ArdfinnanCo. South Tipperary vs CahirCo. South TipperaryTown level

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

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iArdfinnan sits in E91, Cahir in E21. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Ardfinnan
Cahir

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

TOWNS
Ardfinnan
Co. SOUTH TIPPERARY · in E91 · pop · 2 small areas
Cahir
Co. SOUTH TIPPERARY · in E21 · pop · 14 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€260k
€269k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€207k – €268k
€228k – €304k
Sales (24m)
7
31
Price momentum (YoY)
+85.7%
+17.5%
New-build share
0.0%
27.3%
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
1 prim · 0 sec
1 prim · 1 sec
Ardfinnan · 1 schools (largest first)
Ardfinnan N S Primary
241 pupils · Catholic
Cahir · 2 schools (largest first)
Colaiste Dun Iascaigh Secondary
904 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONAL
Bunscoil Na Cathrach Primary
428 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Creches
2
4
GP practices
0
1
Pharmacies
0
3
Hospitals
0
0
Bus stops
2
6
Rail / Luas stops
0
1
Gyms & leisure
0
6
Parks & playgrounds
1
2
Sports pitches
1
11
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.
Cork
71m · ~95 rush
60m · ~80 rush
Limerick
72m · ~90 rush
61m · ~80 rush
Waterford
66m · ~80 rush
64m · ~80 rush
Dublin
138m · ~175 rush
126m · ~160 rush
Galway
143m · ~165 rush
132m · ~155 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
-1.6
-6.7
Ardfinnan · 1 EDs, poorest → richest
-2ArdfinnanBelow average
Cahir · 3 EDs, poorest → richest
-10KilcommonDisadvantaged
-6CaherBelow average
-2MortlestownBelow average
Third-level educated
31.2%
29.2%
Professional class
37.3%
26.3%
Unemployment
5.6%
11.4%
Owner-occupier
80.7%
65.9%
Private rental
8.3%
17.6%
Social housing (LA)
9.2%
13.2%
Liveability & safety● AREA · E91 / E21
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (ArdfinnanE91, CahirE21); safety & crime are the Tipperary Garda division — so they read identically for both towns.
Quality of Life
65/100
71/100
National rank
#49
#9
County rank
#5
#2
Safety
56/100
56/100
Crime / 1,000
64.9
64.9

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.

Ardfinnan Below average-1.6
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Single Electoral Division (Ardfinnan) — below the national average.
Cahir Below average-6.7
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Kilcommon -10 (least affluent) → Mortlestown -2 (most affluent). Every neighbourhood is below 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 (Tipperary) — 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 16 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
ArdfinnanCahir
The verdict

Ardfinnan and Cahir are closely matched — each leads on 3 of the 7 dimensions, with 1 level. Ardfinnan is ahead on affluence, education levels and affordability; Cahir on schools & amenities, public transport 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.

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