Rosscarbery, Co. Cork scores 68/100 for quality of life, #23 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €400,000 (most €300,000–€494,000), it scores 89/100 for safety (17.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 860 people live here, down 47.7% since 2016. It's strongest on safety and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above 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 Rosscarbery is #18 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
860 people, down 47.7% since 2016.
Rosscarbery, Co. Cork, scores 68/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #23 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on safety and family & community.
Rosscarbery scores 89/100 on safety, ~17.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Rosscarbery over the last 24 months was €400,000, most between €300,000 and €494,000 (Property Price Register).
Rosscarbery is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 7% → 5%, in line with nationally, population fell 47.7% since 2016, prices up 68.1%.
New builds are rare in Rosscarbery — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
9 planning applications were lodged within Rosscarbery in the last 12 months (122 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Rosscarbery scores 84/100 for families and community.
Rosscarbery scores 58/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Rosscarbery is about 62 minutes by road from Cork.
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.