Place profile · Carrigaline, Co. Cork

Is Carrigaline a good place to live?

Carrigaline is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

↓ Unemployment fell 8% → 5%↑ Third-level education up 7 points↑ Population grew 7.3% since 2016↑ Prices up 21.4%

Where Carrigaline sits.

Co. Cork · 30 bus stops · no rail.

17 min
drive to Cork

Ranked #2 in Cork for quality of life.

72/100
#4 nationally
Environment89
Family & community82
Local economy78
Affordability69
Schools & education64
Safety61
Transport & services58

Homes sell for €385,000.

€316,757€462,500
↑ +21.4%3.6% new-build383 sales / 2yr

Clean, green surrounds.

89/100
Environment score

Good for families.

82/100
Family & community score

A working local economy.

78/100
Local economy score

A community that's growing.

15,817 people, up 7.3% since 2016.

Who lives here.

45%
third-level
45%
professional
6.6%
unemployment
Affluence: above average

Mostly owner-occupied.

80.1% own14.8% rent4.1% social

For sale in Carrigaline right now.

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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.