Lismore, Co. Waterford scores 58/100 for quality of life, #67 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €275,000 (most €185,250–€322,500), it scores 56/100 for safety (67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,347 people live here, up 1.3% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
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 Lismore is #58 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,347 people, up 1.3% since 2016.
Lismore, Co. Waterford, scores 58/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #67 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Lismore scores 56/100 on safety, ~67.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Lismore over the last 24 months was €275,000, most between €185,250 and €322,500 (Property Price Register).
Lismore is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 15% → 7% — faster than nationally, population grew just 1.3% vs 8% nationally, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
New builds are rare in Lismore — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
6 planning applications were lodged within Lismore in the last 12 months, covering 50 residential units (67 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Lismore scores 82/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 1.3% since 2016).
Lismore scores 41/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Lismore is about 57 minutes by road from Cork.
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.