Place profile · Fieries, Co. Kerry

Is Fieries a good place to live?

Fieries is stagnating.

About average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.

Unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall

Where Fieries sits.

Co. Kerry · 2 bus stops · no rail.

86 min
drive to Cork

Ranked #2 in Kerry for quality of life.

70/100
#18 nationally
Affordability89
Transport & services89
Environment82
Family & community78
Safety72
Local economy42
Schools & education41

Homes sell for €262,500.

€262,500€262,500
0% new-build1 sales / 2yr

Affordable for its access.

89/100
Affordability score

Well connected.

89/100
Transport & services score

Clean, green surrounds.

82/100
Environment score

The community here.

573 people.

Who lives here.

37%
third-level
36%
professional
6.5%
unemployment
Affluence: below average

Mostly owner-occupied.

78.5% own11.9% rent5.1% social

The honest trade-offs.

Local economy 42/100 Schools & education 41/100

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 2026.