Limerick city and suburbsCo. Limerick City vs Portlaoise (formerly Maryborough)Co. LaoisTown level

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

iLimerick city and suburbs sits in V94, Portlaoise (formerly Maryborough) in R32. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.

Limerick city and suburbs

Portlaoise (formerly Maryborough)

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

TOWNS

Limerick city and suburbs

Co. LIMERICK CITY · in V94 · pop 31,236 · 385 small areas

Portlaoise (formerly Maryborough)

Co. LAOIS · in R32 · pop — · 79 small areas

Prices & market● TOWN · exact

Median sale price

€305k

€272k

Typical range (P25–P75)

€220k – €395k

€205k – €330k

Sales (24m)

2,572

1,217

Price momentum (YoY)

+127.3%

+35.9%

New-build share

8.9%

17.4%

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

30 prim · 13 sec

3 prim · 2 sec

Limerick city and suburbs · 46 schools (largest first)

Crescent College Comprehensive Secondary

922 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONAL

Ardscoil Ris Secondary

747 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC

Laurel Hill Secondary School Fcj Secondary

725 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC

Limerick City East Secondary School Secondary

714 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL

St Munchin's College Secondary

662 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC

Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh Secondary

616 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONAL

Thomond Community College Secondary

606 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS

Ardscoil Mhuire Secondary

574 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS

Villiers Secondary School Secondary

526 pupils · 90% to 3rd-level · CHURCH OF IRELANDFee-paying

St Clements College Secondary

411 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS

Coláiste Nano Nagle Secondary

356 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS

Colaiste Mhichil Secondary

346 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS

Laurel Hill Coláiste Fcj Secondary

343 pupils · 65% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC

Mary Immaculate College Secondary

enrolment n/a · 30% to 3rd-level · college

University Of Limerick Secondary

enrolment n/a · 70% to 3rd-level · university

Technological University Of The Shannon Secondary

enrolment n/a · 35% to 3rd-level · technological_university

Scoil Moin A Lin Primary

847 pupils · Catholic

Scoil Ide Primary

690 pupils · Catholic

Scoil Phoil Naofa Primary

579 pupils · Catholic

An Mhodh Scoil Primary

578 pupils · Catholic

Milford Grange N School Primary

479 pupils · Catholic

St Brigids Ns Primary

465 pupils · CatholicDEIS

Corpus Christi N S Primary

415 pupils · CatholicDEIS

Scoil Mathair De Primary

414 pupils · Catholic

Salesian Primary School Primary

389 pupils · Catholic

Gaelscoil Sairseal Primary

343 pupils · Catholic

Our Lady Queen Of Peace School Primary

325 pupils · CatholicDEIS

Sn An Phairtin Mixed Primary

303 pupils · Catholic

Scoil Chriost Ri B Primary

290 pupils · CatholicDEIS

Presentation Primary School Primary

281 pupils · CatholicDEIS

S N Muire Na Heireann Primary

273 pupils · CatholicDEIS

Scoil Iosagain Primary

228 pupils · CatholicDEIS

St Johns Convent Primary

220 pupils · CatholicDEIS

J F K Memorial School Primary

220 pupils · Catholic

Thomond Primary School Primary

215 pupils · CatholicDEIS

Limerick School Project Primary

210 pupils · Multi Denominational

Scoil Padraig Naofa B Primary

207 pupils · CatholicDEIS

Scoil Padraig Naofa C Primary

201 pupils · CatholicDEIS

Le Chéile National School Primary

170 pupils · CatholicDEIS

Our Lady Of Lourdes N S Primary

165 pupils · CatholicDEIS

Donoughmore N S Primary

146 pupils · Catholic

St Mary's National School Primary

140 pupils · CatholicDEIS

St Michaels Ns Primary

115 pupils · CatholicDEIS

St Michaels Primary

113 pupils · Church Of Ireland

Gaelscoil Sheoirse Primary

87 pupils · CatholicDEIS

St John The Baptist Boys N S Primary

47 pupils · CatholicDEIS

Portlaoise (formerly Maryborough) · 5 schools (largest first)

Portlaoise College Secondary

952 pupils · 50% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS

Dunamase College (coláiste Dhún Másc) Secondary

577 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL

Scoil Bhride Ns Primary

737 pupils · CatholicDEIS

Holy Family Senior School Primary

643 pupils · Catholic

Holy Family Junior School Primary

601 pupils · Catholic

Creches

GP practices

Pharmacies

Hospitals

Bus stops

312

Rail / Luas stops

Gyms & leisure

Parks & playgrounds

Sports pitches

181

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.

