Carlingford, Co. Louth scores 62/100 for quality of life, #46 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €330,500 (most €255,000–€394,375), it scores 54/100 for safety (68 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,997 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
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 Carlingford is #31 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
2,997 people.
Carlingford, Co. Louth, scores 62/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #46 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Carlingford scores 54/100 on safety, ~68.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Carlingford over the last 24 months was €330,500, most between €255,000 and €394,375 (Property Price Register).
Carlingford is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 14% → 10%, in line with nationally, third-level education up only 2 points — behind the national rise, prices up 61.9%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Carlingford — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
31 planning applications were lodged within Carlingford in the last 12 months, covering 37 residential units (283 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Carlingford scores 73/100 for families and community.
Carlingford scores 38/100 for schools and education.
Carlingford is about 82 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.