Innishannon, Co. Cork scores 65/100 for quality of life, #38 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €414,097 (most €285,000–€548,128), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,933 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above 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 Innishannon is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,933 people.
Innishannon, Co. Cork, scores 65/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #38 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
Innishannon scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Innishannon over the last 24 months was €414,097, most between €285,000 and €548,128 (Property Price Register).
Innishannon is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, prices up 43.9%, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 25% of homes sold in Innishannon in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
22 planning applications were lodged within Innishannon in the last 12 months, covering 3,697 residential units (84 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Innishannon scores 64/100 for families and community.
Innishannon scores 55/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Innishannon is about 24 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.