ArdeeCo. Louth vs DundalkCo. LouthTown level

The same comparison as the area page, but measured for the town itself, not the whole Eircode routing key.

Compare other towns
iArdee sits in A92, Dundalk in A91. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Ardee
Dundalk

Outlines are each town's CSO Small Areas — the exact footprint every figure is measured over.

TOWNS
Ardee
Co. LOUTH · in A92 · pop · 14 small areas
Dundalk
Co. LOUTH · in A91 · pop · 149 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€223k
€340k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€181k – €305k
€280k – €388k
Sales (24m)
10
244
Price momentum (YoY)
+29.6%
New-build share
7.1%
17.2%
Schools, health & amenities● TOWN · counts
Count of each facility whose location falls inside the town boundary. Bigger towns naturally score higher — read alongside population.
Schools
2 prim · 1 sec
17 prim · 8 sec
Ardee · 3 schools (largest first)
Ardee Community School Secondary
1,353 pupils · 50% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
S N Mhuire Na Trocaire Primary
314 pupils · Catholic
Ardee Monastery Primary
258 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Dundalk · 26 schools (largest first)
St Vincent's Secondary School Secondary
927 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
St Mary's College Secondary
905 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Chú Chulainn Secondary
897 pupils · 50% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
De La Salle College Secondary
760 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Colaiste Rís Secondary
622 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Dundalk Grammar School Secondary
590 pupils · 90% to 3rd-level · CHURCH OF IRELANDFee-paying
St Louis Secondary School Secondary
498 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
Ó Fiaich College Secondary
312 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Dundalk Institute Of Technology Secondary
enrolment n/a · 30% to 3rd-level · college
Scoil Mhuire Na Ngael Primary
626 pupils · Catholic
St Josephs N S Primary
569 pupils · CatholicDEIS
C.b.s. Primary Primary
493 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Na Gcreagacha Dubha Primary
474 pupils · Catholic
Réalt Na Mara School Primary
455 pupils · Catholic
St. Francis National School Primary
433 pupils · Catholic
S N N Maolmhaodhagh B Primary
232 pupils · Catholic
S N N Maolmhaodhagh C Primary
230 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Dhun Dealgan Primary
216 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N N Maolmhaodhagh N Primary
215 pupils · Catholic
Castletown Rd Convent Primary
185 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N An Tslanaitheora B Primary
166 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N San Nioclas Primary
161 pupils · Church Of IrelandDEIS
St Nicholas Monastery Ns Primary
160 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S.n Eoin Baiste Primary
159 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N An Tslanaitheora C Primary
158 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Dun Dealgan N S Primary
84 pupils · Presbyterian
Creches
5
34
GP practices
0
4
Pharmacies
3
18
Hospitals
1
1
Bus stops
7
111
Rail / Luas stops
0
1
Gyms & leisure
2
23
Parks & playgrounds
0
13
Sports pitches
8
79
Commute by car● TOWN · from centre
Drive time from the town centre to each city centre — typical off-peak, with an estimated weekday rush hour. OSRM road routing.
Dublin
57m · ~90 rush
65m · ~100 rush
Waterford
162m · ~175 rush
171m · ~185 rush
Galway
167m · ~190 rush
189m · ~215 rush
Limerick
184m · ~200 rush
193m · ~210 rush
Cork
223m · ~245 rush
232m · ~255 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
-7.4
-5.6
Ardee · 1 EDs, poorest → richest
-7Ardee UrbanBelow average
Dundalk · 6 EDs, poorest → richest
-14Dundalk No. 2 UrbanDisadvantaged
-13Dundalk No. 1 UrbanDisadvantaged
-8Dundalk Rural (north)Disadvantaged
-7Dundalk No. 4 UrbanBelow average
-5Dundalk No. 3 UrbanBelow average
+4HaggardstownAbove average
Third-level educated
29.2%
38.3%
Professional class
30.1%
32.6%
Unemployment
12.1%
13.1%
Owner-occupier
58.9%
62.9%
Private rental
20.1%
21.7%
Social housing (LA)
15.8%
10.6%
Liveability & safety● AREA · A92 / A91
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (ArdeeA92, DundalkA91); safety & crime are the Louth Garda division — so they read identically for both towns.
Quality of Life
67/100
67/100
National rank
#31
#31
County rank
#1
#1
Safety
54/100
54/100
Crime / 1,000
68
68

Affluence range

Pobal HP deprivation index — published per Electoral Division, so the spread shows the town's poorest to richest ED. A town that is a single ED shows one mark, no range.

Ardee Below average-7.4
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Single Electoral Division (Ardee Urban) — below the national average.
Dundalk Below average-5.6
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Dundalk No. 2 Urban -14 (least affluent) → Haggardstown +4 (most affluent). It straddles the national average.

How accurate is this, and at what level?

● TOWN
Prices, amenities & commute — exact, town-specific.

Prices come from individual PPR sales inside the town's Small-Area boundary; schools, GPs, transport, gyms and parks are counted the same way; commute is routed from the town centre. The figures the routing-key area page can't give you.

● ED
Affluence, profile & tenure — Electoral-Division level.

Pobal HP, third-level, class, unemployment, tenure are published per Electoral Division and averaged across the town's EDs — a range where the town spans several EDs (see the bar above).

● AREA
Liveability & safety — wider-area, not the town.

Quality of life and rank are per Eircode routing key; safety & crime are the Garda division (Louth) — coarser than a town, so two towns in the same county read the same.

Population & growth are loaded for ~7 counties so far (not Leinster yet); rent & yield are too sparse per town. Tap Schools or Affluence to drill in. Built from 163 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
ArdeeDundalk
The verdict

Dundalk is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 4 of the 7 dimensions to Ardee’s 2, with 1 level: affluence, education levels, schools & amenities and public transport. Ardee leads on affordability and access to its nearest city.

Higher is better on every spoke — affluence, education, amenity density, transport, safety, affordability and nearest-city access, scored head-to-head.

Compare other towns