Rathcoole, Co. South Dublin scores 56/100 for quality of life, #77 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €490,000 (most €331,000–€600,000), it scores 48/100 for safety (79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 5,129 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — affluent and stable, but growth has plateaued — don't overpay.
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 Rathcoole is #85 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
5,129 people.
Rathcoole, Co. South 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 affordability.
Rathcoole scores 48/100 on safety, ~79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Rathcoole over the last 24 months was €490,000, most between €331,000 and €600,000 (Property Price Register).
Rathcoole is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell 8% → 6%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, prices up 24.2%, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 5% of homes sold in Rathcoole in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
16 planning applications were lodged within Rathcoole in the last 12 months, covering 32 residential units (133 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Rathcoole scores 62/100 for families and community.
Rathcoole scores 32/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Rathcoole is about 24 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.