Limerick

2m · ~5 rush

81m · ~100 rush

Dublin

140m · ~175 rush

69m · ~105 rush

Galway

80m · ~105 rush

121m · ~145 rush

Waterford

120m · ~135 rush

85m · ~100 rush

Cork

86m · ~110 rush

120m · ~140 rush

Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION

▸Affluence (Pobal HP)

-4.1

-5

Limerick city and suburbs · 44 EDs, poorest → richest

-42John's AExtremely disadvantaged

-32Galvone BExtremely disadvantaged

-28Killeely AExtremely disadvantaged

-27BallynantyExtremely disadvantaged

-27Glentworth CExtremely disadvantaged

-25Prospect BExtremely disadvantaged

-25RathbaneExtremely disadvantaged

-22St. LaurenceVery disadvantaged

-21Singland AVery disadvantaged

-20Abbey DVery disadvantaged

-20John's BVery disadvantaged

-18Prospect AVery disadvantaged

-18Galvone AVery disadvantaged

-18Killeely BVery disadvantaged

-16Glentworth BVery disadvantaged

-12Ballinacurra BDisadvantaged

-12Abbey CDisadvantaged

-11Glentworth ADisadvantaged

-9John's CDisadvantaged

-7Singland BBelow average

-6Custom HouseBelow average

-5MarketBelow average

-4Limerick North RuralBelow average

-3Abbey BBelow average

-3Dock BBelow average

-3Shannon BBelow average

-2Dock ABelow average

-2Castle ABelow average

-2Abbey ABelow average

-1Dock CBelow average

-1Limerick South RuralBelow average

+0CoolraineAbove average

+0BallyglassAbove average

+2FarranshoneAbove average

+3Castle BAbove average

+4Dock DAbove average

+5BallyvarraAffluent

+5Shannon AAffluent

+5BallycumminAffluent

+6Castle DAffluent

+6Castle CAffluent

+7BallysimonAffluent

+8RoxboroughAffluent

+8Ballinacurra AAffluent

Portlaoise (formerly Maryborough) · 4 EDs, poorest → richest

-10Portlaoighise UrbanDisadvantaged

-8BorrisBelow average

-4Portlaoighise RuralBelow average

+1ClondarrigAbove average

Third-level educated

40.9%

36.3%

Professional class

32.4%

32.5%

Unemployment

11.3%

12.1%

Owner-occupier

58.9%

62.3%

Private rental

26.5%

21.4%

Social housing (LA)

10.9%

12.1%

Liveability & safety● AREA · V94 / R32

Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (Limerick city and suburbs → V94, Portlaoise (formerly Maryborough) → R32); safety & crime are the Limerick Garda division.

Quality of Life

62/100

59/100

National rank

#66

#85

County rank

Safety

42/100

40/100

Crime / 1,000

88.4

90.8

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.

Limerick city and suburbs Below average-4.1

← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →

Spread across the town: John's A -42 (least affluent) → Ballinacurra A +8 (most affluent). It straddles the national average.

Portlaoise (formerly Maryborough) Below average-5.0

← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →

Spread across the town: Portlaoighise Urban -10 (least affluent) → Clondarrig +1 (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 (Limerick) — 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 464 CSO Small Areas.

Limerick city and suburbsPortlaoise (formerly Maryborough)

The verdict

Limerick city and suburbs is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 3 of the 7 dimensions to Portlaoise (formerly Maryborough)’s 1, with 3 level: education levels, schools & amenities and access to its nearest city. Portlaoise (formerly Maryborough) leads on affordability.

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 Limerick city and suburbs — the stronger town on the data

5 bed · Detached House

€975,000

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5 bed · Detached House

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