Tramore, Co. Waterford scores 59/100 for quality of life, #59 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €330,397 (most €269,208–€415,000), it scores 51/100 for safety (75.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 10,796 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 59/100 are measured across the X91 Eircode area, not Tramore alone — an area that takes in much of WATERFORD. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Tramore is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the X91 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Waterford). Neither is measured for Tramore on its own.
10,796 people.
Population is for Tramore itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
38th 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 Tramore, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Tramore, Co. Waterford, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #59 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Tramore scores 51/100 on safety, ~75.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Tramore over the last 24 months was €330,397, most between €269,208 and €415,000 (Property Price Register).
Tramore is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 15% → 8% — faster than nationally.
About 34% of homes sold in Tramore in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
83 planning applications were lodged within Tramore in the last 12 months, covering 113 residential units (591 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Tramore scores 66/100 for families and community.
Tramore scores 32/100 for schools and education, with 5 schools in the area.
Tramore is about 15 minutes by road from Waterford.
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.