Ballintogher, Co. Sligo scores 66/100 for quality of life, #29 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €254,750 (most €140,000–€289,000), it scores 75/100 for safety (37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 351 people live here, up 9.3% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About 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 Ballintogher is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
351 people, up 9.3% since 2016.
Ballintogher, Co. Sligo, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #29 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Ballintogher scores 75/100 on safety, ~37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballintogher over the last 24 months was €254,750, most between €140,000 and €289,000 (Property Price Register).
Ballintogher is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 2 points — behind the national rise, prices up 14.0%.
New builds are rare in Ballintogher — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
Ballintogher scores 75/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 9.3% since 2016).
Ballintogher scores 52/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Ballintogher is about 122 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 July 2026.