Place profile · Ballycastle, Co. Mayo

Is Ballycastle a good place to live?

Ballycastle is moving with the market.

Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.

Unemployment fell 17% → 13%, in line with nationally Third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise Population grew 47.7% — well above the national 8%

Where Ballycastle sits.

Co. Mayo · 3 bus stops · no rail.

133 min
drive to Galway

Ranked #2 in Mayo for quality of life.

68/100
#27 nationally
Affordability100
Transport & services88
Family & community83
Environment82
Safety82
Local economy22
Schools & education16

Homes sell for €105,000.

€56,750€215,000
0% new-build14 sales / 2yr

Affordable for its access.

100/100
Affordability score

Well connected.

88/100
Transport & services score

Good for families.

83/100
Family & community score

A community that's growing.

220 people, up 47.7% since 2016.

Who lives here.

22%
third-level
28%
professional
15.1%
unemployment
Affluence: disadvantaged

Mostly owner-occupied.

74% own9.5% rent8.1% social

Check any property in Ballycastle.

The honest trade-offs.

Local economy 22/100 Schools & education 16/100

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 2026.