Ailt An Chorráin, Co. Donegal scores 50/100 for quality of life, #103 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €86,000 (most €83,000–€128,000), it scores 71/100 for safety (44.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 311 people live here, down 36.7% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
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 Ailt An Chorráin is #93 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
311 people, down 36.7% since 2016.
Ailt An Chorráin, Co. Donegal, scores 50/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #103 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Ailt An Chorráin scores 71/100 on safety, ~44.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ailt An Chorráin over the last 24 months was €86,000, most between €83,000 and €128,000 (Property Price Register).
Ailt An Chorráin is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 24% → 14% — faster than nationally, population fell 36.7% since 2016.
New builds are rare in Ailt An Chorráin — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
9 planning applications were lodged within Ailt An Chorráin in the last 12 months, covering 6 residential units (30 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ailt An Chorráin scores 83/100 for families and community.
Ailt An Chorráin scores 20/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Ailt An Chorráin is about 232 minutes by road from Galway.
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.