Ballindrait, Co. Donegal scores 49/100 for quality of life, #91 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €162,500 (most €142,000–€238,250), it scores 70/100 for safety (39 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 100 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, 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 49/100 are measured across the F92 Eircode area, not Ballindrait alone — an area that takes in much of Donegal. 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 Ballindrait is #75 of 107 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the F92 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Donegal). Neither is measured for Ballindrait on its own.
100 people.
Population is for Ballindrait itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
Not ranked: under 2,000 residents, one pub swings the per-head figure too far.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Ballindrait, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Ballindrait, Co. Donegal, scores 49/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #91 of the 107 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Ballindrait scores 70/100 on safety, ~39.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballindrait over the last 24 months was €162,500, with most sales between €142,000 and €238,250 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Ballindrait over the last 24 months was €162,500, most between €142,000 and €238,250 (Property Price Register).
Ballindrait is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 31% → 20% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise.
2 planning applications were lodged within Ballindrait in the last 12 months (5 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballindrait scores 76/100 for families and community.
Ballindrait scores 28/100 for schools and education.
Ballindrait is about 176 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 October 2026.