Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow scores 76/100 for quality of life, #9 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up”. The median home sells for €440,529 (most €414,097–€480,176), it scores 70/100 for safety (43.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,539 people live here. It's strongest on local economy and environment, weakest on affordability.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — and pulling ahead of 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 Newtownmountkennedy is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
3,539 people.
103rd most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Vibrancy is the plain count of places to eat, drink and go out — restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways, nightclubs and cinemas in and around the town. Per head is the different question of whether a town is well served for its size.
Ranked against small towns only. Tourist towns read high — the venues are real, but not all of them are there for the people who live here.
Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow, scores 76/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #9 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on local economy and environment.
Newtownmountkennedy scores 70/100 on safety, ~43.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Newtownmountkennedy over the last 24 months was €440,529, most between €414,097 and €480,176 (Property Price Register).
Newtownmountkennedy is rated "On the up" — unemployment fell 10% → 7%, in line with nationally, recorded crime falling.
About 73% of homes sold in Newtownmountkennedy in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
22 planning applications were lodged within Newtownmountkennedy in the last 12 months (167 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Newtownmountkennedy scores 80/100 for families and community.
Newtownmountkennedy scores 76/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Newtownmountkennedy is about 38 minutes by road from Dublin.
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.