Hospital, Co. Limerick scores 50/100 for quality of life, #102 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €273,500 (most €152,250–€356,250), it scores 42/100 for safety (88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 348 people live here, up 48.7% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than 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 Hospital is #93 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
348 people, up 48.7% since 2016.
Hospital, Co. Limerick, scores 50/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #102 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Hospital scores 42/100 on safety, ~88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Hospital over the last 24 months was €273,500, most between €152,250 and €356,250 (Property Price Register).
Hospital is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 13% → 8%, in line with nationally, population grew 48.7% — well above the national 8%.
New builds are rare in Hospital — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
4 planning applications were lodged within Hospital in the last 12 months, covering 4 residential units (22 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Hospital scores 85/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 48.7% since 2016).
Hospital scores 32/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Hospital is about 32 minutes by road from Limerick.
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.