Athy, Co. Kildare scores 46/100 for quality of life, #100 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €330,000 (most €265,000–€365,639), it scores 62/100 for safety (55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 11,035 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on local economy.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 46/100 are measured across the R14 Eircode area, not Athy alone — an area that takes in much of Kildare. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Athy is #95 of 107 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the R14 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Kildare). Neither is measured for Athy on its own.
11,035 people.
Population is for Athy itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
41st most vibrant large town in Ireland, of 65 ranked.
Ranked against large towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Athy, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Athy, Co. Kildare, scores 46/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #100 of the 107 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Athy scores 63/100 on safety, ~55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Athy over the last 24 months was €330,000, with most sales between €265,000 and €365,639 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Athy over the last 24 months was €330,000, most between €265,000 and €365,639 (Property Price Register).
Athy is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 27% → 15% — faster than nationally, prices up 47.7%.
About 46% of homes sold in Athy in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
30 planning applications were lodged within Athy in the last 12 months, covering 362 residential units (265 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Athy scores 72/100 for families and community.
Athy scores 32/100 for schools and education, with 6 schools in the area.
Athy is about 62 minutes by road from Dublin, with 1 rail stop nearby.
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 October 2026.