Johnstown, Co. Kildare scores 66/100 for quality of life, #28 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €398,238 (most €352,423–€662,500), it scores 63/100 for safety (55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,320 people live here, up 29.3% since 2016. It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
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 Johnstown is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,320 people, up 29.3% since 2016.
Johnstown, Co. Kildare, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #28 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Johnstown scores 63/100 on safety, ~55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Johnstown over the last 24 months was €398,238, most between €352,423 and €662,500 (Property Price Register).
Johnstown is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 8% → 3%, in line with nationally, third-level education up only 0 points — behind the national rise, population grew 29.3% — well above the national 8%.
New builds are rare in Johnstown — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
5 planning applications were lodged within Johnstown in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (27 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Johnstown scores 81/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 29.3% since 2016).
Johnstown scores 56/100 for schools and education.
Johnstown is about 32 minutes by road from Dublin.
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.