Place profile · Avoca, Co. Wicklow

Is Avoca a good place to live?

Avoca is on the up.

Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning.

Unemployment fell just 0 points — lagging the national fall Third-level education up only 3 points — behind the national rise

Where Avoca sits.

Co. Wicklow · 2 bus stops · no rail.

64 min
drive to Dublin

Ranked #3 in Wicklow for quality of life.

65/100
#49 nationally
Affordability91
Transport & services88
Family & community75
Safety70
Environment64
Schools & education37
Local economy28

Homes sell for €415,000.

€305,000€520,000
0% new-build35 sales / 2yr

Affordable for its access.

91/100
Affordability score

Well connected.

88/100
Transport & services score

Good for families.

75/100
Family & community score

The community here.

422 people.

Who lives here.

35%
third-level
40%
professional
11.3%
unemployment
Affluence: below average

Mostly owner-occupied.

75.8% own8.2% rent13.4% social

For sale in Avoca right now.

Riverview House
4-bed · Detached House
€650,000
Riverview Housee
4-bed · Detached
€650,000
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The honest trade-offs.

Schools & education 37/100 Local economy 28/100

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.