Adare, Co. Limerick scores 58/100 for quality of life, #69 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “prime & compounding”. The median home sells for €519,824 (most €366,250–€626,250), it scores 42/100 for safety (88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,047 people live here, up 15.1% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.
Ranked on quality of life alone — cost of living excluded, so the genuinely best areas rank top even though they cost more. Factor in price and Adare is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,047 people, up 15.1% since 2016.
Adare, Co. Limerick, scores 58/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #69 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Adare scores 42/100 on safety, ~88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Adare over the last 24 months was €519,824, most between €366,250 and €626,250 (Property Price Register).
Adare is rated "Prime & compounding" — 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%.
About 33% of homes sold in Adare in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
19 planning applications were lodged within Adare in the last 12 months, covering 4 residential units (93 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Adare scores 72/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 15.1% since 2016).
Adare scores 46/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Adare is about 18 minutes by road from Limerick.
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 August 2026.