Cashel, Co. South Tipperary scores 73/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €280,000 (most €185,000–€321,586), it scores 56/100 for safety (64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 4,805 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
4,805 people.
12th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Vibrancy is the plain count of places to eat, drink and go out — restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways, nightclubs and cinemas in and around the town. Per head is the different question of whether a town is well served for its size.
Ranked against small towns only. Tourist towns read high — the venues are real, but not all of them are there for the people who live here.
Cashel, Co. South Tipperary, scores 73/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Cashel scores 56/100 on safety, ~64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Cashel over the last 24 months was €280,000, most between €185,000 and €321,586 (Property Price Register).
Cashel is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 19% → 10% — faster than nationally, prices up 8.8%, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 28% of homes sold in Cashel in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
20 planning applications were lodged within Cashel in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (213 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Cashel scores 77/100 for families and community.
Cashel scores 63/100 for schools and education, with 4 schools in the area.
Cashel is about 60 minutes by road from Limerick.
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.