Baltimore, 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”. The median home sells for €430,000 (most €295,000–€500,000), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 414 people live here, up 72.5% since 2016. It's strongest on family & community and affordability, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — and pulling ahead of 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 Baltimore is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
414 people, up 72.5% since 2016.
Baltimore, 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.
Baltimore scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Baltimore over the last 24 months was €430,000, most between €295,000 and €500,000 (Property Price Register).
Baltimore is rated "On the up" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up 9 points — faster than nationally, population grew 72.5% — well above the national 8%, prices up 5.7%.
New builds are rare in Baltimore — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
15 planning applications were lodged within Baltimore in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (108 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Baltimore scores 86/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 72.5% since 2016).
Baltimore scores 56/100 for schools and education.
Baltimore is about 95 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 August 2026.