Kimmage, Co. Dublin scores 56/100 for quality of life, #77 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €509,500 (most €410,000–€698,500), it scores 48/100 for safety (79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 20,136 people live here, up 1.6% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and environment, weakest on schools & education.
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 Kimmage is #99 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
20,136 people, up 1.6% since 2016.
Kimmage, Co. Dublin, scores 56/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #77 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Kimmage scores 48/100 on safety, ~79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Kimmage over the last 24 months was €509,500, most between €410,000 and €698,500 (Property Price Register).
Kimmage is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 13% → 8%, in line with nationally, population grew just 1.6% vs 8% nationally, prices up 5.3%.
New builds are rare in Kimmage — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
84 planning applications were lodged within Kimmage in the last 12 months, covering 30 residential units (775 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Kimmage scores 52/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 1.6% since 2016).
Kimmage scores 24/100 for schools and education, with 6 schools in the area.
Kimmage is about 12 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.