Clonegal, Co. Carlow scores 57/100 for quality of life, #70 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €240,000 (most €210,000–€251,000), it scores 64/100 for safety (52.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 249 people live here, down 2.7% 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 — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than 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 Clonegal is #62 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
249 people, down 2.7% since 2016.
Clonegal, Co. Carlow, scores 57/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #70 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Clonegal scores 64/100 on safety, ~52.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Clonegal over the last 24 months was €240,000, most between €210,000 and €251,000 (Property Price Register).
Clonegal is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 11% → 5% — faster than nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, population fell 2.7% since 2016.
New builds are rare in Clonegal — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
Clonegal scores 78/100 for families and community.
Clonegal scores 20/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Clonegal is about 68 minutes by road from Waterford.
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.