Kilmallock, Co. Limerick scores 50/100 for quality of life, #102 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €220,000 (most €128,125–€281,938), it scores 42/100 for safety (88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,761 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Kilmallock is #93 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,761 people.
Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, scores 50/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #102 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Kilmallock scores 42/100 on safety, ~88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Kilmallock over the last 24 months was €220,000, most between €128,125 and €281,938 (Property Price Register).
Kilmallock is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell 13% → 10%, in line with nationally, third-level education up only 0 points — behind the national rise, prices up 36.4%, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 19% of homes sold in Kilmallock in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
6 planning applications were lodged within Kilmallock in the last 12 months, covering 9 residential units (37 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Kilmallock scores 85/100 for families and community.
Kilmallock scores 32/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Kilmallock is about 38 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.