Kill, Co. Kildare scores 66/100 for quality of life, #28 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €460,000 (most €377,500–€524,229), it scores 63/100 for safety (55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,355 people live here, up 9% since 2016. It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About 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 Kill is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
3,355 people, up 9% since 2016.
Kill, 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.
Kill scores 63/100 on safety, ~55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Kill over the last 24 months was €460,000, most between €377,500 and €524,229 (Property Price Register).
Kill is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 8% → 3%, in line with nationally, third-level education up only 0 points — behind the national rise, prices up 15.7%.
About 21% of homes sold in Kill in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
26 planning applications were lodged within Kill in the last 12 months, covering 8 residential units (200 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Kill scores 81/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 9% since 2016).
Kill scores 56/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Kill is about 30 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.