Athleague, Co. Roscommon scores 59/100 for quality of life, #63 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €275,000 (most €118,750–€324,000), it scores 77/100 for safety (35 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 553 people live here. 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 — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
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 Athleague is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
553 people.
Athleague, Co. Roscommon, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #63 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Athleague scores 77/100 on safety, ~35.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Athleague over the last 24 months was €275,000, most between €118,750 and €324,000 (Property Price Register).
Athleague is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 14% → 9% — faster than nationally, third-level education up 12 points — faster than nationally, prices up 22.4%.
New builds are rare in Athleague — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
4 planning applications were lodged within Athleague in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (19 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Athleague scores 86/100 for families and community.
Athleague scores 40/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Athleague is about 69 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.