Town comparison · Cabra vs Tallaght

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Cabra or Tallaght?

Both towns measured at town level, not the wider Eircode area, on the same 53 figures: prices, schools, amenities, social life, commute, affluence and safety.

Cabra, Co. Dublin · D07 · 23,681 people | Tallaght, Co. Dublin · D24 · 81,022 people

Cabra and Tallaght are closely matched. Each leads on 3 of the 7 dimensions, with 1 level.

Cabra leads on
affluenceeducation levelsaccess to its nearest city
Tallaght leads on
schools & amenitiessafetyaffordability
9935

Cabra aheadlevel or not comparableTallaght ahead

AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
CabraTallaght
iCabra sits in D07, Tallaght in D24. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it’s actually measured at. The town ahead on a row is the one in green. Scores and percentages are charted against a true 0 to 100 scale; every other row is charted against the larger of the two towns, so the bars compare but don’t imply a ceiling.

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

Cabra
Tallaght

Size

TOWN · census

Resident population at the 2022 CSO census, summed over the Small Areas that make up each town. Not scored: a bigger town isn’t a better one, it just explains why the counts below differ.

23,681
Population
81,022

Prices & market

TOWN · exact
€480k
Median sale pricelower is better
€370k
Tallaght leads
€405k – €612k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€295k – €450k
388
Sales (24m)
1,114
+74.3%
Price momentum (YoY)
+12.3%
1.0%
New-build share
1.4%

Schools, health & amenities

TOWN · counts

Facilities in and around each town — each counted once, for the town it’s closest to. Bigger towns naturally score higher — read alongside population.

10 prim · 4 sec
Schools
19 prim · 4 sec
Tallaght leads
Cabra · 14 schools (largest first)
St Dominics College Secondary
778 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
St Declan's College Secondary
653 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Cabra Community College Secondary
260 pupils · 35% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Coláiste Mhuire Secondary
256 pupils · 35% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
St Peters Ns Primary
410 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Broombridge Educate Together National School Primary
374 pupils · Multi DenominationalDEIS
Gaelscoil Bharra Primary
214 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Gabriels N S Primary
176 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Dominican Convent Girls Senior School Primary
149 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Catherines Infant School Primary
140 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Fionnbarra Naofa B.n.s. Primary
110 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Christ The King B N S Primary
101 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Christ The King Girls Senior School Primary
77 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Christ The King I G Primary
40 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Tallaght · 23 schools (largest first)
Old Bawn Community School Secondary
1,032 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONAL
St Marks Community School Secondary
924 pupils · 50% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Tallaght Community School Secondary
828 pupils · 50% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Coláiste De Híde Secondary
267 pupils · 35% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
St Marks Sen Ns Primary
492 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Marks Junior Mixed Primary
464 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Dominic's National School Primary
411 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Martin De Porres N S Primary
394 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Maelruain Senior Primary
388 pupils · Catholic
Belgard Heights N S Primary
381 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Maelruain Junior Primary
379 pupils · Catholic
St Marys School Primary
323 pupils · Catholic
St Annes Primary School Primary
311 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Kevins Boys Primary
277 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Santain Primary
269 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Kevins Girls Primary
253 pupils · Catholic
S N An Croi Ro Naofa Primary
209 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Aenghusa Primary
205 pupils · CatholicDEIS
An Chroi Ro Naofa Sois Primary
179 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Aenghusa Jun Ns Primary
173 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Cnoc Mhuire Junior Primary
151 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Cnoc Mhuire Sin Primary
146 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Iosa Primary
103 pupils · CatholicDEIS
20
Creches
47
Tallaght leads
4
GP practices
7
Tallaght leads
11
Pharmacies
13
Tallaght leads
0
Hospitals
2
Tallaght leads
128
Bus stops
141
Tallaght leads
7
Rail / Luas stops
16
Tallaght leads
18
Gyms & leisure
24
Tallaght leads
19
Parks & playgrounds
51
Tallaght leads
43
Sports pitches
90
Tallaght leads

Social life

TOWN · counts

Places to eat, drink and go out in and around each town — each counted once, for the town it’s closest to. The residents per venue row is the fairer read — raw counts just track town size, so a big town wins by being big.

12
Restaurants
20
Tallaght leads
17
Cafés
20
Tallaght leads
6
Pubs & bars
15
Tallaght leads
22
Takeaways
43
Tallaght leads
0
Nightclubs
0
0
Cinema & theatre
2
Tallaght leads
415
Residents per venuelower is better
810
Cabra leads
#29 of 65 large towns
Most vibrant (national)lower is better
#14 of 65 large towns
Tallaght leads

Day-to-day

TOWN · counts

The errands you run without thinking about them. Same caveat — read the residents-per-service row alongside the counts.

