Kernanstown, Co. Carlow scores 56/100 for quality of life, #74 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks. The median home sells for €237,000 (most €218,500–€255,500), it scores 62/100 for safety (57.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 117 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
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 Kernanstown is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
117 people.
Kernanstown, Co. Carlow, scores 56/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #74 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Kernanstown scores 62/100 on safety, ~57.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Kernanstown over the last 24 months was €237,000, most between €218,500 and €255,500 (Property Price Register).
Kernanstown scores 70/100 for families and community.
Kernanstown scores 42/100 for schools and education.
Kernanstown is about 58 minutes by road from Waterford.
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.