Ballymore, Co. Westmeath scores 53/100 for quality of life, #91 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €280,000 (most €239,000–€342,500), it scores 31/100 for safety (99.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 735 people live here, up 0.1% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on safety.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below 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 is #89 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
735 people, up 0.1% since 2016.
Ballymore, Co. Westmeath, scores 53/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #91 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Ballymore scores 31/100 on safety, ~99.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballymore over the last 24 months was €280,000, most between €239,000 and €342,500 (Property Price Register).
Ballymore is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell 14% → 11%, in line with nationally, population grew just 0.1% vs 8% nationally, prices up 288.3%, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
New builds are rare in Ballymore — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
3 planning applications were lodged within Ballymore in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (35 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballymore scores 79/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 0.1% since 2016).
Ballymore scores 39/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Ballymore is about 82 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.