Killorglin, Co. Kerry scores 53/100 for quality of life, #68 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €300,000 (most €197,250–€400,000), it scores 66/100 for safety (42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,163 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
These seven scores and the 53/100 are measured across the V93 Eircode area, not Killorglin alone — an area that takes in much of Kerry. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 #66 of 107 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the V93 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Kerry). Neither is measured for Killorglin on its own.
2,163 people.
Population is for Killorglin itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
49th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Killorglin, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Killorglin, Co. Kerry, scores 53/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #68 of the 107 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
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 €300,000, with most sales between €197,250 and €400,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Killorglin over the last 24 months was €300,000, most between €197,250 and €400,000 (Property Price Register).
Killorglin is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 13% → 9%, in line with nationally, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 10% of homes sold in Killorglin in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
14 planning applications were lodged within Killorglin in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (91 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Killorglin scores 81/100 for families and community.
Killorglin scores 40/100 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 October 2026.