Ballydehob, Co. Cork scores 59/100 for quality of life, #59 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €345,000 (most €203,000–€500,000), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 111 people live here, up 19.4% since 2016. It's strongest on family & community and affordability, weakest on transport & services.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
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 Ballydehob is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
111 people, up 19.4% since 2016.
Ballydehob, Co. Cork, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #59 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on family & community and affordability.
Ballydehob scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballydehob over the last 24 months was €345,000, most between €203,000 and €500,000 (Property Price Register).
Ballydehob is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, population grew 19.4% — well above the national 8%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Ballydehob — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
2 planning applications were lodged within Ballydehob in the last 12 months (13 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballydehob scores 86/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 19.4% since 2016).
Ballydehob scores 56/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Ballydehob is about 88 minutes by road from Cork.
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 July 2026.