Castlemaine, Co. Kerry scores 67/100 for quality of life, #26 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €190,000 (most €150,000–€310,000), it scores 72/100 for safety (42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 177 people live here, down 30.9% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Castlemaine is #18 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
177 people, down 30.9% since 2016.
Castlemaine, Co. Kerry, scores 67/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #26 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Castlemaine scores 72/100 on safety, ~42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Castlemaine over the last 24 months was €190,000, most between €150,000 and €310,000 (Property Price Register).
Castlemaine is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell 11% → 7%, in line with nationally, third-level education up only 3 points — behind the national rise, population fell 30.9% since 2016.
New builds are rare in Castlemaine — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
1 planning application was lodged within Castlemaine in the last 12 months (10 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Castlemaine scores 78/100 for families and community.
Castlemaine scores 41/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Castlemaine is about 95 minutes by road from Cork.
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.