Place profile · Lixnaw, Co. Kerry

Is Lixnaw a good place to live?

Lixnaw is on the up.

Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.

Unemployment fell 22% → 9% — faster than nationally Third-level education up only 3 points — behind the national rise Population grew 59.8% — well above the national 8%

Where Lixnaw sits.

Co. Kerry · 2 bus stops · no rail.

84 min
drive to Limerick

Ranked #3 in Kerry for quality of life.

66/100
#35 nationally
Affordability99
Environment84
Family & community75
Safety72
Transport & services65
Schools & education40
Local economy30

Homes sell for €246,000.

€150,000€300,000
0% new-build25 sales / 2yr

Affordable for its access.

99/100
Affordability score

Clean, green surrounds.

84/100
Environment score

Good for families.

75/100
Family & community score

A community that's growing.

903 people, up 59.8% since 2016.

Who lives here.

29%
third-level
26%
professional
15.2%
unemployment
Affluence: disadvantaged

Mostly owner-occupied.

66.7% own12.4% rent18.7% social

The honest trade-offs.

Schools & education 40/100 Local economy 30/100

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.