Borrisokane, Co. North Tipperary scores 68/100 for quality of life, #24 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €291,375 (most €194,000–€326,250), it scores 56/100 for safety (64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,117 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below 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 Borrisokane is #4 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,117 people.
Vibrancy is the plain count of places to eat, drink and go out — restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways, nightclubs and cinemas in and around the town. Per head is the different question of whether a town is well served for its size.
Not ranked: under 2,000 residents, one pub swings the per-head figure too far to mean anything.
Borrisokane, Co. North Tipperary, scores 68/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #24 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Borrisokane scores 56/100 on safety, ~64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Borrisokane over the last 24 months was €291,375, most between €194,000 and €326,250 (Property Price Register).
Borrisokane is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 19% → 12% — faster than nationally, recorded crime falling.
About 23% of homes sold in Borrisokane in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
1 planning application was lodged within Borrisokane in the last 12 months (44 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Borrisokane scores 79/100 for families and community.
Borrisokane scores 50/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Borrisokane is about 47 minutes by road from Limerick.
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.