Tralee, Co. Kerry scores 61/100 for quality of life, #51 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €270,000 (most €192,500–€358,000), it scores 72/100 for safety (42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 25,824 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on local economy.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Tralee is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
25,824 people.
Tralee, Co. Kerry, scores 61/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #51 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Tralee scores 72/100 on safety, ~42.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Tralee over the last 24 months was €270,000, most between €192,500 and €358,000 (Property Price Register).
Tralee is rated "Declining" — unemployment rose 13% → 14% — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 0 points — behind the national rise, prices up 27.5%, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 26% of homes sold in Tralee in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
106 planning applications were lodged within Tralee in the last 12 months, covering 194 residential units (862 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Tralee scores 75/100 for families and community.
Tralee scores 40/100 for schools and education, with 13 schools in the area.
Tralee is about 90 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 July 2026.