Place profile · Carrignavar, Co. Cork

Is Carrignavar a good place to live?

Carrignavar is on the slide.

Below average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.

↑ Unemployment fell just 0 points — lagging the national fall↓ Population fell 29.0% since 2016

Where Carrignavar sits.

Co. Cork · 3 bus stops · no rail.

18 min
drive to Cork

Homes sell for €260,000.

€195,000€475,500
0% new-build11 sales / 2yr

The community here.

563 people, down 29% since 2016.

Who lives here.

34%
third-level
40%
professional
8.1%
unemployment
Affluence: below average

Mostly owner-occupied.

91.6% own7.1% rent1% social

For sale in Carrignavar 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.