Castleisland, Co. Kerry scores 59/100 for quality of life, #38 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €220,000 (most €127,500–€265,000), it scores 66/100 for safety (43.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents across its Garda division), 2,536 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on local economy.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 59/100 are measured across the V92 Eircode area, not Castleisland alone — an area that takes in much of Kerry. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Castleisland is #27 of 107 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the V92 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Kerry). Neither is measured for Castleisland on its own.
2,536 people.
Population is for Castleisland itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
46th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Castleisland, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Castleisland, Co. Kerry, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #38 of the 107 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
The V92 Eircode area around Castleisland scores 66/100 on safety. Its Garda division, Kerry, records ~43.8 crimes per 1,000 residents (An Garda Síochána); there is no official figure for Castleisland on its own.
Castleisland is rated "below average" on the Pobal HP Deprivation Index, averaging -7.7 across its Electoral Divisions, where 0 is the national average (range -9.6 to -5.9) (Pobal / CSO Census 2022).
The median sale price in Castleisland over the last 24 months was €220,000, with most sales between €127,500 and €265,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Castleisland over the last 24 months was €220,000, most between €127,500 and €265,000 (Property Price Register).
Castleisland is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 16% → 9% — faster than nationally.
About 3% of homes sold in Castleisland in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
14 planning applications were lodged within Castleisland in the last 12 months, covering 11 residential units (103 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Castleisland scores 75/100 for families and community.
Castleisland scores 40/100 for schools and education, with 6 schools in the area.
Castleisland is about 78 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 October 2026.