Tipperary, Co. South Tipperary scores 60/100 for quality of life, #55 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €225,000 (most €155,000–€307,000), it scores 56/100 for safety (64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 5,387 people live here, up 2.5% 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
Below 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 Tipperary is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
5,387 people, up 2.5% since 2016.
25th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Vibrancy is the plain count of places to eat, drink and go out — restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways, nightclubs and cinemas in and around the town. Per head is the different question of whether a town is well served for its size.
Ranked against small towns only. Tourist towns read high — the venues are real, but not all of them are there for the people who live here.
Tipperary, Co. South Tipperary, scores 60/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #55 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Tipperary scores 56/100 on safety, ~64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Tipperary over the last 24 months was €225,000, most between €155,000 and €307,000 (Property Price Register).
Tipperary is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 26% → 14% — faster than nationally, population grew just 2.5% vs 8% nationally, recorded crime falling.
About 2% of homes sold in Tipperary in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
36 planning applications were lodged within Tipperary in the last 12 months, covering 5 residential units (249 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Tipperary scores 75/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 2.5% since 2016).
Tipperary scores 26/100 for schools and education, with 8 schools in the area.
Tipperary is about 39 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 August 2026.