Town comparison · Clondalkin vs Finglas

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Clondalkin or Finglas?

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.

Clondalkin, Co. Dublin · D22 · 47,938 people | Finglas, Co. Dublin · D11 · 22,280 people

Clondalkin is the stronger town on the data. It leads on 3 of the 7 dimensions to Finglas’s 2, with 2 level.

Clondalkin leads on
affluenceeducation levelsschools & amenities
Finglas leads on
safetyaffordability
261314

Clondalkin aheadlevel or not comparableFinglas ahead

AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
ClondalkinFinglas
iClondalkin sits in D22, Finglas in D11. 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.

Clondalkin
Finglas

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.

47,938
Population
22,280

Prices & market

TOWN · exact
€367k
Median sale pricelower is better
€330k
Finglas leads
€300k – €427k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€289k – €400k
872
Sales (24m)
544
+7.8%
Price momentum (YoY)
+14.7%
12.2%
New-build share
0.6%

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.

19 prim · 6 sec
Schools
12 prim · 3 sec
Clondalkin leads
Clondalkin · 25 schools (largest first)
Kingswood Community College Secondary
982 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
Coláiste Bríde Secondary
962 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Moyle Park College Secondary
766 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Collinstown Park Community College Secondary
615 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Coláiste Chilliain Secondary
438 pupils · 65% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
Deansrath Community College Secondary
425 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Our Lady Queen Of Apostles Primary
470 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Sacred Heart N S Primary
460 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain Primary
440 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Naomh Seosamh Primary
374 pupils · Catholic
St Ronans N S Primary
372 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Mhuire Primary
303 pupils · Catholic
St Kilians Junior School Primary
289 pupils · Catholic
Talbot Senior Ns Primary
288 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Peter Apostle Sen Ns Primary
280 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Kilians Senior N S Primary
279 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Nano Nagle Primary
260 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Naomh Ide Primary
250 pupils · Catholic
Neillstown N S Primary
247 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Naomh Aine Primary
225 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Na Camoige Primary
214 pupils · Catholic
St Marys Sen N S Primary
192 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Marys Junior N S Primary
187 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Bernadettes Junior N S Primary
172 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Naomh Eoin Primary
89 pupils · Church Of Ireland
Finglas · 15 schools (largest first)
St Michaels Secondary School Secondary
651 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
New Cross College Secondary
353 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
Coláiste Eoin Secondary
276 pupils · 35% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
St Canices G N S Primary
471 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Pelletstown Etns Primary
388 pupils · Multi Denominational
S N Naomh Finnin Primary
277 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Naomh Feargal Boys Senior Primary
167 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Josephs G N S Primary
156 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Brigids Senior Girls Primary
156 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Brigids Infant N S Primary
156 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Malachys Ns Primary
151 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Kevins B N S Primary
132 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Oliver Plunkett N S Primary
109 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Finglas Parochial National School Primary
70 pupils · Church Of IrelandDEIS
Scoil Sinead Ns Primary
64 pupils · Multi DenominationalDEIS
34
Creches
16
Clondalkin leads
1
GP practices
1
8
Pharmacies
7
Clondalkin leads
0
Hospitals
0
213
Bus stops
105
Clondalkin leads
3
Rail / Luas stops
0
Clondalkin leads
9
Gyms & leisure
15
Finglas leads
16
Parks & playgrounds
7
Clondalkin leads
68
Sports pitches
34
Clondalkin 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
3
Clondalkin leads
14
Cafés
6
Clondalkin leads
9
Pubs & bars
13
Finglas leads
20
Takeaways
12
Clondalkin leads
0
Nightclubs
0
0
Cinema & theatre
0
872
Residents per venuelower is better
655
Finglas leads
#30 of 65 large towns
Most vibrant (national)lower is better
#46 of 65 large towns
Clondalkin 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.

