DuleekCo. Meath vs RatoathCo. MeathTown level

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

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iDuleek sits in A92, Ratoath in A85. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Duleek
Ratoath

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

TOWNS
Duleek
Co. MEATH · in A92 · pop · 16 small areas
Ratoath
Co. MEATH · in A85 · pop · 24 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€340k
€435k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€322k – €370k
€355k – €545k
Sales (24m)
168
181
Price momentum (YoY)
New-build share
0.0%
66.7%
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
0 prim · 0 sec
2 prim · 0 sec
Duleek · 0 schools (largest first)
No schools inside the boundary.
Ratoath · 2 schools (largest first)
Ratoath Senior Ns Primary
360 pupils · Catholic
Ratoath Junior N S Primary
244 pupils · Catholic
Creches
3
9
GP practices
0
0
Pharmacies
0
4
Hospitals
0
0
Bus stops
8
13
Rail / Luas stops
0
0
Gyms & leisure
1
5
Parks & playgrounds
1
1
Sports pitches
1
9
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
43m · ~80 rush
30m · ~60 rush
Waterford
143m · ~155 rush
129m · ~145 rush
Galway
166m · ~190 rush
148m · ~170 rush
Limerick
165m · ~185 rush
150m · ~170 rush
Cork
204m · ~225 rush
190m · ~210 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
-5.1
4.5
Duleek · 2 EDs, poorest → richest
-5DuleekBelow average
-3ArdcathBelow average
Ratoath · 1 EDs, poorest → richest
+4RatoathAffluent
Third-level educated
28.9%
48.2%
Professional class
32.7%
52.2%
Unemployment
9.0%
6.1%
Owner-occupier
75.3%
83.8%
Private rental
10.4%
11.1%
Social housing (LA)
11.8%
3.5%
Liveability & safety● AREA · A92 / A85
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (DuleekA92, RatoathA85); safety & crime are the Louth Garda division.
Quality of Life
67/100
72/100
National rank
#31
#4
County rank
#1
#1
Safety
54/100
47/100
Crime / 1,000
68
76

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.

Duleek Below average-5.1
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Duleek -5 (least affluent) → Ardcath -3 (most affluent). Every neighbourhood is below the national average.
Ratoath Affluent+4.5
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Single Electoral Division (Ratoath) — above 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 40 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
DuleekRatoath
The verdict

Ratoath is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 5 of the 7 dimensions to Duleek’s 2: affluence, education levels, schools & amenities, public transport and access to its nearest city. Duleek leads on safety and affordability.

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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