Tullow, Co. Carlow scores 55/100 for quality of life, #56 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €281,469 (most €217,000–€330,297), it scores 65/100 for safety (43.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents across its Garda division), 4,916 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on local economy.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
These seven scores and the 55/100 are measured across the R93 Eircode area, not Tullow alone — an area that takes in much of Carlow. 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 Tullow is #49 of 107 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the R93 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Kilkenny/Carlow). Neither is measured for Tullow on its own.
4,916 people.
Population is for Tullow itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
47th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Tullow, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Tullow, Co. Carlow, scores 55/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #56 of the 107 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
The R93 Eircode area around Tullow scores 65/100 on safety. Its Garda division, Kilkenny/Carlow, records ~43.5 crimes per 1,000 residents (An Garda Síochána); there is no official figure for Tullow on its own.
Tullow is rated "disadvantaged" on the Pobal HP Deprivation Index, averaging -10.2 across its Electoral Divisions, where 0 is the national average (range -12.1 to +1.6) (Pobal / CSO Census 2022).
The median sale price in Tullow over the last 24 months was €281,469, with most sales between €217,000 and €330,297 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Tullow over the last 24 months was €281,469, most between €217,000 and €330,297 (Property Price Register).
Tullow is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 21% → 12% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 27% of homes sold in Tullow in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
20 planning applications were lodged within Tullow in the last 12 months, covering 38 residential units (165 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Tullow scores 71/100 for families and community.
Tullow scores 38/100 for schools and education, with 4 schools in the area.
Tullow is about 70 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 October 2026.