Carrick-on-Suir, Co. South Tipperary scores 53/100 for quality of life, #89 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €191,500 (most €115,625–€279,593), it scores 56/100 for safety (64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 4,549 people live here, up 2.5% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind 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 Carrick-on-Suir is #81 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
4,549 people, up 2.5% since 2016.
Carrick-on-Suir, Co. South Tipperary, scores 53/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #89 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Carrick-on-Suir scores 56/100 on safety, ~64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Carrick-on-Suir over the last 24 months was €191,500, most between €115,625 and €279,593 (Property Price Register).
Carrick-on-Suir is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 27% → 14% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, population grew just 2.5% vs 8% nationally.
About 19% of homes sold in Carrick-on-Suir in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
23 planning applications were lodged within Carrick-on-Suir in the last 12 months, covering 7 residential units (151 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Carrick-on-Suir scores 72/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 2.5% since 2016).
Carrick-on-Suir scores 14/100 for schools and education, with 4 schools in the area.
Carrick-on-Suir is about 27 minutes by road from Waterford, 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.