Place profile · Rathcoole, Co. South Dublin

Is Rathcoole a good place to live?

Rathcoole is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

Unemployment fell 8% → 6% Third-level education up 8 points Prices up 24.2%

Where Rathcoole sits.

Co. South Dublin · 14 bus stops · no rail.

24 min
drive to Dublin

Ranked #19 in South Dublin for quality of life.

59/100
#85 nationally
Transport & services100
Affordability75
Environment69
Family & community62
Safety48
Schools & education32
Local economy25

Homes sell for €490,000.

€331,000€600,000
↑ +24.2%5.1% new-build161 sales / 2yr

Well connected.

100/100
Transport & services score

Affordable for its access.

75/100
Affordability score

Clean, green surrounds.

69/100
Environment score

The community here.

5,129 people.

Who lives here.

47%
third-level
45%
professional
5.6%
unemployment
Affluence: above average

Mostly owner-occupied.

78.9% own14.9% rent4.2% social

The honest trade-offs.

Schools & education 32/100 Local economy 25/100

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.