Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
11,911 people call this neighbourhood in Dublin home. It grew by 27% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses.
Safety is its weak spot: recorded crime comes to 24 violent offences and 20.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. It lags on jobs & income as well: unemployment is 15%, and 60% of 15 to 64s have a job. Set against the median household income, the median home, at €341,300, costs 7.7 times as much. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 78% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train, against 23% in the typical Irish town. The overall grade lands at C−, better than nearly a fifth of Irish towns. Its place in the ranking is #259 of 320 Irish towns.
Figures: commuting and work, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · 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. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
The 3 things Summerhill does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Summerhill 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 2 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 30%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Summerhill. Best known first.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland1 km outside town, to the south · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral1.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumNational Library of Ireland900 m outside town, to the south
Historic houseLeinster House1 km outside town, to the south
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland900 m outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Summerhill.
Average household income comes to €44,550 a year before tax. 17% of trips took under 15 minutes, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (31%). A trip to work takes 32.6 min on average.
| Census 2022 | Summerhill | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 15% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 60% | 71% | 68% |
| Median household income | €44,550 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 17% | 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.
More of the graded crimes in Summerhill were assaults and harassment than anything else (2023–2025). Theft, shown but not graded, ran at 85.8 per 1,000 a year, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (18.5) and Irish towns (15.3).
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 | Summerhill | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 24 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Burglary & damage | 20.6 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Theft | 85.8 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
| All recorded crime | 224.2 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
The nearest secondary, Larkin Community College, is 0.3 km away. DEIS, the support scheme, covers just over half of them, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). Within 3 km of Summerhill there are 118 schools (74 primary schools, 32 secondary schools and 12 special schools).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Christopher's NS DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 598 | Catholic |
| Belvedere College S.J BoysLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,011 | Catholic |
| 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 | Summerhill | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 51% | 40% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +8% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 7% | 7% | 8% |
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.
The closest place to swim from Summerhill is Sandymount Strand, 4.6 km away, rated sufficient in 2025. An estimated 3.8% of homes locally have radon above the reference level. No part of Summerhill is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Summerhill | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 41% | 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.
8% of households own their home. Social housing holds 28% of households, above Co. Dublin’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%) alike.
| Housing | Summerhill | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 8% | 66% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 63% | 19% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 28% | 10% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €341K | €454K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area D01, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
747 mm of rain falls in a year, about level with Co. Dublin’s towns (770 mm) and below Irish towns (937 mm). The mean temperature over a year in Summerhill is 10.6°C. Expect July highs of around 20.1°C locally.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Summerhill | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 10.6°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.3°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 747 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 20.1°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Within 1 km, 0.4% of the land is woodland, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (2.3%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Summerhill has 0.7 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents. There are 9 parks locally; together its green space comes to 8 ha.
| Outdoors | Summerhill | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 6.0 km per km² | 5.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.4% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Sea within 5 km | 8.5% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 0.7 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The forecast for Summerhill beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 5°C at night. Around 1 mm of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 25 km/h, with a low of 10°C. Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 8 mm of rain is forecast.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 183 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 156 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 189 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 220 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Nearly a fifth of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 4.2% of the town, below Co. Dublin’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. Also worth knowing: among adults, 41% have a degree.
Women make up 47.7% of Summerhill
5,681 women and 6,230 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Summerhill | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 19% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 45% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 17% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 4.2% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 31% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 41% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
General election turnout: 52%, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (57%) and Irish towns (59%). Local government for Summerhill is Dublin City Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. No party holds a majority on Dublin City Council: Fine Gael lead with 11 of 63 seats, short of the 32 needed.
| Turnout | Summerhill | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 34% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 52% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
For its size, Summerhill has 238 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents, above Co. Dublin’s towns (9) and Irish towns (48) alike. The pre-1919 share of homes is 29.9%.
| Heritage | Summerhill | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 238 | 9 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 29.9% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 7 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Unpaid caring falls to 3% of Summerhill’s residents. For its ages, Summerhill has 92 people with a disability for every 100 expected, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (99) and Irish towns (106). A disability affects 17% of people locally.
| Census 2022 | Summerhill | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 3% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 89% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Summerhill’s built heritage counts 284 inventory entries; 2 carry national or international standing. Archaeologists have recorded 2 sites here.
No notable person born in Summerhill is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Liam Cunningham: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harry Boland: Topical Press Agency / Stringer (Life time: Unknown), Public domain · Dunbar Barton: Leslie Ward, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerhill | 11,911 | — | C− | B | D− | B− |
| Parnell Square | 10,117 | 0.4 | C− | C+ | D− | B− |
| Ballybough | 8,188 | 0.7 | D | B− | D− | C− |
| O'Connell Street | 6,749 | 0.9 | C | C+ | D− | B |
| Phibsborough | 11,657 | 0.9 | D | C− | D− | B− |
| East Wall | 15,907 | 1.3 | C | C | D− | C+ |
| St Stephen's Green | 5,319 | 1.4 | D | D | D− | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Summerhill had 11,911 people at the 2022 census, up from 9,352 in 2016: 27.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
13% of working residents drive to work and 78% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%). 9% mostly work from home, and 17% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in Summerhill is 30.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 15% of residents are under 15 and 4% are 65 or over.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
Summerhill has 11,911 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).
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).