Place profile · Watergrasshill, Co. Cork

Is Watergrasshill a good place to live?

Watergrasshill is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

Unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall Third-level education up 10 points — faster than nationally Population grew 20.4% — well above the national 8% Prices up 32.0%

Where Watergrasshill sits.

Co. Cork · 3 bus stops · no rail.

22 min
drive to Cork

Ranked #4 in Cork for quality of life.

66/100
#20 nationally
Family & community92
Local economy79
Environment69
Affordability68
Schools & education65
Safety61
Transport & services26

Homes sell for €371,750.

€325,991€449,504
↑ +32%20.5% new-build68 sales / 2yr

Good for families.

92/100
Family & community score

A working local economy.

79/100
Local economy score

Clean, green surrounds.

69/100
Environment score

A community that's growing.

1,626 people, up 20.4% since 2016.

Who lives here.

49%
third-level
48%
professional
3.9%
unemployment
Affluence: affluent

Mostly owner-occupied.

85.4% own10.3% rent3% social

The honest trade-offs.

Transport & services 26/100

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 2026.