House prices in Ireland — €290,769 median by county
Dublin median house price is €490,000. Longford's median is €190,000 — a gap of €300,000 within the same country. These figures come from the Property Price Register — every residential transaction filed with Revenue. Not asking prices. Not estimates. The data is below.
House prices by county — all 26 counties ranked
| County | Median Price | Transactions | % Owner-Occupied |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Dublin | €490,000 | 6,577 | — |
| 2. Wicklow | €465,000 | 608 | 76.8% |
| 3. Kildare | €428,000 | 906 | 78.4% |
| 4. Meath | €385,000 | 730 | 81.1% |
| 5. Galway | €350,000 | 970 | 81.6% |
| 6. Cork | €346,000 | 2,266 | 79.3% |
| 7. Louth | €300,000 | 514 | 74.6% |
| 8. Kerry | €290,000 | 510 | 80.4% |
| 9. Kilkenny | €290,000 | 343 | 82.3% |
| 10. Westmeath | €290,000 | 393 | 81.2% |
| 11. Wexford | €288,500 | 792 | 78.0% |
| 12. Clare | €287,500 | 484 | 78.5% |
| 13. Carlow | €281,000 | 210 | 78.5% |
| 14. Limerick | €275,000 | 783 | 81.1% |
| 15. Laois | €275,000 | 326 | 83.1% |
| 16. Waterford | €265,000 | 520 | 82.2% |
| 17. Offaly | €261,000 | 277 | 82.4% |
| 18. Tipperary | €250,000 | 604 | — |
| 19. Cavan | €242,750 | 342 | 79.4% |
| 20. Sligo | €240,000 | 317 | 79.1% |
| 21. Monaghan | €220,250 | 188 | 78.8% |
| 22. Mayo | €220,000 | 551 | 80.6% |
| 23. Leitrim | €220,000 | 211 | 79.3% |
| 24. Roscommon | €215,000 | 309 | 82.5% |
| 25. Donegal | €195,000 | 616 | 76.3% |
| 26. Longford | €190,000 | 199 | 73.8% |
Cheapest counties to buy a house in Ireland
The most affordable counties by median purchase price from the Property Price Register. Lower prices in these counties typically reflect lower population density and more limited employment access — but the gap to Dublin is historically wide.
Most expensive counties for property
What the Property Price Register reveals
- PPR vs asking prices: The Property Price Register captures the agreed sale price for every residential transaction in Ireland, filed with Revenue. Asking prices on Daft.ie and MyHome.ie are typically 5–15% above final sale prices in competitive markets. PPR data is what the market actually clears at.
- Median vs mean: IrelandInsights uses the median purchase price — the midpoint of all transactions — rather than the mean. Median is a more robust measure of the typical buyer's experience. A small number of very expensive sales in Dublin can pull the mean significantly above what a typical buyer pays.
- Census ownership rates: Counties with low owner-occupancy (Dublin at ~36%, Census 2022) are not cheap to buy in — they are expensive enough that ownership has become structurally inaccessible. Counties with high ownership (Leitrim ~82%) reflect the opposite: prices have remained within reach of typical local incomes.
- Transaction volume: High transaction counts indicate a liquid market. Low counts (common in rural counties) mean the median can be influenced by a small number of sales — treat low-volume county figures as directional rather than precise.
Buying vs renting by county — the calculation
The rent-vs-buy decision depends on the local price-to-rent ratio. In Dublin, buying a €520,000 home requires a €50,000+ deposit and a mortgage of approximately €2,300/month at current rates — comparable to renting a similar property. In Longford, a €165,000 property can be purchased with a €17,000 deposit and a mortgage of roughly €800/month — often cheaper than local rents.
The IrelandInsights map shows live house prices from the Property Price Register alongside Census 2022 ownership patterns — compare any area directly.
The counties where the price-to-income gap is widest — Dublin and the commuter belt — are visible on the map above. Whether that gap narrows depends on supply completions in the LDA pipeline and the Central Bank's mortgage rules. The data updates with each new PPR release.
Map property prices by area
Property Price Register transactions mapped at electoral division level for all 26 counties. Compare any area's sale prices against its Census 2022 ownership and rental tenure data.
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