Fenit, Co. Kerry scores 61/100 for quality of life, #51 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €400,000 (most €299,375–€509,000), it scores 72/100 for safety (42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 804 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind 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 Fenit is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
804 people.
Fenit, Co. Kerry, scores 61/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #51 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Fenit scores 72/100 on safety, ~42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Fenit over the last 24 months was €400,000, most between €299,375 and €509,000 (Property Price Register).
Fenit is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 9% → 4%, in line with nationally, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise.
New builds are rare in Fenit — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
6 planning applications were lodged within Fenit in the last 12 months (31 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Fenit scores 75/100 for families and community.
Fenit scores 40/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Fenit is about 105 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.