Place profile · Grange, Co. Cork City

Is Grange a good place to live?

Grange is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

↓ Unemployment fell 8% → 6%↑ Third-level education up 5 points↑ Population grew 4.6% since 2016↑ Prices up 9.6%

Where Grange sits.

Co. Cork City · 3 bus stops · no rail.

11 min
drive to Cork

Ranked #2 in Cork City for quality of life.

72/100
#4 nationally
Environment84
Family & community83
Local economy82
Affordability71
Schools & education69
Transport & services61
Safety56

Homes sell for €395,000.

€340,000€444,500
↑ +9.6%24.4% new-build167 sales / 2yr

Clean, green surrounds.

84/100
Environment score

Good for families.

83/100
Family & community score

A working local economy.

82/100
Local economy score

A community that's growing.

1,031 people, up 4.6% since 2016.

Who lives here.

46%
third-level
45%
professional
7%
unemployment
Affluence: above average

Mostly owner-occupied.

72.7% own19.1% rent7% social

For sale in Grange 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.