Craughwell, Co. Galway scores 68/100 for quality of life, #22 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €387,665 (most €300,000–€450,000), it scores 61/100 for safety (60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 767 people live here. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — affluent and stable, but growth has plateaued — don't overpay.
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 Craughwell is #26 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
767 people.
Craughwell, Co. Galway, scores 68/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #22 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Craughwell scores 61/100 on safety, ~60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Craughwell over the last 24 months was €387,665, most between €300,000 and €450,000 (Property Price Register).
Craughwell is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell 7% → 4%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 10 points — faster than nationally, prices up 13.1%, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
New builds are rare in Craughwell — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
2 planning applications were lodged within Craughwell in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (25 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Craughwell scores 75/100 for families and community.
Craughwell scores 50/100 for schools and education.
Craughwell is about 26 minutes by road from Galway, with 1 rail stop nearby.
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.