Dublin, Co. Dublin City scores 66/100 for quality of life, #35 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks. The median home sells for €510,000 (most €385,000–€720,000), it scores 48/100 for safety (79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,349,958 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
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 Dublin is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
2,349,958 people.
Dublin, Co. Dublin City, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #35 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Dublin scores 48/100 on safety, ~79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Dublin over the last 24 months was €510,000, most between €385,000 and €720,000 (Property Price Register).
About 2% of homes sold in Dublin in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
Dublin scores 60/100 for families and community.
Dublin scores 63/100 for schools and education, with 541 schools in the area.
Dublin is about 6 minutes by road from Dublin, with 157 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.