Ballysadare, Co. Sligo scores 66/100 for quality of life, #29 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €300,000 (most €277,000–€325,000), it scores 75/100 for safety (37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,096 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About 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 Ballysadare is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
3,096 people.
Ballysadare, Co. Sligo, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #29 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Ballysadare scores 75/100 on safety, ~37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballysadare over the last 24 months was €300,000, most between €277,000 and €325,000 (Property Price Register).
Ballysadare is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 10% → 6%, in line with nationally, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise.
About 12% of homes sold in Ballysadare in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
21 planning applications were lodged within Ballysadare in the last 12 months, covering 5 residential units (96 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballysadare scores 75/100 for families and community.
Ballysadare scores 52/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Ballysadare is about 118 minutes by road from Galway, with 1 rail stop nearby.
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.