Listowel, Co. Kerry scores 66/100 for quality of life, #32 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €246,000 (most €185,750–€306,750), it scores 72/100 for safety (42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 4,063 people live here, up 0.3% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, 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 Listowel is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
4,063 people, up 0.3% since 2016.
Listowel, Co. Kerry, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #32 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Listowel scores 72/100 on safety, ~42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Listowel over the last 24 months was €246,000, most between €185,750 and €306,750 (Property Price Register).
Listowel is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 22% → 14% — faster than nationally, population grew just 0.3% vs 8% nationally, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
New builds are rare in Listowel — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
22 planning applications were lodged within Listowel in the last 12 months, covering 33 residential units (194 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Listowel scores 72/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 0.3% since 2016).
Listowel scores 29/100 for schools and education, with 6 schools in the area.
Listowel is about 70 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 July 2026.