Dublin, Co. Dublin City scores 66/100 for quality of life, #35 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. 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), 1,240,818 people live here, up 3.5% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
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).
1,240,818 people, up 3.5% since 2016.
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).
Dublin is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 12% → 8%, in line with nationally, population grew just 3.5% vs 8% nationally, prices up 26.9%.
About 2% of homes sold in Dublin in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
6708 planning applications were lodged within Dublin in the last 12 months, covering 12,739 residential units (47,587 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Dublin scores 60/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 3.5% since 2016).
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 July 2026.