Place profile · Swords, Co. Fingal

Is Swords a good place to live?

Swords is on the slide.

About average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.

Unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall Population grew just 2.0% vs 8% nationally Prices up 9.7%

Where Swords sits.

Co. Fingal · 94 bus stops · no rail.

21 min
drive to Dublin

Ranked #14 in Fingal for quality of life.

64/100
#57 nationally
Transport & services75
Environment74
Family & community67
Affordability66
Local economy62
Schools & education56
Safety48

Homes sell for €430,000.

€354,000€489,747
↑ +9.7%0% new-build1066 sales / 2yr

Well connected.

75/100
Transport & services score

Clean, green surrounds.

74/100
Environment score

Good for families.

67/100
Family & community score

A community that's growing.

38,308 people, up 2% since 2016.

Who lives here.

43%
third-level
43%
professional
6.8%
unemployment
Affluence: above average

Mostly owner-occupied.

72.2% own19.8% rent5.9% social

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.