Shannon, Co. Clare scores 68/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €268,000 (most €223,750–€322,450), it scores 70/100 for safety (48.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 10,027 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and safety, weakest on local economy.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 68/100 are measured across the V14 Eircode area, not Shannon alone — an area that takes in much of Clare. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the V14 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Clare). Neither is measured for Shannon on its own.
10,027 people.
Population is for Shannon itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
60th most vibrant large town in Ireland, of 65 ranked.
Ranked against large towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Shannon, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Shannon, Co. Clare, scores 68/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and safety.
Shannon scores 68/100 on safety, ~48.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Shannon over the last 24 months was €268,000, with most sales between €223,750 and €322,450 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Shannon over the last 24 months was €268,000, most between €223,750 and €322,450 (Property Price Register).
Shannon is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 13% → 9%, in line with nationally, prices up 15.5%.
About 23% of homes sold in Shannon in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
31 planning applications were lodged within Shannon in the last 12 months, covering 30 residential units (209 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Shannon scores 69/100 for families and community.
Shannon scores 45/100 for schools and education, with 9 schools in the area.
Shannon is about 23 minutes by road from Limerick.
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.