Living in Dundalk

In Dundalk, unemployment is 6.9% (2024).

Dundalk had a population of 67,796 at the end of 2020. Dundalk had an unemployment rate of 6.88% at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 6,497 was recorded at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population67,796people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,301EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,361EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate6.88%country median 4.6% — 51% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean7.43µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 80% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 61% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Dundalk?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,424 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,361 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Dundalk a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker28%strong on work, weak on safety · range 18–38%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%

Student36%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 25–47%

Family49%strong on family, weak on safety · range 38–60%

Retirement35%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 22–48%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Dundalk?

The median gross salary is about 3,301 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Dundalk?

The unemployment rate is about 6.9 % (2024).

Unemployment rate: 6.88 % · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Dundalk is 6.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Dundalk 6.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,301 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	6.88 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Dundalk?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,098of €2,604 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,604
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,424
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,098

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Dundalk. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Dundalk. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	388.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Dundalk when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Dundalk's nearest airport was BWI, 15 km away and offered 72 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	72 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	15 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BWI	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Dundalk. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Dundalk.

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Climate and air quality

Dundalk recorded annual PM2.5 of 7.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 1.3°C in January to 25.7°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Dundalk?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.43 µg/m³ · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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8°-3°

13°1°

19°6°

24°12°

29°17°

32°20°

30°19°

27°15°

20°8°

14°3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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101

114

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Dundalk is 7.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Dundalk 7.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.43 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.2 · Feb 8 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 19.2 · May 24.1 · Jun 29.1 · Jul 31.5 · Aug 30.3 · Sep 26.5 · Oct 20.2 · Nov 14.1 · Dec 8.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.7 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 6.4 · May 11.8 · Jun 17 · Jul 19.8 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.3 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 12.8 · May 18 · Jun 23 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 20.7 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 3.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 78.3 · Feb 73.7 · Mar 102 · Apr 86 · May 97.9 · Jun 101 · Jul 113.9 · Aug 103.8 · Sep 112.7 · Oct 100.1 · Nov 79.5 · Dec 94.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	21.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	7.43 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,143 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	31.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	13.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-3.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Murfreesboro ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±3.6 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.7 °C, Markham (Canada) ±3.8 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±3.8 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±3.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 33.9 km² at the end of 2025. The population density of Dundalk stood at 1,946.2 people per km² at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Dundalk?

The published population was 67,796 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	33.9 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	9.85 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	6,497 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	1,946 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	67,796 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Dundalk

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Ellicott City as a Dundalk alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,412 Ellicott City vs €3,301 Dundalk+94%
Foreign residents: 27.7% Ellicott City vs 9.8% Dundalk+181%
Unemployment: 3.0% Ellicott City vs 6.9% Dundalk−56%
Annual PM2.5: 6.6 µg/m³ Ellicott City vs 7.4 µg/m³ Dundalk−11%
Residents: 75,947 Ellicott City vs 67,796 Dundalk+12%

Full comparison More about Ellicott City

Cities near Dundalk

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Edgemere 6.3 km away

Rent: 1,201 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,897 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Essex 6.6 km away

Rent: 1,219 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,329 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Rosedale 7.0 km away

Rent: 1,273 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,865 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Middle River 9.4 km away

Rent: 1,511 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,755 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Baltimore 9.7 km away

Salary: 3,701 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Decatur67,884 residents Rowlett67,890 residents Madison67,968 residents Palo Alto67,609 residents Rockville67,563 residents Bethesda68,056 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Dundalk?

The published population was 67,796 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

Is the air quality good in Dundalk?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

What is the typical salary in Dundalk?

The median gross salary is about 3,301 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Dundalk?

The unemployment rate is about 6.9 % (2024). Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

How many foreign residents live in Dundalk?

6,497 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Dundalk a good place to live?

Dundalk may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Dundalk?

Canton, Edgemere, Essex, Rosedale, Fells Point are near Dundalk. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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