Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
15,588 people live in this neighbourhood in Dublin. 33% of people here were born outside Ireland.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Its lowest grade is for safety (D): 7.8 violent crimes and 10.7 burglaries and acts of criminal damage recorded per 1,000 residents a year. Home prices sit at a median €327,000, which is 5.7 years of the town’s median household income. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: on the way to work, 39% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #62 of 116 in Co. Dublin. It comes out better than half of Irish towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: commuting, health and work, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but much of it involves people who come in to work, shop or go out, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk.
The 3 things Tallaght does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Tallaght 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 13 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 0%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tallaght.
The graded crime recorded most in Tallaght was damage to property (2023–2025). Per 1,000 residents, 78.9 crimes of all kinds are recorded a year. For its size, Tallaght records more crime per resident than 82% of the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 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 | Tallaght | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 10.7 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 7.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 78.9 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 23.9 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
In Tallaght, an estimated 1.7% of homes exceed the radon reference level. For a swim, the nearest bathing water is Sandymount Strand, 12 km from Tallaght, rated sufficient in 2025. Landslides: none of Tallaght lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
| Share of homes | Tallaght | 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.
Single-sex secondaries: 30%, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%). Old Bawn Community School is the nearest secondary school, 0.8 km away. 85 schools lie within 3 km of Tallaght: 58 primary schools, 20 secondary schools and 7 special schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Colmcille Senior N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 744 | Catholic |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 1,024 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 445 | Catholic |
| St Marks Community School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 931 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Tallaght | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 30% | 40% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 42% | 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.
Tallaght gets 825 mm of rain a year. The year’s mean temperature is 9.8°C, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). July afternoons in Tallaght average 19.7°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Tallaght | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.2°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 825 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Woodland covers 3.8% of the land within 1 km, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (2.2%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Tallaght counts 10 parks, adding up to 143 ha of green space. There are 9.2 ha of green space for every 1,000 people in the town.
| Outdoors | Tallaght | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 8.8 km per km² | 5.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.8% | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 9.2 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect roughly 1 mm of rain today, wind picking up to 23 km/h, and a low of 8°C. Tallaght’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 10°C, and nights drop to 4°C. By December, a normal day reaches 8°C and a normal night 2°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 216 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 173 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 193 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 243 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Degrees are held by 27% of adults, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (44%) and Irish towns (36%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Over-65s are 16% of the population.
Women make up 50.5% of Tallaght
7,875 women and 7,713 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Tallaght | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 36% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 18% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 13% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 27% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is just one council for Tallaght, South Dublin County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. Independent lead South Dublin County Council with 10 of 40 seats, but no party has a majority: 21 are needed. 43% of voters turned out at the last local elections.
| Turnout | Tallaght | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 43% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Relative to its size, Tallaght keeps 3 buildings on the inventory per 10,000 residents. Homes from before 1919 make up 0.4% of the total, below Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. The Sites and Monuments Record holds 13 entries for the town.
| Heritage | Tallaght | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 3 | 10 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.4% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Prices in Tallaght have kept pace with Irish towns since 2010: the typical sale is up 73%, to €360K in 2025, against 77%. 52% of households own their home, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (66%) and Irish towns (61%). Council and housing-body homes hold 11% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €325,000 | 1,158 |
| The last 12 months | €374,500 | 400 |
| Housing | Tallaght | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 37% | 19% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 52% | 66% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €327K | €454K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,816 | €2,066 | €1,606 |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Allowing for its ages, Tallaght has 102 residents with a disability per 100 expected, near Co. Dublin’s towns (99) and lower than Irish towns (106). At the census, 2.5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. A disability affects just over a fifth of people in the town.
| Census 2022 | Tallaght | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 4.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 89% | 88% |
| With a disability | 21% | 22% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Commutes averaged 29.2 min, below Co. Dublin’s towns (31.1 min) but above Irish towns (27.6 min). The census counted 7.9% of workers working mainly from home. A household here earns €57,500 a year before tax, on average.
| Census 2022 | Tallaght | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 11% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €57,500 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 29.2 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| 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.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Tallaght. Best known first.
CastleDrimnagh Castle3.1 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleTully's Castle1.9 km outside town, to the northCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksRathfarnham Castle4.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumRichmond Barracks4.9 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteClondalkin Round Tower2.2 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Tallaght has 5 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 1 of them rated of national or international importance. 13 archaeological sites are on the record here.
21 notable people were born in Tallaght.
Robbie Keane: Michael Kranewitter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richard Dunne: Tomasz Przechlewski, CC BY 2.0 · Mark Yeates: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alan Joyce: Jetstar Airways from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Brian Hayes: Myrtle26, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lynn Ruane: House of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallaght | 15,588 | — | B− | B | D | B− |
| Old Bawn | 18,758 | 1.5 | C− | C | D | C− |
| Kilnamanagh | 11,703 | 1.8 | D | C− | D | C− |
| Fettercairn | 12,970 | 2.1 | D− | D | C− | D |
| Bohernabreena | 4,613 | 2.5 | C | B− | D | B− |
| Jobstown | 23,437 | 2.6 | D− | C | C− | D |
| Firhouse | 12,254 | 2.9 | A− | D | A− | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
53% of working residents drive to work and 39% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%). 8% mostly work from home, and 30% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Tallaght had 15,588 people at the 2022 census, up from 15,008 in 2016: 3.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Tallaght is 36.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 20% of residents are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
Tallaght has 15,588 people, in the area of South Dublin County 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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