Kilmore, Co. Wexford scores 59/100 for quality of life, #61 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €329,950 (most €275,000–€395,000), it scores 64/100 for safety (52.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 194 people live here, down 2.5% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 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 Kilmore is #58 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
194 people, down 2.5% since 2016.
Kilmore, Co. Wexford, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #61 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Kilmore scores 64/100 on safety, ~52.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Kilmore over the last 24 months was €329,950, most between €275,000 and €395,000 (Property Price Register).
Kilmore is rated "Declining" — unemployment rose 7% → 11% — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 0 points — behind the national rise, population fell 2.5% since 2016, prices up 10.0%.
New builds are rare in Kilmore — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
2 planning applications were lodged within Kilmore in the last 12 months (5 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Kilmore scores 70/100 for families and community.
Kilmore scores 38/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Kilmore is about 63 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 August 2026.