Finglas, Co. Dublin scores 54/100 for quality of life, #85 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €326,000 (most €281,000–€400,000), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 22,280 people live here, up 2% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability, weakest on schools & education.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
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 Finglas is #89 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
22,280 people, up 2% since 2016.
Finglas, Co. Dublin, scores 54/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #85 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
Finglas scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Finglas over the last 24 months was €326,000, most between €281,000 and €400,000 (Property Price Register).
Finglas is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 22% → 12% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, population grew just 2.0% vs 8% nationally, prices up 11.2%.
About 1% of homes sold in Finglas in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
48 planning applications were lodged within Finglas in the last 12 months, covering 11 residential units (534 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Finglas scores 56/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 2% since 2016).
Finglas scores 17/100 for schools and education, with 12 schools in the area.
Finglas is about 13 minutes by road from Dublin.
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.