Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin City scores 81/100 for quality of life, #3 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €705,000 (most €563,750–€898,000), it scores 60/100 for safety (60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,265 people live here, up 16.7% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and local economy, weakest on affordability.
Updated July 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 Rathfarnham is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
2,265 people, up 16.7% since 2016.
Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin City, scores 81/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #3 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and local economy.
Rathfarnham scores 60/100 on safety, ~60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Rathfarnham over the last 24 months was €705,000, most between €563,750 and €898,000 (Property Price Register).
Rathfarnham is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 3 points — behind the national rise, population grew 16.7% — well above the national 8%, prices up 10.0%.
About 3% of homes sold in Rathfarnham in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
24 planning applications were lodged within Rathfarnham in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (146 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Rathfarnham scores 75/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 16.7% since 2016).
Rathfarnham scores 86/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Rathfarnham is about 17 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.