Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan scores 57/100 for quality of life, #72 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €255,000 (most €200,000–€310,000), it scores 74/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,606 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 57/100 are measured across the A82 Eircode area, not Ballyjamesduff alone — an area that takes in much of CAVAN. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Ballyjamesduff is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the A82 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cavan/Monaghan). Neither is measured for Ballyjamesduff on its own.
2,606 people.
Population is for Ballyjamesduff itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
58th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Ballyjamesduff, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan, scores 57/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #72 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Ballyjamesduff scores 74/100 on safety, ~40.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballyjamesduff over the last 24 months was €255,000, most between €200,000 and €310,000 (Property Price Register).
Ballyjamesduff is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 20% → 10% — faster than nationally, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 1% of homes sold in Ballyjamesduff in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
3 planning applications were lodged within Ballyjamesduff in the last 12 months (48 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballyjamesduff scores 83/100 for families and community.
Ballyjamesduff scores 42/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Ballyjamesduff is about 80 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.