Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny scores 60/100 for quality of life, #53 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €220,000 (most €120,000–€248,750), it scores 56/100 for safety (64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 881 people live here, up 22.5% 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 Urlingford is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
881 people, up 22.5% since 2016.
Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny, scores 60/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #53 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Urlingford scores 56/100 on safety, ~64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Urlingford over the last 24 months was €220,000, most between €120,000 and €248,750 (Property Price Register).
Urlingford is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 27% → 16% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, population grew 22.5% — well above the national 8%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Urlingford — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
2 planning applications were lodged within Urlingford in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (26 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Urlingford scores 79/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 22.5% since 2016).
Urlingford scores 28/100 for schools and education.
Urlingford 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 August 2026.