Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare scores 66/100 for quality of life, #28 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €414,207 (most €318,500–€590,000), it scores 63/100 for safety (55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 546 people live here, down 4.4% since 2016. It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Ballymore Eustace is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
546 people, down 4.4% since 2016.
Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #28 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Ballymore Eustace scores 63/100 on safety, ~55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballymore Eustace over the last 24 months was €414,207, most between €318,500 and €590,000 (Property Price Register).
Ballymore Eustace is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, population fell 4.4% since 2016.
3 planning applications were lodged within Ballymore Eustace in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (33 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballymore Eustace scores 81/100 for families and community.
Ballymore Eustace scores 56/100 for schools and education.
Ballymore Eustace is about 47 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.