Town comparison · Clontarf vs Kimmage

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Clontarf or Kimmage?

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.

Clontarf, Co. Dublin · D03 · 33,922 people | Kimmage, Co. Dublin · D12 · 20,136 people

Clontarf is the stronger town on the data. It leads on 4 of the 7 dimensions to Kimmage’s 1, with 2 level.

Clontarf leads on
affluenceeducation levelsschools & amenitiessafety
Kimmage leads on
affordability
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Clontarf aheadlevel or not comparableKimmage ahead

AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
ClontarfKimmage
iClontarf sits in D03, Kimmage in D12. 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.

Clontarf
Kimmage

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.

33,922
Population
20,136

Prices & market

TOWN · exact
€652k
Median sale pricelower is better
€525k
Kimmage leads
€495k – €866k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€412k – €698k
788
Sales (24m)
404
+29.5%
Price momentum (YoY)
+3.8%
4.9%
New-build share
2.5%

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
5 prim · 5 sec
Clontarf leads
Clontarf · 14 schools (largest first)
Mount Temple Comprehensive School Secondary
899 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CHURCH OF IRELAND
Holy Faith Secondary School Secondary
665 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
St Pauls College Secondary
637 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Árdscoil Rís Secondary
560 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
S N Eoin Baisde Girls Senior Primary
408 pupils · Catholic
St Vincents De Paul Junior N S Primary
354 pupils · Catholic
S N Mhuire Na Mbrathar Primary
342 pupils · Catholic
Sn Eoin Baisde Boys Senior School Primary
318 pupils · Catholic
Eoin Baisde B Sois Primary
310 pupils · Catholic
St Vincent De Paul Senior School Primary
297 pupils · Catholic
S N Na Lanai Glasa Primary
281 pupils · Church Of Ireland
Eoin Baisde C Naoidh Primary
203 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Chiarain Primary
159 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Killester Raheny Clontarf Educate Together National School Primary
153 pupils · Multi Denominational
Kimmage · 10 schools (largest first)
Our Ladys School Secondary
798 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Terenure College Secondary
798 pupils · 90% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICFee-paying
Templeogue College Secondary
660 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Harolds Cross Educate Together Secondary School Secondary
350 pupils · 65% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
Rosary College Secondary
225 pupils · 35% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
St Pius X G N S Primary
544 pupils · Catholic
St Pius X N S Boys Primary
509 pupils · Catholic
Griffith Barracks Multi D School Primary
387 pupils · Multi Denominational
Scoil Úna Naofa Primary
361 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Dublin 6 Clonskeagh And Dublin 6w Primary School Primary
148 pupils · Multi Denominational
13
Creches
8
Clontarf leads
5
GP practices
1
Clontarf leads
12
Pharmacies
4
Clontarf leads
3
Hospitals
0
Clontarf leads
88
Bus stops
71
Clontarf leads
0
Rail / Luas stops
0
15
Gyms & leisure
9
Clontarf leads
11
Parks & playgrounds
8
Clontarf leads
68
Sports pitches
26
Clontarf 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.

14
Restaurants
4
Clontarf leads
9
Cafés
6
Clontarf leads
7
Pubs & bars
9
Kimmage leads
12
Takeaways
10
Clontarf leads
0
Nightclubs
0
1
Cinema & theatre
0
Clontarf leads
789
Residents per venuelower is better
694
Kimmage leads
#37 of 65 large towns
Most vibrant (national)lower is better
#52 of 65 large towns
Clontarf 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.

2
Supermarkets
1
Clontarf leads
8
Convenience shops
10
Kimmage leads
2
Bakery, butcher & greengrocer
1
Clontarf leads
3
Banks
2
Clontarf leads
2
Post offices
1
Clontarf leads
14
Hairdressers
6
Clontarf leads
4
Dentists
4
2
Vets
0
Clontarf leads
1
Filling stations
5
Kimmage leads
2
EV charging
3
Kimmage leads
1
Library & community centre
1
827
Residents per shop or servicelower is better
592
Kimmage 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.

10m · ~20 rush
Dublinlower is better
12m · ~25 rush
Clontarf leads
128m · ~140 rush
Waterfordlower is better
114m · ~130 rush
Kimmage leads
149m · ~165 rush
Limericklower is better
135m · ~155 rush
Kimmage leads
154m · ~180 rush
Galwaylower is better
147m · ~170 rush
Kimmage leads
188m · ~210 rush
Corklower is better
174m · ~195 rush
Kimmage leads

Affluence & profile

ELECTORAL DIVISION
6.1
Affluence (Pobal HP)
-0.7
Clontarf leads
Clontarf · 20 EDs, poorest → richest
-7Clontarf West BBelow average
-4Clontarf West BBelow average
+1Clontarf East AAbove average
+4Clontarf West AAbove average
+4Clontarf West EAbove average
+4Clontarf East AAffluent
+4Clontarf West AAffluent
+6Clontarf West DAffluent
+7Clontarf East CAffluent
+7Clontarf West EAffluent
+8Clontarf East EAffluent
+8Clontarf West DAffluent
+8Clontarf East CAffluent
+9Clontarf East BAffluent
+9Clontarf East BAffluent
+9Clontarf East EAffluent
+9Clontarf West CAffluent
+10Clontarf East DAffluent
+11Clontarf East DAffluent
+12Clontarf West CAffluent
Kimmage · 12 EDs, poorest → richest
-14Kimmage ADisadvantaged
-13Kimmage BDisadvantaged
-10Kimmage ADisadvantaged
-8Kimmage BDisadvantaged
-5Kimmage EBelow average
-5Kimmage DBelow average
-4Kimmage EBelow average
0Kimmage DBelow average
+4Kimmage CAffluent
+7Kimmage CAffluent
+10Templeogue-kimmage ManorAffluent
+10Templeogue-kimmage ManorAffluent
57.1%
Third-level educated
46.5%
Clontarf leads
56.2%
Professional class
41.5%
Clontarf leads
6.4%
Unemploymentlower is better
10.5%
Clontarf leads
72.0%
Owner-occupier
65.2%
Clontarf leads
21.4%
Private rental
20.8%
3.6%
Social housing (LA)
10.4%

Liveability & safety

AREA · D03 / D12

Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (ClontarfD03, KimmageD12); safety & crime are the DMR North Garda division.

63/100
Quality of Life
56/100
Clontarf leads

Quality of Life is the equal-weighted average of these seven 0–100 dimensions, scored for the whole Eircode routing area (D03 / D12) 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.

ClontarfKimmageOverall (avg)
Safety63595648
Affordability4657
Infrastructure100100
Family3752
Education5624
Environment7474
Economic7238
020406080100020406080100
#62
National ranklower is better
#99
Clontarf leads
#17
County ranklower is better
#22
Clontarf leads
59/100
Safety
48/100
Clontarf leads
61.5
Crime / 1,000lower is better
79.6
Clontarf 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.

Clontarf Affluent+6.1
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Clontarf West B -7 (least affluent) → Clontarf West C +12 (most affluent). It straddles the national average.
Kimmage Below average-0.7
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Kimmage A -14 (least affluent) → Templeogue-kimmage Manor +10 (most affluent). It straddles 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), 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 209 CSO Small Areas.

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