Limerick has the third highest level of disposable income in the country and is 1.6% above the National Average.

Limerick also has a high quality stock of housing which is much more affordable than other parts of the county; the average new house price in Limerick is equivalent to 89.3% of the national average and 69.2% of the average new house in Dublin.

The average second hand house price in Limerick is equivalent to 72.4% of the national average, and 55.2% of the average second hand house price in Dublin (Jim Power report 'Limerick - A City of Opportunity?', June 2008, pp 16).

Limerick can therefore offer much greater affordability when compared with other gateway cities.