Clara, Co. Offaly scores 52/100 for quality of life, #93 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €200,000 (most €140,250–€298,750), it scores 40/100 for safety (90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,381 people live here, up 5.7% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
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 Clara is #85 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
3,381 people, up 5.7% since 2016.
Clara, Co. Offaly, scores 52/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #93 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Clara scores 40/100 on safety, ~90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Clara over the last 24 months was €200,000, most between €140,250 and €298,750 (Property Price Register).
Clara is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment rose 8% → 11% — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 0 points — behind the national rise, prices up 154.2%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Clara — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
25 planning applications were lodged within Clara in the last 12 months, covering 54 residential units (156 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Clara scores 77/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 5.7% since 2016).
Clara scores 34/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Clara is about 79 minutes by road from Dublin, with 1 rail stop nearby.
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.