Collooney, Co. Sligo scores 66/100 for quality of life, #29 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €294,100 (most €216,000–€334,802), it scores 75/100 for safety (37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,797 people live here, up 17.6% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About 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 Collooney is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,797 people, up 17.6% since 2016.
Collooney, Co. Sligo, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #29 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Collooney scores 75/100 on safety, ~37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Collooney over the last 24 months was €294,100, most between €216,000 and €334,802 (Property Price Register).
Collooney is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 13% → 8% — faster than nationally, population grew 17.6% — well above the national 8%, recorded crime falling.
About 11% of homes sold in Collooney in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
9 planning applications were lodged within Collooney in the last 12 months, covering 4 residential units (66 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Collooney scores 75/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 17.6% since 2016).
Collooney scores 52/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Collooney is about 113 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.