Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny scores 62/100 for quality of life, #44 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €290,000 (most €220,000–€417,500), it scores 62/100 for safety (57.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 919 people live here, down 42.8% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind 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 Paulstown is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
919 people, down 42.8% since 2016.
Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny, scores 62/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #44 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Paulstown scores 62/100 on safety, ~57.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Paulstown over the last 24 months was €290,000, most between €220,000 and €417,500 (Property Price Register).
Paulstown is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 12% → 5% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, population fell 42.8% since 2016, prices up 55.5%.
New builds are rare in Paulstown — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
4 planning applications were lodged within Paulstown in the last 12 months, covering 14 residential units (14 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Paulstown scores 78/100 for families and community.
Paulstown scores 43/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Paulstown is about 43 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.