Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim scores 55/100 for quality of life, #81 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €245,000 (most €148,750–€362,112), it scores 75/100 for safety (37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,534 people live here, up 10.5% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, 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.
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 Carrick-On-Shannon is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
3,534 people, up 10.5% since 2016.
Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim, scores 55/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #81 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Carrick-On-Shannon scores 75/100 on safety, ~37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Carrick-On-Shannon over the last 24 months was €245,000, most between €148,750 and €362,112 (Property Price Register).
Carrick-On-Shannon is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 16% → 11%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, recorded crime falling.
About 7% of homes sold in Carrick-On-Shannon in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
11 planning applications were lodged within Carrick-On-Shannon in the last 12 months, covering 3 residential units (119 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Carrick-On-Shannon scores 87/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 10.5% since 2016).
Carrick-On-Shannon scores 45/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Carrick-On-Shannon is about 115 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.