Lusk, Co. Fingal scores 70/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €432,000 (most €395,500–€458,149), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 8,479 people live here, up 7.9% since 2016. It's strongest on environment and family & community.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
8,479 people, up 7.9% since 2016.
Lusk, Co. Fingal, scores 70/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on environment and family & community.
Lusk scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Lusk over the last 24 months was €432,000, most between €395,500 and €458,149 (Property Price Register).
Lusk is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 3 points — behind the national rise, prices up 11.0%, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 3% of homes sold in Lusk in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
29 planning applications were lodged within Lusk in the last 12 months (154 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Lusk scores 81/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 7.9% since 2016).
Lusk scores 66/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Lusk is about 26 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 August 2026.