Carrowkeel, 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 €220,000 (most €170,000–€240,000), it scores 71/100 for safety (44.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 389 people live here, up 96.5% since 2016. 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.
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 Carrowkeel is #85 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
389 people, up 96.5% since 2016.
Carrowkeel, 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.
Carrowkeel scores 71/100 on safety, ~44.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Carrowkeel over the last 24 months was €220,000, most between €170,000 and €240,000 (Property Price Register).
Carrowkeel is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 19% → 10% — faster than nationally, third-level education up 10 points — faster than nationally, population grew 96.5% — well above the national 8%.
New builds are rare in Carrowkeel — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
7 planning applications were lodged within Carrowkeel in the last 12 months, covering 5 residential units (24 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Carrowkeel scores 75/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 96.5% since 2016).
Carrowkeel scores 31/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Carrowkeel is about 216 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.