Balbriggan, Co. Fingal scores 60/100 for quality of life, #55 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €330,000 (most €271,500–€383,260), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 22,570 people live here, up 3.4% since 2016. It's strongest on environment and affordability, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind 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 Balbriggan is #58 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
22,570 people, up 3.4% since 2016.
Balbriggan, Co. Fingal, scores 60/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #55 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and affordability.
Balbriggan scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Balbriggan over the last 24 months was €330,000, most between €271,500 and €383,260 (Property Price Register).
Balbriggan is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 16% → 10% — faster than nationally, population grew just 3.4% vs 8% nationally, prices up 9.3%, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
New builds are rare in Balbriggan — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
68 planning applications were lodged within Balbriggan in the last 12 months, covering 815 residential units (334 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Balbriggan scores 68/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 3.4% since 2016).
Balbriggan scores 50/100 for schools and education, with 10 schools in the area.
Balbriggan is about 31 minutes by road from Dublin, 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.