Roscrea, Co. Tipperary scores 55/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €232,500 (most €164,250–€287,000), it scores 53/100 for safety (57.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 5,139 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on local economy.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
These seven scores and the 55/100 are measured across the E53 Eircode area, not Roscrea alone — an area that takes in much of Tipperary. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the E53 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Tipperary). Neither is measured for Roscrea on its own.
5,139 people.
Population is for Roscrea itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
18th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Roscrea, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, scores 55/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Roscrea scores 53/100 on safety, ~57.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Roscrea over the last 24 months was €232,500, with most sales between €164,250 and €287,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Roscrea over the last 24 months was €232,500, most between €164,250 and €287,000 (Property Price Register).
Roscrea is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 21% → 12% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 2 points — behind the national rise, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 20% of homes sold in Roscrea in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
19 planning applications were lodged within Roscrea in the last 12 months, covering 27 residential units (170 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Roscrea scores 79/100 for families and community.
Roscrea scores 32/100 for schools and education, with 5 schools in the area.
Roscrea is about 53 minutes by road from Limerick, with 1 rail stop nearby.
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 October 2026.