Place profile · Carrigkerry, Co. Limerick

Is Carrigkerry a good place to live?

Carrigkerry is stagnating.

Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.

↓ Unemployment fell 11% → 8%, in line with nationally↓ Population fell 0.5% since 2016

Where Carrigkerry sits.

Co. Limerick · 1 bus stops · no rail.

46 min
drive to Limerick

Homes sell for €153,000.

€134,250€179,250
4 sales / 2yr

The community here.

190 people, down 0.5% since 2016.

Who lives here.

19%
third-level
21%
professional
9.9%
unemployment
Affluence: disadvantaged

Mostly owner-occupied.

78.9% own3.8% rent17.2% social

For sale in Carrigkerry 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.