Edenmore, Co. Dublin scores 64/100 for quality of life, #41 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €450,000 (most €380,000–€510,000), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,831 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community, 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 64/100 are measured across the D05 Eircode area, not Edenmore 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 Edenmore is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the D05 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (DMR North). Neither is measured for Edenmore on its own.
2,831 people.
Population is for Edenmore itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
82nd most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Edenmore, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Edenmore, Co. Dublin, scores 64/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #41 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community.
Edenmore scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Edenmore over the last 24 months was €450,000, most between €380,000 and €510,000 (Property Price Register).
Edenmore is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 17% → 12%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 9 points — faster than nationally.
About 4% of homes sold in Edenmore in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
11 planning applications were lodged within Edenmore in the last 12 months, covering 5 residential units (93 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Edenmore scores 77/100 for families and community.
Edenmore scores 26/100 for schools and education, with 4 schools in the area.
Edenmore is about 15 minutes by road from Dublin, with 1 rail stop 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.