Ballygar, Co. Galway scores 59/100 for quality of life, #63 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €247,000 (most €176,250–€290,000), it scores 77/100 for safety (35 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 484 people live here, down 6% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 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 Ballygar is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
484 people, down 6% since 2016.
Ballygar, Co. Galway, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #63 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Ballygar scores 77/100 on safety, ~35.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballygar over the last 24 months was €247,000, most between €176,250 and €290,000 (Property Price Register).
Ballygar is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 14% → 10%, in line with nationally, population fell 6.0% since 2016.
New builds are rare in Ballygar — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
2 planning applications were lodged within Ballygar in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (11 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballygar scores 86/100 for families and community.
Ballygar scores 40/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Ballygar is about 62 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.