Place profile · Kilmacanogue, Co. Wicklow

Is Kilmacanogue a good place to live?

Kilmacanogue is stagnating.

About average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.

↓ Unemployment fell 11% → 8%, in line with nationally↑ Third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise

Where Kilmacanogue sits.

Co. Wicklow · 2 bus stops · no rail.

31 min
drive to Dublin

Ranked #2 in Wicklow for quality of life.

67/100
#31 nationally
Environment89
Transport & services75
Family & community74
Safety71
Schools & education57
Local economy55
Affordability49

Homes sell for €512,500.

€407,500€787,500
-15.9%0% new-build30 sales / 2yr

Clean, green surrounds.

89/100
Environment score

Well connected.

75/100
Transport & services score

Good for families.

74/100
Family & community score

The community here.

1,065 people.

Who lives here.

41%
third-level
42%
professional
9.7%
unemployment
Affluence: below average

Mostly owner-occupied.

74% own12.1% rent12.6% social

For sale in Kilmacanogue right now.

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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 2026.