Killenard, Co. Laois scores 53/100 for quality of life, #91 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €437,500 (most €352,422–€625,000), it scores 40/100 for safety (90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 741 people live here, up 5% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on local economy.
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 Killenard is #85 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
741 people, up 5% since 2016.
Killenard, Co. Laois, scores 53/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #91 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Killenard scores 40/100 on safety, ~90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Killenard over the last 24 months was €437,500, most between €352,422 and €625,000 (Property Price Register).
Killenard is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 12% → 8%, in line with nationally, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, prices up 44.4%.
About 13% of homes sold in Killenard in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
16 planning applications were lodged within Killenard in the last 12 months, covering 7 residential units (52 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Killenard scores 78/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 5% since 2016).
Killenard scores 44/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Killenard is about 64 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.