Ballivor, Co. Meath scores 53/100 for quality of life, #90 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €296,000 (most €250,000–€347,823), it scores 47/100 for safety (76 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,870 people live here, up 10.3% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
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 Ballivor is #93 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,870 people, up 10.3% since 2016.
Ballivor, Co. Meath, scores 53/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #90 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Ballivor scores 47/100 on safety, ~76.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballivor over the last 24 months was €296,000, most between €250,000 and €347,823 (Property Price Register).
Ballivor is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 20% → 11% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 3 points — behind the national rise, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
New builds are rare in Ballivor — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
15 planning applications were lodged within Ballivor in the last 12 months, covering 4 residential units (41 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballivor scores 79/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 10.3% since 2016).
Ballivor scores 50/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Ballivor is about 61 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 July 2026.