Galway city and suburbsCo. Galway City vs SwordsCo. FingalTown level

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

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iGalway city and suburbs sits in H91, Swords in K67. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Galway city and suburbs
Swords

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

TOWNS
Galway city and suburbs
Co. GALWAY CITY · in H91 · pop 16,854 · 310 small areas
Swords
Co. FINGAL · in K67 · pop — · 124 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€378k
€415k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€294k – €475k
€335k – €495k
Sales (24m)
2,449
944
Price momentum (YoY)
+9.3%
+1.2%
New-build share
19.1%
0.1%
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
26 prim · 10 sec
9 prim · 4 sec
Galway city and suburbs · 38 schools (largest first)
Coláiste Einde Secondary
806 pupils · 50% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
St Joseph's College Secondary
767 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Muire Máthair Secondary
765 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Mhuirlinne/merlin College Secondary
725 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Jesus & Mary Secondary School Secondary
666 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Na Coiribe Secondary
666 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALGaelscoil
Coláiste Iognáid S.j. Secondary
636 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Dominican College Secondary
601 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Galway Community College Secondary
454 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School Secondary
350 pupils · 65% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
Atlantic Technological University Secondary
enrolment n/a · 35% to 3rd-level · technological_university
University Of Galway Secondary
enrolment n/a · 75% to 3rd-level · university
Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh Primary
649 pupils · CatholicGaelscoil
S N Iognaid Primary
499 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Dara Primary
428 pupils · Catholic
St. John The Apostle, Knocknacarra Ns Primary
397 pupils · Catholic
Merlin Woods Primary School Primary
383 pupils · Catholic
Galway Educate Together Ns Primary
381 pupils · Multi Denominational
Bushy Park N S Primary
373 pupils · Catholic
S N Caitriona Sois Primary
367 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Sn Caitriona Sinsear Primary
361 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Radharc Na Mara National School Primary
351 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Tirellan Heights N S Primary
349 pupils · CatholicDEISGaelscoil
Scoil Náisiúnta Róis Primary
315 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Ide Primary
272 pupils · Catholic
Niochlas N S Primary
271 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil An Linbh Iosa Primary
261 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Padraic Naofa Primary
231 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Naomh Iosef Primary
206 pupils · CatholicGaelscoil
Knocknacarra Educate Together Ns Primary
205 pupils · Multi DenominationalGaelscoil
S N Bride Naofa Primary
204 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Fhursa Primary
200 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Croi Iosa Primary
136 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Brighde Primary
135 pupils · CatholicGaelscoil
Scoil Naomh Einde Primary
117 pupils · Catholic
Cuan Na Gaillimhe Community National School Primary
111 pupils · Multi DenominationalGaelscoil
Sn Colmcille Primary
82 pupils · CatholicDEISGaelscoil
Parochial N S Primary
71 pupils · Church Of Ireland
Swords · 13 schools (largest first)
Fingal Community College Secondary
866 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONAL
St Finians Community College Secondary
661 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Loreto College Secondary
632 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Choilm Secondary
425 pupils · 65% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Holy Family Senior N S Primary
627 pupils · Catholic
Holy Family Junior N S Primary
581 pupils · Catholic
Brackenstown Senior N S Primary
569 pupils · Catholic
St Cronans Junior National School Primary
499 pupils · Catholic
S N Cholmcille C Primary
371 pupils · Catholic
S N Cholmille B Primary
335 pupils · Catholic
Thornleigh Educate Together National School Primary
299 pupils · Multi DenominationalDEIS
River Valley Cns Primary
140 pupils · Multi Denominational
Swords Borough N S Primary
90 pupils · Church Of Ireland
Creches
67
33
GP practices
23
5
Pharmacies
37
12
Hospitals
6
0
Bus stops
352
94
Rail / Luas stops
1
0
Gyms & leisure
64
14
Parks & playgrounds
65
19
Sports pitches
167
38
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.
Galway
3m · ~5 rush
153m · ~175 rush
Dublin
147m · ~180 rush
21m · ~40 rush
Limerick
77m · ~95 rush
148m · ~165 rush
Waterford
190m · ~205 rush
127m · ~140 rush
Cork
157m · ~180 rush
187m · ~210 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
▸Affluence (Pobal HP)
1.1
1.9
Galway city and suburbs · 24 EDs, poorest → richest
-8NewcastleDisadvantaged
-6ShantallaBelow average
-5MervueBelow average
-5CarrowbrowneBelow average
-1BallintempleBelow average
-1BallybaanBelow average
0BarnaBelow average
0Lough AtaliaBelow average
0DanganBelow average
+1CastlegarAbove average
+1WellparkAbove average
+2MenloughAbove average
+2RenmoreAbove average
+2Taylors HillAbove average
+3RahoonAbove average
+3CladdaghAbove average
+4St. NicholasAffluent
+5MurrooghAffluent
+5Nuns IslandAffluent
+5SalthillAffluent
+6Eyre SquareAffluent
+6RockbartonAffluent
+6KnocknacarraghAffluent
+7BallybritAffluent
Swords · 5 EDs, poorest → richest
-2Swords-glasmoreBelow average
-1Swords VillageBelow average
+2Swords-lissenhallAbove average
+4Swords-forrestAbove average
+5Swords-seatownAffluent
Third-level educated
49.6%
43.1%
Professional class
38.5%
42.5%
Unemployment
8.7%
6.8%
Owner-occupier
53.0%
72.2%
Private rental
35.0%
19.8%
Social housing (LA)
8.2%
5.9%
Liveability & safety● AREA · H91 / K67
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (Galway city and suburbs → H91, Swords → K67); safety & crime are the Galway Garda division.
Quality of Life
69/100
64/100
National rank
#25
#57
County rank
#1
#14
Safety
61/100
48/100
Crime / 1,000
60.1
79.6

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.

Galway city and suburbs Above average+1.1
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Newcastle -8 (least affluent) → Ballybrit +7 (most affluent). It straddles the national average.
Swords Above average+1.9
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Swords-glasmore -2 (least affluent) → Swords-seatown +6 (most affluent). It straddles 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 (Galway) — 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 434 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
Galway city and suburbsSwords
The verdict

Galway city and suburbs is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 3 of the 7 dimensions to Swords’s 0, with 4 level: education levels, safety and affordability. Swords doesn’t lead on any.

Higher is better on every spoke — affluence, education, amenity density, transport, safety, affordability and nearest-city access, scored head-to-head.

Homes for sale in Galway city and suburbs — the stronger town on the data
€2,500,000
Merville
7 bed · Detached House
€2,500,000
Merville
7 bed · Detached House
€2,000,000
Bushy Park House
5 bed · Detached House
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