Kilrush, Co. Clare scores 46/100 for quality of life, #107 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €208,500 (most €135,000–€290,000), it scores 68/100 for safety (48.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,790 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 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 46/100 are measured across the V15 Eircode area, not Kilrush alone — an area that takes in much of CLARE. 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 Kilrush is #103 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the V15 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Clare). Neither is measured for Kilrush on its own.
2,790 people.
Population is for Kilrush itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
94th 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 Kilrush, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Kilrush, Co. Clare, scores 46/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #107 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Kilrush scores 68/100 on safety, ~48.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Kilrush over the last 24 months was €208,500, most between €135,000 and €290,000 (Property Price Register).
Kilrush is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 29% → 20% — faster than nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, recorded crime falling.
About 1% of homes sold in Kilrush in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
32 planning applications were lodged within Kilrush in the last 12 months, covering 57 residential units (173 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Kilrush scores 81/100 for families and community.
Kilrush scores 18/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Kilrush is about 69 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 August 2026.