Shocking: It will cost you €1,422 per month to rent an average size property in Longford
According to Daft.ie the average listed rent in Longford is up 93% from the level prevailing when the Covid-19 pandemic occurred
In Longford, market rents were on average 5.2% higher in the second quarter of 2025 than a year previously.
The average listed rent is now €1,422, up 93% from the level prevailing when the Covid-19 pandemic occurred.
Nationally, market rents rose by an average of 1.6% in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest Rental Report by Daft.ie, the eighteenth consecutive quarter of rising rents.
The average open-market rent nationwide between April and June was €2,055 per month, up from a low of just €765 in 2011 and 51% higher than before the outbreak of Covid-19.
Outside the five major cities, rents rose by an average of 6.2% over the last year.
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There were almost 2,300 homes available to rent nationwide on August 1.
This is down 14% year-on-year and close to half the 2015-2019 average for availability of homes to rent.