Killorglin, Co. Kerry scores 67/100 for quality of life, #26 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €285,000 (most €185,000–€360,000), it scores 72/100 for safety (42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,163 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below 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 Killorglin is #18 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
2,163 people.
Killorglin, Co. Kerry, scores 67/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #26 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Killorglin scores 72/100 on safety, ~42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Killorglin over the last 24 months was €285,000, most between €185,000 and €360,000 (Property Price Register).
Killorglin is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 13% → 9%, in line with nationally, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
New builds are rare in Killorglin — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
13 planning applications were lodged within Killorglin in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (80 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Killorglin scores 78/100 for families and community.
Killorglin scores 41/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Killorglin is about 92 minutes by road from Cork.
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.