Rush, Co. Fingal scores 65/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €427,300 (most €352,400–€440,530), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 10,875 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and environment, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
10,875 people.
55th most vibrant large town in Ireland, of 65 ranked.
Vibrancy is the plain count of places to eat, drink and go out — restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways, nightclubs and cinemas in and around the town. Per head is the different question of whether a town is well served for its size.
Ranked against large towns only. Tourist towns read high — the venues are real, but not all of them are there for the people who live here.
Rush, Co. Fingal, scores 65/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Rush scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Rush over the last 24 months was €427,300, most between €352,400 and €440,530 (Property Price Register).
Rush is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 10% → 7%, in line with nationally.
About 60% of homes sold in Rush in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
67 planning applications were lodged within Rush in the last 12 months, covering 13 residential units (475 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Rush scores 71/100 for families and community.
Rush scores 26/100 for schools and education, with 4 schools in the area.
Rush is about 32 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.