Kingscourt, Co. Cavan scores 57/100 for quality of life, #72 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €277,767 (most €213,000–€308,370), it scores 74/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,264 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on transport & services.
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 57/100 are measured across the A82 Eircode area, not Kingscourt alone — an area that takes in much of CAVAN. 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 Kingscourt is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the A82 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cavan/Monaghan). Neither is measured for Kingscourt on its own.
2,264 people.
Population is for Kingscourt itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
48th 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 Kingscourt, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Kingscourt, Co. Cavan, scores 57/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #72 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Kingscourt scores 74/100 on safety, ~40.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Kingscourt over the last 24 months was €277,767, most between €213,000 and €308,370 (Property Price Register).
Kingscourt is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 17% → 9% — faster than nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, recorded crime falling.
About 34% of homes sold in Kingscourt in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
5 planning applications were lodged within Kingscourt in the last 12 months, covering 4 residential units (86 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Kingscourt scores 83/100 for families and community.
Kingscourt scores 42/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Kingscourt is about 78 minutes by road from Dublin.
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.