8
Supermarkets
8
17
Convenience shops
15
Clondalkin leads
6
Bakery, butcher & greengrocer
9
Finglas leads
6
Banks
4
Clondalkin leads
2
Post offices
3
Finglas leads
11
Hairdressers
11
4
Dentists
1
Clondalkin leads
1
Vets
0
Clondalkin leads
10
Filling stations
4
Clondalkin leads
5
EV charging
3
Clondalkin leads
15
Library & community centre
4
Clondalkin leads
564
Residents per shop or servicelower is better
359
Finglas 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.

18m · ~35 rush
Dublinlower is better
13m · ~25 rush
Finglas leads
107m · ~120 rush
Waterfordlower is better
118m · ~130 rush
Clondalkin leads
128m · ~145 rush
Limericklower is better
139m · ~155 rush
Clondalkin leads
139m · ~165 rush
Galwaylower is better
144m · ~170 rush
Clondalkin leads
168m · ~190 rush
Corklower is better
178m · ~200 rush
Clondalkin leads

Affluence & profile

ELECTORAL DIVISION
-10
Affluence (Pobal HP)
-15.8
Clondalkin leads
Clondalkin · 14 EDs, poorest → richest
-22Clondalkin-rowlaghVery disadvantaged
-22Clondalkin-rowlaghVery disadvantaged
-20Clondalkin-cappaghmoreVery disadvantaged
-16Clondalkin-moorfieldVery disadvantaged
-16Clondalkin-cappaghmoreVery disadvantaged
-15Clondalkin-moorfieldDisadvantaged
-14Clondalkin-dunawleyDisadvantaged
-13Clondalkin-dunawleyDisadvantaged
-4Clondalkin VillageBelow average
-4Clondalkin-monasteryBelow average
-4Clondalkin VillageBelow average
-3Clondalkin-monasteryBelow average
-3Clondalkin-ballymountBelow average
-2Clondalkin-ballymountBelow average
Finglas · 14 EDs, poorest → richest
-24Finglas South CExtremely disadvantaged
-24Finglas South CExtremely disadvantaged
-21Finglas North AVery disadvantaged
-20Finglas South DVery disadvantaged
-19Finglas North AVery disadvantaged
-19Finglas South AVery disadvantaged
-19Finglas North BVery disadvantaged
-17Finglas South DVery disadvantaged
-16Finglas North BDisadvantaged
-15Finglas South ADisadvantaged
-15Finglas South BDisadvantaged
-15Finglas South BDisadvantaged
-7Finglas North CBelow average
-3Finglas North CBelow average
23.7%
Third-level educated
17.2%
Clondalkin leads
23.5%
Professional class
18.2%
Clondalkin leads
14.6%
Unemploymentlower is better
17.3%
Clondalkin leads
59.8%
Owner-occupier
62.1%
Finglas leads
18.7%
Private rental
11.6%
19.0%
Social housing (LA)
21.9%

Liveability & safety

AREA · D22 / D11

Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (ClondalkinD22, FinglasD11); safety & crime are the DMR West Garda division.

54/100
Quality of Life
58/100
Finglas leads

Quality of Life is the equal-weighted average of these seven 0–100 dimensions, scored for the whole Eircode routing area (D22 / D11) 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.

ClondalkinFinglasOverall (avg)
Safety54485859
Affordability7981
Infrastructure100100
Family5456
Education2217
Environment6274
Economic1118
020406080100020406080100
#101
National ranklower is better
#89
Finglas leads
#24
County ranklower is better
#20
Finglas leads
48/100
Safety
59/100
Finglas leads
79.6
Crime / 1,000lower is better
61.5
Finglas 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.

Clondalkin Disadvantaged-10.0
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Clondalkin-rowlagh -22 (least affluent) → Clondalkin-ballymount -2 (most affluent). Every neighbourhood is below the national average.
Finglas Disadvantaged-15.8
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Finglas South C -24 (least affluent) → Finglas North C -3 (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 West), 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 238 CSO Small Areas.

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