Place profile · Newmarket, Co. Cork

Is Newmarket a good place to live?

Newmarket is stagnating.

Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.

↓ Unemployment fell 13% → 7%, in line with nationally↑ Third-level education up only 0 points — behind the national rise

Where Newmarket sits.

Co. Cork · 2 bus stops · no rail.

56 min
drive to Cork

Ranked #12 in Cork for quality of life.

64/100
#57 nationally
Affordability99
Family & community82
Environment66
Transport & services57
Safety56
Local economy49
Schools & education41

Homes sell for €180,000.

€125,250€258,750
-24.1%0% new-build42 sales / 2yr
€€

Affordable for its access.

99/100
Affordability score

Good for families.

82/100
Family & community score

Clean, green surrounds.

66/100
Environment score

The community here.

445 people.

Who lives here.

33%
third-level
41%
professional
7.2%
unemployment
Affluence: below average

Mostly owner-occupied.

75.7% own10.2% rent7.9% social

For sale in Newmarket right now.

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The honest trade-offs.

↓ Schools & education 41/100

Compare with nearby towns.

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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.