Sneem, Co. Kerry scores 67/100 for quality of life, #26 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €233,480 (most €165,000–€265,000), it scores 72/100 for safety (42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 386 people live here, up 17.7% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
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 Sneem is #18 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
386 people, up 17.7% since 2016.
Sneem, Co. Kerry, scores 67/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #26 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Sneem scores 72/100 on safety, ~42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Sneem over the last 24 months was €233,480, most between €165,000 and €265,000 (Property Price Register).
Sneem is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment rose 6% → 9% — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 0 points — behind the national rise, population grew 17.7% — well above the national 8%, prices up 55.9%.
About 75% of homes sold in Sneem in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
7 planning applications were lodged within Sneem in the last 12 months (39 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Sneem scores 78/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 17.7% since 2016).
Sneem scores 41/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Sneem is about 104 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.