Ireland / Western Europe
Swords is the county town of Fingal in the northern Dublin metropolitan area, adjacent to Dublin Airport and served by bus corridors and planned light-rail extensions within a fast-growing commuter catchment. Swords is a western europe city of about ~40K in Ireland. On the composite city-intelligence score, Swords sits at an early stage relative to the indexed set (58/100).
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Composite profile
58/100
Use the Swords profile to compare transport access, housing cost framing, and metropolitan growth context alongside Dublin and other Leinster peers.
58/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 58/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 48/100 | Swords's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 63/100 | Swords's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 63/100 | Swords's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 58/100 | Swords's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 61/100 | Swords's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 57/100 | Swords's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 57/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Swords is estimated to be a generally safe city (78/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Swords has a very high quality-of-life estimate (80/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Swords scores very high for family living (80/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Swords is high for remote workers (69/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Swords is high for retirement (74/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.
Local public safety guidance for Swords, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Swords, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Ireland emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare context for Swords, with national-level information from Ireland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Swords, see the Ireland healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Local mobility context for Swords, with national-level context from Ireland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Swords, see the Ireland transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Swords. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Swords will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailableThe air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
Quick, evidence-based answers about Swords drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Yes — excellent quality of life (80/100), with nearby nature such as Malahide, Rogerstown Estuary.
Excellent (80/100) on safety, schools and green space.
Around average cost; about €1,880/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly tourism, hospitality, technology.
An oceanic climate, averaging about 8.9°C.
Higher education is good (63/100).
Healthcare access is strong (66/100).
Retirement suitability is strong (65/100).
Within ~170 km: Malahide, Rogerstown Estuary.
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Swords's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Swords's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Swords's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Swords's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Swords's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Swords's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living estimates for Swords — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate profile for Swords — Oceanic climate, annual average 8.9°C, comfort score 58/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for Swords — tourism economy, economy score 79/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, technology. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Swords — regional education center, education score 62/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Swords — healthcare access city, healthcare score 66/100, retirement score 65/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for Swords using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning checklist for Swords — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Swords using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Swords using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Swords. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
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Regional discovery collections that include Swords — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
Weekend escapes · 29 places across 7 cities.
Weekend escapes · 28 places across 6 cities.
Weekend escapes · 30 places across 80 cities.
Theme-first discovery collections that include Swords — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
Coastal Landscapes · 12 places across 80 cities.
Island Getaways · 24 places across 80 cities.
Cycling Friendly Areas · 18 places across 11 cities.
Family Outdoor Escapes · 19 places across 10 cities.
Hiking Areas · 23 places across 14 cities.
Mountain Escapes · 17 places across 13 cities.
Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Swords, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Swords has a very high quality-of-life estimate (80/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. Visitors can also reach nature such as Malahide, Rogerstown Estuary and Ireland's Eye within weekend range.
Swords has a very high quality-of-life estimate (80/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. It indexes 80/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Swords spends roughly €1,880 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near €998. Overall the city is around average cost for Ireland. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for around-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Swords is high for remote workers (69/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Swords's labour market is very strong, with opportunities concentrated in tourism and hospitality, technology and healthcare. Swords has a tourism-driven economy with strengths in tourism, hospitality and technology.
Swords offers strong infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 84/100.
Swords is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Economics, Law and Engineering.
Swords offers a moderate student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods and strong quality of life.
Swords has solid baseline healthcare access, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 66/100. Residents have strong access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Swords offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 65/100. Residents benefit from parks and green space, walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Swords has an oceanic climate, averaging about 8.9°C annually with roughly 1148 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jun.
Swords is estimated to be a generally safe city (78/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Swords indexes a walkability score of 75 and a cycling score of 59 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Swords include Malahide, Rogerstown Estuary and Ireland's Eye. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Swords scores very high for family living (80/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Swords rates 55/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 89/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Malahide, Rogerstown Estuary and Ireland's Eye supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Use the Swords profile to compare transport access, housing cost framing, and metropolitan growth context alongside Dublin and other Leinster peers. Its standout dimensions are air quality (63/100) and energy (63/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (48/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Ireland country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Swords appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.