Place profile · Brownstown, Co. Kildare

Is Brownstown a good place to live?

Brownstown is moving with the market.

Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.

Unemployment fell 13% → 8%, in line with nationally Third-level education up only 2 points — behind the national rise Population grew 28.5% — well above the national 8%

Where Brownstown sits.

Co. Kildare.

47 min
drive to Dublin

Ranked #1 in Kildare for quality of life.

69/100
#12 nationally
Transport & services88
Environment82
Family & community81
Affordability71
Safety63
Local economy58
Schools & education37

Homes sell for €366,762.

€247,522€428,901
-2.6%75% new-build31 sales / 2yr

Well connected.

88/100
Transport & services score

Clean, green surrounds.

82/100
Environment score

Good for families.

81/100
Family & community score

A community that's growing.

698 people, up 28.5% since 2016.

Who lives here.

27%
third-level
32%
professional
10.5%
unemployment
Affluence: below average

Mostly owner-occupied.

73.9% own14% rent7.1% social

The honest trade-offs.

Schools & education 37/100

Sale prices from the Property Price Register (rolling 24 months). Quality of Life averages seven equal-weighted dimensions from 40+ metrics across 13 public datasets (CSO census + SAPS, Garda crime, SEAI, EPA, DES schools, GTFS). Population is CSO Census 2022; the “on the up” trajectory compares 2016→2022. Figures refresh daily · an area assessment, not advice on a specific property. Updated 2026.