Dromahair, Co. Leitrim scores 66/100 for quality of life, #29 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €200,000 (most €100,000–€280,000), it scores 75/100 for safety (37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 803 people live here, up 30.8% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind 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 Dromahair is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
803 people, up 30.8% since 2016.
Dromahair, Co. Leitrim, 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.
Dromahair scores 75/100 on safety, ~37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Dromahair over the last 24 months was €200,000, most between €100,000 and €280,000 (Property Price Register).
Dromahair is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 2 points — behind the national rise, population grew 30.8% — well above the national 8%, prices up 44.9%.
New builds are rare in Dromahair — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
3 planning applications were lodged within Dromahair in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (19 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Dromahair scores 75/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 30.8% since 2016).
Dromahair scores 52/100 for schools and education.
Dromahair is about 129 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.