Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 10,743 residents and lies in Co. Dublin.
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Its best grade is for health: bad health runs at 79 and disability at 102 per 100 expected for its ages. Skerries’s overall grade, A−, puts it better than 80% of Irish towns. That places it #22 of 116 in Co. Dublin. Add safety to its strengths (A−): 3.6 burglaries and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, and 3.3 violent crimes. Homes are dear (C−): the median sale, €500,000, comes to 6.5 times what the median household here earns.
Figures: health, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · 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 Skerries does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Skerries 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 36 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 8%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Skerries.
Social renters account for 7% of households. 11% rent privately, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (22%). A buyer in Skerries paid 88% more for a typical home in 2025 than in 2010: €555K against €295K.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €420,000 | 32 |
| Second-hand homes | €505,000 | 334 |
| The last 12 months | €573,000 | 116 |
| Housing | Skerries | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 81% | 66% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 11% | 20% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €500K | €450K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 7% | 10% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
For its ages, Skerries has 102 people with a disability for every 100 expected, near Co. Dublin’s towns (99) and lower than Irish towns (106). Self-reported good health: 91% of Skerries’ residents. At the census, 1.5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Skerries | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6.1% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 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
Every kind together came to 21.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below Co. Dublin’s towns (59.2) and Irish towns (54.3) alike. More of the graded crimes in Skerries were assaults and harassment than anything else (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 | Skerries | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 3.6 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 21.8 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 5.7 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 3.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Skerries’s nearest bathing water is Skerries, South Beach, 1.1 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Radon: an estimated 2.2% of homes here are over the reference level. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Skerries | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | under 0.1% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 28% of commuters travelled at the census. Short trips: 38% under 15 minutes, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (31%). Of those in the labour force, 6.1% are unemployed.
| Census 2022 | Skerries | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34.3 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 38% | 23% | 31% |
| Median household income | €76,521 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1% | 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.
DEIS, the support scheme, covers just over a fifth of them, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). Families in Skerries have 14 schools within 3 km to choose from: 11 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 special school. Skerries Community College is the nearest secondary school, 0.2 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken Educate Together NS DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 375 | Multi-denominational |
| Skerries Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 1,025 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelscoil Bhaile Brigin GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 306 | Inter-denominational |
| S N Naomh Teresa DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 364 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Skerries | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 40% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −8% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 21% | 40% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.
In January, overnight lows in Skerries settle at 3.5°C. The year’s mean temperature is 10.5°C, close to both Co. Dublin’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). This Co. Dublin town gets 749 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Skerries | 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 | 749 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Skerries has 4 parks, with 109 ha of green space in all. Within 5 km, 53% is sea, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (3.7%) and Irish towns (0%). Green space in Skerries works out at 10.1 ha per 1,000 people.
| Outdoors | Skerries | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 53% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Paths per km² of town | 2.0 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 10.1 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.7% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Rain peaks later in the week on Saturday, at about 7 mm for the day. Skerries’ November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 11°C, nights fall to 6°C. Around 1 mm of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 39 km/h, with a low of 10°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 180 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 155 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 190 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 224 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents. 22% are under 15, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (20%). Among adults, 48% have a degree.
Women make up 51.7% of Skerries
5,558 women and 5,185 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Skerries | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 6% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 9% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 31% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.9% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 48% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the last local elections, 44% of voters went to the polls. Fingal County Council is the council for Skerries, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. General election turnout: 59%, higher than Co. Dublin’s towns (57%) and near Irish towns (59%).
| Turnout | Skerries | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 44% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Before 1919: that is when 7.5% of homes were built. 36 archaeological sites are on the record, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (6) and Irish towns (11). Skerries has 35 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 2 of them rated of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Skerries | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 33 | 9 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 36 | 6 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.5% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Skerries. Best known first.
CastleArdgillan Castle and Gardens800 m outside town, to the west
CastleBalrothery Tower2.8 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionSt. Patrick's Footprint100 m outside town, to the northeastCastleCastleBremore Castle4.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumBalrothery Heritage Centre2.8 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Skerries has 35 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 2 of them rated of national or international importance. 36 archaeological sites are on the record here.
10 notable people were born in Skerries.
Aebh Kelly: Ceolcellach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Conor Oliver: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skerries | 10,743 | — | A− | C− | A− | A− |
| Balrothery | 2,282 | 4.5 | — | C+ | C− | A |
| Rush | 10,875 | 6 | B | C | B | B |
| Balbriggan | 24,322 | 6.1 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Lusk | 8,806 | 6.8 | B+ | C− | B | B+ |
| Portrane | 1,262 | 8.9 | — | D | B− | D |
| Donabate | 9,669 | 10 | A− | C− | B− | A |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Skerries had 10,743 people at the 2022 census, up from 10,054 in 2016: 6.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Skerries is 40.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
18% mostly work from home, and 38% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Dublin
Skerries has 10,743 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).
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