Fieries, Co. Kerry scores 67/100 for quality of life, #26 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €262,500 (most €262,500–€262,500), it scores 72/100 for safety (42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 573 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
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 Fieries is #18 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
573 people.
Fieries, Co. Kerry, scores 67/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #26 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Fieries scores 72/100 on safety, ~42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Fieries over the last 24 months was €262,500, most between €262,500 and €262,500 (Property Price Register).
Fieries is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall.
New builds are rare in Fieries — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
1 planning application was lodged within Fieries in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (20 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Fieries scores 78/100 for families and community.
Fieries scores 41/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Fieries is about 86 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 August 2026.