Place profile · Portrane, Co. Fingal

Is Portrane a good place to live?

Portrane is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

Unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall Third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally Population grew 22.8% — well above the national 8%

Where Portrane sits.

Co. Fingal · 13 bus stops · no rail.

29 min
drive to Dublin

Ranked #8 in Fingal for quality of life.

68/100
#27 nationally
Local economy85
Environment82
Schools & education82
Transport & services79
Family & community71
Safety48
Affordability29

Homes sell for €482,500.

€391,875€590,500
-6.5%11.1% new-build24 sales / 2yr

A working local economy.

85/100
Local economy score

Clean, green surrounds.

82/100
Environment score

Schools on the up.

82/100
Schools & education score

A community that's growing.

1,262 people, up 22.8% since 2016.

Who lives here.

55%
third-level
56%
professional
6.7%
unemployment
Affluence: affluent

Mostly owner-occupied.

78.9% own12.7% rent5.3% social

The honest trade-offs.

Affordability 29/100

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.