Rathmines, Co. Dublin scores 78/100 for quality of life, #6 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €795,000 (most €520,000–€1,277,500), it scores 60/100 for safety (60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 39,590 people live here, up 2.7% since 2016. It's strongest on schools & education and transport & services, weakest on affordability.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Rathmines is #28 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
39,590 people, up 2.7% since 2016.
Rathmines, Co. Dublin, scores 78/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #6 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on schools & education and transport & services.
Rathmines scores 60/100 on safety, ~60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Rathmines over the last 24 months was €795,000, most between €520,000 and €1,277,500 (Property Price Register).
Rathmines is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, population grew just 2.7% vs 8% nationally, prices up 56.2%.
About 1% of homes sold in Rathmines in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
299 planning applications were lodged within Rathmines in the last 12 months, covering 58 residential units (2,497 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Rathmines scores 46/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 2.7% since 2016).
Rathmines scores 100/100 for schools and education, with 17 schools in the area.
Rathmines is about 11 minutes by road from Dublin, with 9 rail stops nearby.
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.