Place profile · Adare, Co. Limerick

Is Adare a good place to live?

Adare is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

Unemployment fell 8% → 4%, in line with nationally Third-level education up 9 points — faster than nationally Population grew 15.1% — well above the national 8% Prices up 106.8%

Where Adare sits.

Co. Limerick · 1 bus stops · no rail.

18 min
drive to Limerick

Ranked #1 in Limerick for quality of life.

62/100
#66 nationally
Affordability89
Transport & services83
Family & community72
Environment62
Schools & education46
Safety42
Local economy40

Homes sell for €519,824.

€366,250€626,250
↑ +106.8%33.3% new-build70 sales / 2yr

Affordable for its access.

89/100
Affordability score

Well connected.

83/100
Transport & services score

Good for families.

72/100
Family & community score

A community that's growing.

1,047 people, up 15.1% since 2016.

Who lives here.

48%
third-level
48%
professional
6%
unemployment
Affluence: affluent

Mostly owner-occupied.

72.3% own19.8% rent4.3% social

The honest trade-offs.

Safety 42/100 Local economy 40/100

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.