Cahir, Co. South Tipperary scores 71/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €243,750 (most €168,750–€303,964), it scores 56/100 for safety (64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,679 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 71/100 are measured across the E21 Eircode area, not Cahir alone — an area that takes in much of SOUTH TIPPERARY. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the E21 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Tipperary). Neither is measured for Cahir on its own.
3,679 people.
Population is for Cahir itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
50th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Cahir, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Cahir, Co. South Tipperary, scores 71/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Cahir scores 56/100 on safety, ~64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Cahir over the last 24 months was €243,750, most between €168,750 and €303,964 (Property Price Register).
Cahir is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 14% → 11%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally.
About 9% of homes sold in Cahir in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
23 planning applications were lodged within Cahir in the last 12 months, covering 22 residential units (142 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Cahir scores 81/100 for families and community.
Cahir scores 53/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Cahir is about 60 minutes by road from Cork, with 1 rail stop nearby.
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.