Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo scores 77/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €240,000 (most €150,000–€280,000), it scores 82/100 for safety (26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,579 people live here. 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 — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
2,579 people.
104th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
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.
Ranked against small towns only. Tourist towns read high — the venues are real, but not all of them are there for the people who live here.
Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, scores 77/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Ballinrobe scores 82/100 on safety, ~26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballinrobe over the last 24 months was €240,000, 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 16% 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 9 residential units (82 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballinrobe scores 85/100 for families and community.
Ballinrobe scores 58/100 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 August 2026.