Clonakilty, Co. Cork scores 70/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €348,017 (most €294,250–€476,250), it scores 82/100 for safety (17.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 4,933 people live here. It's strongest on family & community and safety, weakest on transport & services.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
These seven scores and the 70/100 are measured across the P85 Eircode area, not Clonakilty alone — an area that takes in much of Cork. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the P85 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cork West). Neither is measured for Clonakilty on its own.
4,933 people.
Population is for Clonakilty itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
22nd 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 Clonakilty, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Clonakilty, Co. Cork, scores 70/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on family & community and safety.
Clonakilty scores 89/100 on safety, ~17.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Clonakilty over the last 24 months was €348,017, with most sales between €294,250 and €476,250 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Clonakilty over the last 24 months was €348,017, most between €294,250 and €476,250 (Property Price Register).
Clonakilty is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 12% → 8%, in line with nationally, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 33% of homes sold in Clonakilty in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
36 planning applications were lodged within Clonakilty in the last 12 months, covering 275 residential units (234 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Clonakilty scores 82/100 for families and community.
Clonakilty scores 54/100 for schools and education, with 6 schools in the area.
Clonakilty is about 51 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 October 2026.