Place profile · Fountainstown, Co. Cork

Is Fountainstown a good place to live?

Fountainstown is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

↓ Unemployment fell 8% → 5%, in line with nationally↑ Population grew 19.1% — well above the national 8%

Where Fountainstown sits.

Co. Cork · 2 bus stops · no rail.

27 min
drive to Cork

Ranked #2 in Cork for quality of life.

72/100
#4 nationally
Environment89
Family & community82
Local economy78
Affordability69
Schools & education64
Safety61
Transport & services58

Homes sell for €325,000.

€263,250€620,000
↑ +0.9%8.3% new-build21 sales / 2yr

Clean, green surrounds.

89/100
Environment score

Good for families.

82/100
Family & community score

A working local economy.

78/100
Local economy score

A community that's growing.

1,092 people, up 19.1% since 2016.

Who lives here.

48%
third-level
48%
professional
6.8%
unemployment
Affluence: affluent

Mostly owner-occupied.

79.2% own15.2% rent4% social

For sale in Fountainstown right now.

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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.