Dunmore East, Co. Waterford scores 59/100 for quality of life, #59 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €373,419 (most €345,300–€468,778), it scores 51/100 for safety (75.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,731 people live here, up 11.1% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
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 Dunmore East is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,731 people, up 11.1% since 2016.
Dunmore East, Co. Waterford, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #59 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Dunmore East scores 51/100 on safety, ~75.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Dunmore East over the last 24 months was €373,419, most between €345,300 and €468,778 (Property Price Register).
Dunmore East is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 3 points — behind the national rise, population grew 11.1% — well above the national 8%, prices up 11.9%.
New builds are rare in Dunmore East — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
37 planning applications were lodged within Dunmore East in the last 12 months, covering 198 residential units (238 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Dunmore East scores 66/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 11.1% since 2016).
Dunmore East scores 32/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Dunmore East is about 21 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.