Fountainstown, Co. Cork scores 72/100 for quality of life, #16 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €325,000 (most €263,250–€620,000), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,009 people live here. It's strongest on environment and family & community.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — affluent and stable, but growth has plateaued — don't overpay.
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 Fountainstown is #4 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
2,009 people.
Fountainstown, Co. Cork, scores 72/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #16 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and family & community.
Fountainstown scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Fountainstown over the last 24 months was €325,000, most between €263,250 and €620,000 (Property Price Register).
Fountainstown is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell 8% → 5%, in line with nationally.
About 8% of homes sold in Fountainstown in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
29 planning applications were lodged within Fountainstown in the last 12 months, covering 12 residential units (205 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Fountainstown scores 82/100 for families and community.
Fountainstown scores 64/100 for schools and education.
Fountainstown is about 27 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.