Crumlin, Co. Dublin scores 56/100 for quality of life, #77 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €440,000 (most €380,000–€495,750), it scores 48/100 for safety (79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 19,287 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and environment, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 56/100 are measured across the D12 Eircode area, not Crumlin alone — an area that takes in much of Dublin. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
Ranked on quality of life alone — cost of living excluded, so the genuinely best areas rank top even though they cost more. Factor in price and Crumlin is #99 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the D12 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (DMR West). Neither is measured for Crumlin on its own.
19,287 people.
Population is for Crumlin itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
39th most vibrant large town in Ireland, of 65 ranked.
Ranked against large towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Crumlin, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Crumlin, Co. Dublin, scores 56/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #77 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Crumlin scores 48/100 on safety, ~79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Crumlin over the last 24 months was €440,000, most between €380,000 and €495,750 (Property Price Register).
Crumlin is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 16% → 9% — faster than nationally, prices up 8.8%, recorded crime falling.
About 4% of homes sold in Crumlin in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
103 planning applications were lodged within Crumlin in the last 12 months, covering 7 residential units (622 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Crumlin scores 52/100 for families and community.
Crumlin scores 24/100 for schools and education, with 7 schools in the area.
Crumlin is about 11 minutes by road from Dublin, with 6 rail stops nearby.
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 August 2026.