Athenry, Co. Galway scores 67/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €371,950 (most €307,488–€422,454), it scores 61/100 for safety (60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 5,306 people live here. It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 67/100 are measured across the H65 Eircode area, not Athenry alone — an area that takes in much of GALWAY. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the H65 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Galway). Neither is measured for Athenry on its own.
5,306 people.
Population is for Athenry itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
34th 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 Athenry, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Athenry, Co. Galway, scores 67/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Athenry scores 61/100 on safety, ~60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Athenry over the last 24 months was €371,950, most between €307,488 and €422,454 (Property Price Register).
Athenry is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 12% → 7%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 30% of homes sold in Athenry in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
42 planning applications were lodged within Athenry in the last 12 months, covering 39 residential units (255 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Athenry scores 86/100 for families and community.
Athenry scores 60/100 for schools and education, with 6 schools in the area.
Athenry is about 24 minutes by road from Galway, with 1 rail stop nearby.
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.