Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare scores 68/100 for quality of life, #22 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €265,000 (most €170,000–€296,500), it scores 61/100 for safety (60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 361 people live here, up 200.8% since 2016. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About 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 Ballyvaughan is #26 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
361 people, up 200.8% since 2016.
Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare, scores 68/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #22 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Ballyvaughan scores 61/100 on safety, ~60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballyvaughan over the last 24 months was €265,000, most between €170,000 and €296,500 (Property Price Register).
Ballyvaughan is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 11% → 7%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 14 points — faster than nationally, population grew 200.8% — well above the national 8%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Ballyvaughan — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
5 planning applications were lodged within Ballyvaughan in the last 12 months, covering 13 residential units (15 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballyvaughan scores 75/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 200.8% since 2016).
Ballyvaughan scores 50/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Ballyvaughan is about 50 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.