Crossbarry, Co. Cork scores 65/100 for quality of life, #38 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €485,000 (most €320,000–€630,000), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 771 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
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 Crossbarry is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
771 people.
Crossbarry, Co. Cork, scores 65/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #38 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
Crossbarry scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Crossbarry over the last 24 months was €485,000, most between €320,000 and €630,000 (Property Price Register).
Crossbarry is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 12% → 3% — faster than nationally, third-level education up 12 points — faster than nationally.
New builds are rare in Crossbarry — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
4 planning applications were lodged within Crossbarry in the last 12 months (22 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Crossbarry scores 64/100 for families and community.
Crossbarry scores 55/100 for schools and education.
Crossbarry is about 22 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 August 2026.