Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim scores 55/100 for quality of life, #81 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks. The median home sells for €127,000 (most €90,000–€140,000), it scores 75/100 for safety (37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 287 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
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 Drumkeeran is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
287 people.
Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim, scores 55/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #81 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Drumkeeran scores 75/100 on safety, ~37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Drumkeeran over the last 24 months was €127,000, most between €90,000 and €140,000 (Property Price Register).
About 17% of homes sold in Drumkeeran in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
5 planning applications were lodged within Drumkeeran in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (10 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Drumkeeran scores 87/100 for families and community.
Drumkeeran scores 45/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Drumkeeran is about 138 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.