# Where to live in Ireland: 6 guides for new arrivals | Moving to Ireland > The best areas of Dublin, Cork and Galway for families, professionals and commuters, with rents by district. 6 step-by-step guides from the Moving to Ireland app. Source: https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/where-to-live/ 📍 # Where to live in Ireland The best areas of Dublin, Cork and Galway for families, professionals and commuters, with rents by district. 6 guides · about 22 minutes in total The guides below are in the order the app walks you through them — each one unblocks the next. The opening of every guide is free to read here; the full text is in the app. 1. 1 ### [Best areas to live in Dublin for families](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/where-to-live/best-areas-to-live-in-dublin-for-families/) Moving to Dublin with children changes the question from "where is fun" to "where can we get a school place, a garden, a park and a commute that does not… 4 min read 2. 2 ### [Best areas of Dublin for young professionals](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/where-to-live/best-areas-to-live-in-dublin-for-young-professionals/) If you are moving to Dublin for work and do not have children in tow, your priorities are probably a short commute, somewhere to eat and meet people… 4 min read 3. 3 ### [Best Dublin suburbs for commuters](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/where-to-live/best-dublin-suburbs-for-commuters/) Dublin's rents fall quickly as you move away from the centre, but only some of the cheaper suburbs have a fast, reliable way in. The trick is to pick a… 4 min read 4. 4 ### [Dublin areas ranked by rent](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/where-to-live/dublin-areas-ranked-by-rent/) Before you fall in love with a neighbourhood, it helps to know where it sits on the price ladder. This page ranks Dublin's areas from most to least… 3 min read 5. 5 ### [Best areas to live in Cork](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/where-to-live/best-areas-to-live-in-cork/) Cork is Ireland's second city and, for many people moving for jobs in pharma, tech or at the universities, it is a happier fit than Dublin: smaller… 3 min read 6. 6 ### [Best areas to live in Galway](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/where-to-live/best-areas-to-live-in-galway/) Galway is small, sociable and sits right on the Atlantic, which is why so many people who move there for the medtech companies, the university or the… 4 min read ## Other sections - [🧳 Pre-move 8](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/pre-move/) - [✅ Checklists 4](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/checklists/) - [🛂 Visas and permits 7](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/visas-and-permits/) - [🌍 Moving from 154](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/moving-from/) - [🐾 Pets 5](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/pets/) - [🪪 Paperwork 7](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/paperwork/) - [💼 Work and tax 6](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/work-and-tax/) - [🛒 Cost of living 8](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/cost-of-living/) - [🏠 Accommodation 12](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/accommodation/) - [💡 Utilities 6](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/utilities/) - [🚌 Transportation 9](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/transportation/) - [🩺 Healthcare 6](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/healthcare/) - [🎓 Schooling 6](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/schooling/) Beyond the guides ## Plan the whole move from your phone Moving to Ireland turns 99 guides into a personal checklist. Tell it your passport, whether you have moved yet, and who is coming with you, and it lays out every step in order — from the visa to the bins. - Step-by-step checklist - Tailored to your passport - Pre-move & post-move - Family & pet sections [![Download Moving to Ireland on the App Store](https://www.movingtoireland.co/images/app-store-badge.svg)](https://apps.apple.com/app/moving-to-ireland/id6446055261) ★★★★★ 4.9 on the App Store [![Expats who settled in Ireland, two five-star App Store reviews, and the Moving to Ireland app showing its relocation checklist](https://www.movingtoireland.co/images/app-social-proof.webp)](https://apps.apple.com/app/moving-to-ireland/id6446055261)