Drimoleague, Co. Cork scores 67/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €290,000 (most €160,000–€360,000), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 311 people live here, up 113% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
311 people, up 113% since 2016.
Drimoleague, Co. Cork, scores 67/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Drimoleague scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Drimoleague over the last 24 months was €290,000, most between €160,000 and €360,000 (Property Price Register).
Drimoleague is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment rose 9% → 9% — lagging the national fall, third-level education up 10 points — faster than nationally, population grew 113.0% — well above the national 8%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Drimoleague — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
3 planning applications were lodged within Drimoleague in the last 12 months (21 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Drimoleague scores 88/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 113% since 2016).
Drimoleague scores 50/100 for schools and education.
Drimoleague is about 66 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 July 2026.