Cloughjordan, Co. North Tipperary scores 61/100 for quality of life, #52 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €247,000 (most €200,000–€345,000), it scores 56/100 for safety (64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 337 people live here, up 14.2% 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 Cloughjordan is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
337 people, up 14.2% since 2016.
Cloughjordan, Co. North Tipperary, scores 61/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #52 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Cloughjordan scores 56/100 on safety, ~64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Cloughjordan over the last 24 months was €247,000, most between €200,000 and €345,000 (Property Price Register).
Cloughjordan is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 15% → 6% — faster than nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, population grew 14.2% — well above the national 8%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Cloughjordan — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
7 planning applications were lodged within Cloughjordan in the last 12 months (22 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Cloughjordan scores 80/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 14.2% since 2016).
Cloughjordan scores 32/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Cloughjordan is about 51 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 August 2026.