Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny scores 59/100 for quality of life, #59 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €252,500 (most €195,750–€342,375), it scores 51/100 for safety (75.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,184 people live here, up 39.3% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than 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 Mooncoin is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,184 people, up 39.3% since 2016.
Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #59 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Mooncoin scores 51/100 on safety, ~75.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Mooncoin over the last 24 months was €252,500, most between €195,750 and €342,375 (Property Price Register).
Mooncoin is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 15% → 10%, in line with nationally, population grew 39.3% — well above the national 8%, prices up 34.3%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Mooncoin — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
6 planning applications were lodged within Mooncoin in the last 12 months, covering 36 residential units (31 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Mooncoin scores 66/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 39.3% since 2016).
Mooncoin scores 32/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Mooncoin is about 14 minutes by road from Waterford.
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.