7
Supermarkets
15
Tallaght leads
14
Convenience shops
18
Tallaght leads
8
Bakery, butcher & greengrocer
3
Cabra leads
4
Banks
8
Tallaght leads
4
Post offices
7
Tallaght leads
17
Hairdressers
18
Tallaght leads
2
Dentists
6
Tallaght leads
2
Vets
1
Cabra leads
2
Filling stations
11
Tallaght leads
3
EV charging
6
Tallaght leads
6
Library & community centre
16
Tallaght leads
343
Residents per shop or servicelower is better
743
Cabra leads

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.

9m · ~20 rush
Dublinlower is better
23m · ~45 rush
Cabra leads
120m · ~135 rush
Waterfordlower is better
108m · ~120 rush
Tallaght leads
141m · ~160 rush
Limericklower is better
129m · ~145 rush
Tallaght leads
146m · ~170 rush
Galway
146m · ~170 rush
180m · ~200 rush
Corklower is better
168m · ~190 rush
Tallaght leads

Affluence & profile

ELECTORAL DIVISION
-3.3
Affluence (Pobal HP)
-10.5
Cabra leads
Cabra · 14 EDs, poorest → richest
-17Cabra West BVery disadvantaged
-17Cabra West AVery disadvantaged
-14Cabra West ADisadvantaged
-12Cabra West BDisadvantaged
-11Cabra West CDisadvantaged
-9Cabra East BDisadvantaged
-7Cabra West CBelow average
-4Cabra West DBelow average
-4Cabra East BBelow average
-2Cabra West DBelow average
0Cabra East CBelow average
+3Cabra East CAbove average
+5Cabra East AAffluent
+7Cabra East AAffluent
Tallaght · 26 EDs, poorest → richest
-25Tallaght-killinardanExtremely disadvantaged
-24Tallaght-killinardanVery disadvantaged
-21Tallaght-avonbegVery disadvantaged
-18Tallaght-avonbegVery disadvantaged
-17Tallaght-fettercairnVery disadvantaged
-15Tallaght-tymonDisadvantaged
-13Tallaght-tymonDisadvantaged
-13Tallaght-millbrookDisadvantaged
-12Tallaght-jobstownDisadvantaged
-11Tallaght-millbrookDisadvantaged
-10Tallaght-kiltipperDisadvantaged
-9Tallaght-jobstownDisadvantaged
-8Tallaght-fettercairnDisadvantaged
-8Tallaght-belgardDisadvantaged
-8Tallaght-belgardBelow average
-8Tallaght-kiltipperBelow average
-8Tallaght-springfieldBelow average
-7Tallaght-oldbawnBelow average
-7Tallaght-kilnamanaghBelow average
-7Tallaght-kilnamanaghBelow average
-7Tallaght-oldbawnBelow average
-6Tallaght-springfieldBelow average
-6Tallaght-kingswoodBelow average
-6Tallaght-glenviewBelow average
-5Tallaght-kingswoodBelow average
-5Tallaght-glenviewBelow average
40.5%
Third-level educated
25.5%
Cabra leads
32.2%
Professional class
25.0%
Cabra leads
12.2%
Unemploymentlower is better
16.0%
Cabra leads
55.1%
Owner-occupier
55.7%
Tallaght leads
30.2%
Private rental
19.7%
10.7%
Social housing (LA)
21.9%

Liveability & safety

AREA · D07 / D24

Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (CabraD07, TallaghtD24); safety & crime are the DMR North Central Garda division.

52/100
Quality of Life
59/100
Tallaght leads

Quality of Life is the equal-weighted average of these seven 0–100 dimensions, scored for the whole Eircode routing area (D07 / D24) from official data — Garda crime, CSO income & census, OPW flood, EPA water, and transport/healthcare/broadband coverage. Refreshed quarterly. The dashed line is each town’s overall score (that average) — dimensions to its right beat the average, to its left fall short. Two towns can share a score with a very different mix.

CabraTallaghtOverall (avg)
Safety52105948
Affordability5675
Infrastructure100100
Family3162
Education4032
Environment8269
Economic4325
020406080100020406080100
#106
National ranklower is better
#85
Tallaght leads
#27
County ranklower is better
#19
Tallaght leads
10/100
Safety
48/100
Tallaght leads
250
Crime / 1,000lower is better
79.6
Tallaght leads

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.

Cabra Below average-3.3
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Cabra West B -17 (least affluent) → Cabra East A +7 (most affluent). It straddles the national average.
Tallaght Disadvantaged-10.5
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Tallaght-killinardan -25 (least affluent) → Tallaght-glenview -5 (most affluent). Every neighbourhood is below the national average.

How accurate is this, and at what level?

TOWN
Prices, amenities and commute are exact and 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.

ED
Affluence, profile and tenure are Electoral-Division level.

Published per Electoral Division and averaged across the town’s EDs, with a range where the town spans several.

AREA
Liveability and safety are wider-area, not the town.

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

Population growth isn’t shown: the 2016 and 2022 censuses don’t use the same Small Areas, and the areas that were re-cut are the ones that grew, so a like-for-like comparison understates growth badly. Rent and yield are still too sparse to show per town. Built from 357 CSO Small Areas.

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