Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon scores 50/100 for quality of life, #81 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €140,000 (most €85,000–€178,000), it scores 71/100 for safety (35 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,212 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on local economy.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 50/100 are measured across the F45 Eircode area, not Ballaghaderreen alone — an area that takes in much of Roscommon. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 #71 of 107 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the F45 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Roscommon/Longford). Neither is measured for Ballaghaderreen on its own.
2,212 people.
Population is for Ballaghaderreen itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
77th 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 Ballaghaderreen, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon, scores 50/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #81 of the 107 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 €140,000, with most sales between €85,000 and €178,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Ballaghaderreen over the last 24 months was €140,000, most between €85,000 and €178,000 (Property Price Register).
Ballaghaderreen is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 26% → 19% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 3 points — behind the national rise.
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 (59 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballaghaderreen scores 85/100 for families and community.
Ballaghaderreen scores 16/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools 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 October 2026.