Youghal, Co. Cork scores 61/100 for quality of life, #50 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €255,000 (most €205,000–€325,000), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 8,260 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 61/100 are measured across the P36 Eircode area, not Youghal alone — an area that takes in much of CORK. 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 Youghal is #31 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the P36 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cork City). Neither is measured for Youghal on its own.
8,260 people.
Population is for Youghal itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
23rd 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 Youghal, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Youghal, Co. Cork, scores 61/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #50 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Youghal scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Youghal over the last 24 months was €255,000, most between €205,000 and €325,000 (Property Price Register).
Youghal is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 21% → 10% — faster than nationally, prices up 24.1%, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 3% of homes sold in Youghal in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
58 planning applications were lodged within Youghal in the last 12 months, covering 165 residential units (335 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Youghal scores 77/100 for families and community.
Youghal scores 56/100 for schools and education, with 4 schools in the area.
Youghal is about 45 minutes by road from Cork.
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.