Fethard, Co. South Tipperary scores 59/100 for quality of life, #61 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €237,800 (most €160,000–€315,000), it scores 56/100 for safety (64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,072 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 59/100 are measured across the E91 Eircode area, not Fethard alone — an area that takes in much of SOUTH TIPPERARY. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Fethard is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the E91 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Tipperary). Neither is measured for Fethard on its own.
2,072 people.
Population is for Fethard itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
87th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Fethard, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Fethard, Co. South Tipperary, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #61 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Fethard scores 56/100 on safety, ~64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Fethard over the last 24 months was €237,800, most between €160,000 and €315,000 (Property Price Register).
Fethard is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 15% → 10% — faster than nationally.
About 6% of homes sold in Fethard in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
16 planning applications were lodged within Fethard in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (108 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Fethard scores 72/100 for families and community.
Fethard scores 29/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Fethard is about 57 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.