Claremorris, Co. Mayo scores 60/100 for quality of life, #57 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €218,000 (most €150,000–€285,000), it scores 82/100 for safety (26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,065 people live here, up 6.1% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated July 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 Claremorris is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
3,065 people, up 6.1% since 2016.
Claremorris, Co. Mayo, scores 60/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #57 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Claremorris scores 82/100 on safety, ~26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Claremorris over the last 24 months was €218,000, most between €150,000 and €285,000 (Property Price Register).
Claremorris is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 14% → 8%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, prices up 65.2%.
New builds are rare in Claremorris — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
21 planning applications were lodged within Claremorris in the last 12 months, covering 7 residential units (108 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Claremorris scores 86/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 6.1% since 2016).
Claremorris scores 30/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Claremorris is about 58 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 July 2026.