Prosperous, Co. Kildare scores 66/100 for quality of life, #28 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €400,881 (most €356,828–€461,500), it scores 63/100 for safety (55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,413 people live here. It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About 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 Prosperous is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
2,413 people.
Prosperous, Co. Kildare, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #28 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Prosperous scores 63/100 on safety, ~55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Prosperous over the last 24 months was €400,881, most between €356,828 and €461,500 (Property Price Register).
Prosperous is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 13% → 8% — faster than nationally.
About 13% of homes sold in Prosperous in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
13 planning applications were lodged within Prosperous in the last 12 months, covering 6 residential units (106 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Prosperous scores 81/100 for families and community.
Prosperous scores 56/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Prosperous is about 44 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.