Cratloe, Co. Clare scores 66/100 for quality of life, #29 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €270,000 (most €105,500–€685,000), it scores 68/100 for safety (48.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 449 people live here, down 22% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above 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 Cratloe is #18 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
449 people, down 22% since 2016.
Cratloe, Co. Clare, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #29 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Cratloe scores 68/100 on safety, ~48.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Cratloe over the last 24 months was €270,000, most between €105,500 and €685,000 (Property Price Register).
Cratloe is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, population fell 22.0% since 2016.
4 planning applications were lodged within Cratloe in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (33 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Cratloe scores 81/100 for families and community.
Cratloe scores 52/100 for schools and education.
Cratloe is about 14 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.