Killaloe, Co. Clare scores 58/100 for quality of life, #69 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €325,000 (most €256,000–€440,529), it scores 42/100 for safety (88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,176 people live here, up 7.1% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About 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 Killaloe is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,176 people, up 7.1% since 2016.
Killaloe, Co. Clare, scores 58/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #69 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Killaloe scores 42/100 on safety, ~88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Killaloe over the last 24 months was €325,000, most between €256,000 and €440,529 (Property Price Register).
Killaloe is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 14% → 9%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 9 points — faster than nationally.
New builds are rare in Killaloe — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
15 planning applications were lodged within Killaloe in the last 12 months, covering 23 residential units (84 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Killaloe scores 72/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 7.1% since 2016).
Killaloe scores 46/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Killaloe is about 27 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 July 2026.