Place profile · Ballyhooly, Co. Cork

Is Ballyhooly a good place to live?

Ballyhooly is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

↓ Unemployment fell 8% → 3%↑ Third-level education up 10 points↑ Population grew 42.5% since 2016

Where Ballyhooly sits.

Co. Cork · 2 bus stops · no rail.

44 min
drive to Cork

Ranked #12 in Cork for quality of life.

64/100
#57 nationally
Affordability99
Family & community82
Environment66
Transport & services57
Safety56
Local economy49
Schools & education41

Homes sell for €350,220.

€312,775€383,260
100% new-build149 sales / 2yr
€€

Affordable for its access.

99/100
Affordability score

Good for families.

82/100
Family & community score

Clean, green surrounds.

66/100
Environment score

A community that's growing.

610 people, up 42.5% since 2016.

Who lives here.

44%
third-level
43%
professional
5.5%
unemployment
Affluence: affluent

Mostly owner-occupied.

71.3% own15.9% rent7.9% social

For sale in Ballyhooly right now.

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The honest trade-offs.

↓ Schools & education 41/100

Compare with nearby towns.

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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.