Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan scores 55/100 for quality of life, #80 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €244,000 (most €150,000–€313,500), it scores 74/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 748 people live here, up 45.2% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than 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 Ballyhaise is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
748 people, up 45.2% since 2016.
Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan, scores 55/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #80 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Ballyhaise scores 74/100 on safety, ~40.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballyhaise over the last 24 months was €244,000, most between €150,000 and €313,500 (Property Price Register).
Ballyhaise is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 12% → 9%, in line with nationally, population grew 45.2% — well above the national 8%.
New builds are rare in Ballyhaise — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
3 planning applications were lodged within Ballyhaise in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (31 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballyhaise scores 82/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 45.2% since 2016).
Ballyhaise scores 42/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Ballyhaise is about 99 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 August 2026.