KnocknacarraCo. Galway vs SalthillCo. GalwayTown level

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

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iBoth towns sit in the same Eircode area H91 — on the routing-key area page they would read as one number. At town level they diverge. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Knocknacarra
Salthill

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

TOWNS
Knocknacarra
Co. Galway · in H91 · pop · 6 small areas
Salthill
Co. Galway · in H91 · pop · 16 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€396k
€326k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€384k – €399k
€230k – €400k
Sales (24m)
8
5
Price momentum (YoY)
New-build share
42.9%
0.0%
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 · 2 sec
1 prim · 1 sec
Knocknacarra · 2 schools (largest first)
Coláiste Einde Secondary
806 pupils · 50% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
Jesus & Mary Secondary School Secondary
666 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Salthill · 2 schools (largest first)
Dominican College Secondary
601 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Scoil Náisiúnta Róis Primary
315 pupils · Catholic
Creches
0
3
GP practices
1
2
Pharmacies
0
5
Hospitals
0
0
Bus stops
8
14
Rail / Luas stops
0
0
Gyms & leisure
7
2
Parks & playgrounds
1
2
Sports pitches
12
2
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
7m · ~15 rush
3m · ~5 rush
Limerick
82m · ~100 rush
81m · ~100 rush
Dublin
152m · ~185 rush
150m · ~185 rush
Cork
162m · ~185 rush
161m · ~185 rush
Waterford
195m · ~210 rush
193m · ~205 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
6.3
5.4
Knocknacarra · 1 EDs, poorest → richest
+6KnocknacarraghAffluent
Salthill · 1 EDs, poorest → richest
+5SalthillAffluent
Third-level educated
69.8%
69.7%
Professional class
61.9%
48.8%
Unemployment
6.7%
8.9%
Owner-occupier
63.1%
51.2%
Private rental
35.0%
43.3%
Social housing (LA)
0.2%
1.5%
Liveability & safety● AREA · H91 / H91
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (KnocknacarraH91, SalthillH91); safety & crime are the Galway Garda division — so they read identically for both towns.
Quality of Life
69/100
69/100
National rank
#25
#25
County rank
#1
#1
Safety
61/100
61/100
Crime / 1,000
60.1
60.1

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.

Knocknacarra Affluent+6.3
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Single Electoral Division (Knocknacarragh) — above the national average.
Salthill Affluent+5.4
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Single Electoral Division (Salthill) — 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 (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 22 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
KnocknacarraSalthill
The verdict

Salthill is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 2 of the 7 dimensions to Knocknacarra’s 1, with 4 level: public transport and affordability. Knocknacarra leads on schools & amenities.

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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