Place profile · Kinsale, Co. Cork

Is Kinsale a good place to live?

Kinsale is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

↓ Unemployment fell 10% → 6%↑ Third-level education up 9 points↑ Population grew 5.3% since 2016↑ Prices up 22.3%

Where Kinsale sits.

Co. Cork · 10 bus stops · no rail.

30 min
drive to Cork

Ranked #1 in Cork for quality of life.

75/100
#1 nationally
Environment95
Safety89
Family & community84
Local economy80
Schools & education76
Affordability51
Transport & services48

Homes sell for €438,326.

€383,259€620,870
↑ +22.3%7.4% new-build331 sales / 2yr

Clean, green surrounds.

95/100
Environment score

Quiet and safe.

89/100
17.3/1,000

Good for families.

84/100
Family & community score

A community that's growing.

5,991 people, up 5.3% since 2016.

Who lives here.

49%
third-level
46%
professional
7.9%
unemployment
Affluence: above average

Mostly owner-occupied.

64.7% own26.8% rent6.8% social

For sale in Kinsale right now.

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Compare with nearby towns.

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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 2026.