Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo scores 64/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €243,000 (most €150,000–€280,000), it scores 74/100 for safety (32.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,579 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
These seven scores and the 64/100 are measured across the F31 Eircode area, not Ballinrobe alone — an area that takes in much of Mayo. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the F31 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Mayo). Neither is measured for Ballinrobe on its own.
2,579 people.
Population is for Ballinrobe itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
104th 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 Ballinrobe, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, scores 64/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Ballinrobe scores 74/100 on safety, ~32.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballinrobe over the last 24 months was €243,000, with most sales between €150,000 and €280,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Ballinrobe over the last 24 months was €243,000, most between €150,000 and €280,000 (Property Price Register).
Ballinrobe is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 15% → 10%, in line with nationally, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 17% of homes sold in Ballinrobe in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
12 planning applications were lodged within Ballinrobe in the last 12 months, covering 15 residential units (85 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballinrobe scores 85/100 for families and community.
Ballinrobe scores 56/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Ballinrobe is about 49 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.