Ballingarry, Co. Limerick scores 58/100 for quality of life, #69 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €263,000 (most €120,000–€353,750), it scores 42/100 for safety (88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 298 people live here, down 4.8% 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
Below average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Ballingarry is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
298 people, down 4.8% since 2016.
Ballingarry, Co. Limerick, 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.
Ballingarry scores 42/100 on safety, ~88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballingarry over the last 24 months was €263,000, most between €120,000 and €353,750 (Property Price Register).
Ballingarry is rated "Declining" — unemployment rose 9% → 11% — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 0 points — behind the national rise, population fell 4.8% since 2016, recorded crime falling.
1 planning application was lodged within Ballingarry in the last 12 months (11 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballingarry scores 72/100 for families and community.
Ballingarry scores 46/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Ballingarry is about 32 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.