Belturbet, Co. Cavan scores 56/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €187,000 (most €130,000–€275,000), it scores 74/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,491 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
1,491 people.
Belturbet, Co. Cavan, scores 56/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Belturbet scores 74/100 on safety, ~40.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Belturbet over the last 24 months was €187,000, most between €130,000 and €275,000 (Property Price Register).
Belturbet is rated "On the up — emerging" — recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Belturbet — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
14 planning applications were lodged within Belturbet in the last 12 months, covering 81 residential units (80 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Belturbet scores 82/100 for families and community.
Belturbet scores 18/100 for schools and education, with 4 schools in the area.
Belturbet is about 106 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.