Newmarket-On-Fergus, Co. Clare scores 66/100 for quality of life, #29 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €262,500 (most €186,500–€330,000), it scores 68/100 for safety (48.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,614 people live here, up 45.1% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
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 Newmarket-On-Fergus is #18 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,614 people, up 45.1% since 2016.
Newmarket-On-Fergus, Co. Clare, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #29 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Newmarket-On-Fergus scores 68/100 on safety, ~48.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Newmarket-On-Fergus over the last 24 months was €262,500, most between €186,500 and €330,000 (Property Price Register).
Newmarket-On-Fergus is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 12% → 7%, in line with nationally, third-level education up only 3 points — behind the national rise, population grew 45.1% — well above the national 8%, prices up 13.7%.
New builds are rare in Newmarket-On-Fergus — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
11 planning applications were lodged within Newmarket-On-Fergus in the last 12 months, covering 5 residential units (66 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Newmarket-On-Fergus scores 81/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 45.1% since 2016).
Newmarket-On-Fergus scores 52/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Newmarket-On-Fergus is about 24 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 August 2026.