Ballinagh, Co. Cavan scores 55/100 for quality of life, #80 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €272,000 (most €174,000–€305,000), it scores 74/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,280 people live here, up 32% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
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 Ballinagh is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,280 people, up 32% since 2016.
Vibrancy is the plain count of places to eat, drink and go out — restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways, nightclubs and cinemas in and around the town. Per head is the different question of whether a town is well served for its size.
Not ranked: under 2,000 residents, one pub swings the per-head figure too far to mean anything.
Ballinagh, Co. Cavan, scores 55/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #80 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Ballinagh scores 74/100 on safety, ~40.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballinagh over the last 24 months was €272,000, most between €174,000 and €305,000 (Property Price Register).
Ballinagh is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 20% → 11% — faster than nationally, third-level education up 11 points — faster than nationally, population grew 32.0% — well above the national 8%, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 9% of homes sold in Ballinagh in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
6 planning applications were lodged within Ballinagh in the last 12 months, covering 6 residential units (45 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballinagh scores 82/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 32% since 2016).
Ballinagh scores 42/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Ballinagh is about 101 minutes by road from Dublin.
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.