Tullamore, Co. Offaly scores 52/100 for quality of life, #93 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €289,950 (most €213,063–€350,000), it scores 40/100 for safety (90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 15,333 people live here, up 4.8% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, 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 Tullamore is #85 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
15,333 people, up 4.8% since 2016.
23rd most vibrant large town in Ireland, of 65 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 large towns only. Tourist towns read high — the venues are real, but not all of them are there for the people who live here.
Tullamore, Co. Offaly, scores 52/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #93 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Tullamore scores 40/100 on safety, ~90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Tullamore over the last 24 months was €289,950, most between €213,063 and €350,000 (Property Price Register).
Tullamore is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 20% → 12% — faster than nationally, prices up 6.2%.
About 12% of homes sold in Tullamore in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
93 planning applications were lodged within Tullamore in the last 12 months, covering 810 residential units (694 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Tullamore scores 77/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 4.8% since 2016).
Tullamore scores 34/100 for schools and education, with 11 schools in the area.
Tullamore is about 77 minutes by road from Dublin, 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.