DunshaughlinCo. Meath vs Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-DonacarneyCo. 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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iDunshaughlin sits in A85, Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney in A92. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Dunshaughlin
Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney

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

TOWNS
Dunshaughlin
Co. MEATH · in A85 · pop · 14 small areas
Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney
Co. MEATH · in A92 · pop 11,805 · 41 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€423k
€385k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€399k – €441k
€269k – €463k
Sales (24m)
22
15
Price momentum (YoY)
-46.2%
New-build share
56.0%
29.2%
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
3 prim · 2 sec
4 prim · 1 sec
Dunshaughlin · 5 schools (largest first)
Community College Dunshaughlin Secondary
1,135 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONAL
Coláiste Rioga Secondary
193 pupils · 60% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
S N Seachnaill Naofa Primary
623 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Na Rithe Primary
218 pupils · Catholic
Dunshaughlin Community National School Primary
116 pupils · Multi Denominational
Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney · 5 schools (largest first)
Colaiste Na Hinse Secondary
1,030 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
Scoil An Spioraid Naoimh Primary
455 pupils · Catholic
S N Realt Na Mara (c) Primary
388 pupils · Catholic
S N Realt Na Mara (b) Primary
380 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Oilibheir Naofa Primary
358 pupils · Catholic
Creches
7
16
GP practices
0
0
Pharmacies
3
2
Hospitals
0
0
Bus stops
5
26
Rail / Luas stops
0
1
Gyms & leisure
8
4
Parks & playgrounds
4
4
Sports pitches
14
19
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
33m · ~65 rush
43m · ~80 rush
Waterford
129m · ~145 rush
149m · ~165 rush
Galway
142m · ~165 rush
175m · ~200 rush
Limerick
151m · ~170 rush
170m · ~190 rush
Cork
190m · ~210 rush
209m · ~230 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
6.1
-2
Dunshaughlin · 1 EDs, poorest → richest
+6DunshaughlinAffluent
Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney · 2 EDs, poorest → richest
-3St. Mary'sBelow average
-2JulianstownBelow average
Third-level educated
53.6%
38.8%
Professional class
51.7%
40.4%
Unemployment
5.9%
9.5%
Owner-occupier
82.1%
78.6%
Private rental
11.0%
11.3%
Social housing (LA)
5.0%
4.0%
Liveability & safety● AREA · A85 / A92
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (DunshaughlinA85, Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-DonacarneyA92); safety & crime are the Meath Garda division.
Quality of Life
72/100
67/100
National rank
#4
#31
County rank
#1
#1
Safety
47/100
54/100
Crime / 1,000
76
68

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.

Dunshaughlin Affluent+6.1
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Single Electoral Division (Dunshaughlin) — above the national average.
Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney Below average-2.0
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: St. Mary's -3 (least affluent) → Julianstown -1 (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 (Meath) — 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 55 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
DunshaughlinLaytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney
The verdict

Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 4 of the 7 dimensions to Dunshaughlin’s 3: schools & amenities, public transport, safety and affordability. Dunshaughlin leads on affluence, education levels 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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