Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford scores 72/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €228,000 (most €180,000–€335,000), it scores 51/100 for safety (75.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 664 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Updated September 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 72/100 are measured across the X42 Eircode area, not Kilmacthomas alone — an area that takes in much of WATERFORD. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the X42 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Waterford). Neither is measured for Kilmacthomas on its own.
664 people.
Population is for Kilmacthomas itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
Not ranked: under 2,000 residents, one pub swings the per-head figure too far.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Kilmacthomas, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford, scores 72/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Kilmacthomas scores 51/100 on safety, ~75.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Kilmacthomas over the last 24 months was €228,000, with most sales between €180,000 and €335,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Kilmacthomas over the last 24 months was €228,000, most between €180,000 and €335,000 (Property Price Register).
Kilmacthomas is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 19% → 10% — faster than nationally, recorded crime falling.
About 5% of homes sold in Kilmacthomas in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
5 planning applications were lodged within Kilmacthomas in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (31 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Kilmacthomas scores 81/100 for families and community.
Kilmacthomas scores 54/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Kilmacthomas is about 28 minutes by road from Waterford.
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 September 2026.