Ballina, Co. North Tipperary scores 58/100 for quality of life, #69 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “prime & compounding”. The median home sells for €344,500 (most €252,375–€502,500), it scores 42/100 for safety (88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,959 people live here, up 5.9% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.
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 Ballina is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
2,959 people, up 5.9% since 2016.
Ballina, Co. North Tipperary, scores 58/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #69 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Ballina scores 42/100 on safety, ~88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballina over the last 24 months was €344,500, most between €252,375 and €502,500 (Property Price Register).
Ballina is rated "Prime & compounding" — unemployment fell 8% → 5%, in line with nationally, prices up 47.7%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Ballina — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
23 planning applications were lodged within Ballina in the last 12 months, covering 9 residential units (191 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballina scores 72/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 5.9% since 2016).
Ballina scores 46/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Ballina is about 27 minutes by road from Limerick.
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.