New Ross, Co. Wexford scores 56/100 for quality of life, #76 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €196,875 (most €135,000–€278,750), it scores 64/100 for safety (52.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 7,949 people live here, up 7.2% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated July 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 New Ross is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
7,949 people, up 7.2% since 2016.
New Ross, Co. Wexford, scores 56/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #76 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
New Ross scores 64/100 on safety, ~52.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in New Ross over the last 24 months was €196,875, most between €135,000 and €278,750 (Property Price Register).
New Ross is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 25% → 16% — faster than nationally, prices up 25.3%.
New builds are rare in New Ross — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
29 planning applications were lodged within New Ross in the last 12 months, covering 82 residential units (272 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
New Ross scores 66/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 7.2% since 2016).
New Ross scores 22/100 for schools and education, with 7 schools in the area.
New Ross is about 26 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 July 2026.