Bun Na Leaca, Co. Donegal scores 52/100 for quality of life, #94 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €207,000 (most €140,000–€234,000), it scores 71/100 for safety (44.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 569 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 52/100 are measured across the F92 Eircode area, not Bun Na Leaca alone — an area that takes in much of DONEGAL. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Bun Na Leaca is #85 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the F92 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Donegal). Neither is measured for Bun Na Leaca on its own.
569 people.
Population is for Bun Na Leaca itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
Not ranked: under 2,000 residents, one pub swings the per-head figure too far.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Bun Na Leaca, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Bun Na Leaca, Co. Donegal, scores 52/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #94 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Bun Na Leaca scores 71/100 on safety, ~44.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Bun Na Leaca over the last 24 months was €207,000, with most sales between €140,000 and €234,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Bun Na Leaca over the last 24 months was €207,000, most between €140,000 and €234,000 (Property Price Register).
Bun Na Leaca is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 35% → 17% — faster than nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally.
14 planning applications were lodged within Bun Na Leaca in the last 12 months, covering 3 residential units (52 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Bun Na Leaca scores 75/100 for families and community.
Bun Na Leaca scores 31/100 for schools and education.
Bun Na Leaca is about 245 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.