Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon scores 54/100 for quality of life, #86 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €134,000 (most €71,500–€170,000), it scores 77/100 for safety (35 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,212 people live here, up 42.9% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated July 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 Ballaghaderreen is #81 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
2,212 people, up 42.9% since 2016.
Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon, scores 54/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #86 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Ballaghaderreen scores 77/100 on safety, ~35.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballaghaderreen over the last 24 months was €134,000, most between €71,500 and €170,000 (Property Price Register).
Ballaghaderreen is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 26% → 19% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 3 points — behind the national rise, population grew 42.9% — well above the national 8%.
New builds are rare in Ballaghaderreen — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
6 planning applications were lodged within Ballaghaderreen in the last 12 months (55 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballaghaderreen scores 88/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 42.9% since 2016).
Ballaghaderreen scores 18/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Ballaghaderreen is about 85 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 July 2026.