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 8% | 40% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 15% | 7% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +7% | +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.
Rent averaged €1,868 a month, between Co. Dublin’s towns (€2,066) and Irish towns (€1,606). The private rented sector houses 15% of households. One in ten households rent from a council or housing body.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €470,000 | 289 |
| Second-hand homes | €375,000 | 258 |
| The last 12 months | €485,000 | 170 |
| Housing | Rush | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 74% | 66% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €430K | €454K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,868 | €2,066 | €1,606 |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Summer highs in Rush reach 19.4°C in July. The year’s mean temperature is 10.5°C, near both Co. Dublin’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). The town gets 738 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Rush | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 3.5°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 738 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
For nine in ten homes, green space is under 400 m away. Rush has 5 parks, with 16 ha of green space in all. Within 5 km, 51% is sea, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (3.7%) and Irish towns (0%). Among the protected sites near Rush is North-West Irish Sea cSPA.
| Outdoors | Rush | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 51% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Paths per km² of town | 1.1 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.4% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 3.7% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect roughly 1 mm of rain today, wind picking up to 34 km/h, and a low of 10°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 6 mm of rain. Judged by the averages, Rush sees November days reach 11°C and nights fall to 6°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 176 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 152 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 190 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 220 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Daily Irish speakers outside school: 1.5%, above Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (1.1%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up 14% of the town. Among adults, 32% have a degree.
Women make up 51.3% of Rush
5,581 women and 5,294 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Rush | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 8.5% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 39% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.1% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 32% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Turnout at the last local elections was 47%, about level with Irish towns (46%) and above Co. Dublin’s towns (42%). Fingal County Council is the one council for Rush; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. Also worth knowing: there is no majority on Fingal County Council; Independent have the most seats, 7 of 40, short of 21.
| Turnout | Rush | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
5 archaeological sites are on the record, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (7) and Irish towns (11). 2.4% of homes date from before 1919. Rush has 25 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 1 of them rated of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Rush | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 23 | 9 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 5 | 7 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Before tax, the average household brings in €73,600 a year. 7.2% of the labour force were unemployed, near Co. Dublin’s towns (7.4%) and lower than Irish towns (9.2%). At the census, just over a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
| Census 2022 | Rush | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33.7 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €73,600 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 30% | 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.
Homes saw 4.4 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (7.5) and Irish towns (6.4). Among the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Rush has less crime per resident than 73% of them. The graded crime recorded most in the town was assaults and harassment (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 | Rush | 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
Allowing for its ages, Rush has 106 residents with a disability per 100 expected, above Co. Dublin’s towns (99) and close to Irish towns (106). Self-reported good health: 89% of the town’s residents. 1.8% of residents report bad or very bad health.
| Census 2022 | Rush | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| 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
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Rush. Best known first.
Rush has 25 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 1 of them rated of national or international importance. Archaeologists have recorded 5 sites here.
6 notable people were born in Rush.
Isibeal Atkinson: Ryan Asman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Con Martin: Wim van Rossem for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Rush had 10,875 people at the 2022 census, up from 9,706 in 2016: 12% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Rush is 37.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
13% mostly work from home, and 30% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Dublin
Rush has 10,875 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).