Dunboyne, Co. Meath scores 73/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €475,771 (most €410,000–€572,687), it scores 47/100 for safety (76 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 6,557 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — affluent and stable, but growth has plateaued — don't overpay.
These seven scores and the 73/100 are measured across the A86 Eircode area, not Dunboyne alone — an area that takes in much of MEATH. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the A86 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Meath). Neither is measured for Dunboyne on its own.
6,557 people.
Population is for Dunboyne itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
57th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Dunboyne, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Dunboyne, Co. Meath, scores 73/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on transport & services and family & community.
Dunboyne scores 47/100 on safety, ~76.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Dunboyne over the last 24 months was €475,771, most between €410,000 and €572,687 (Property Price Register).
Dunboyne is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, recorded crime falling.
About 33% of homes sold in Dunboyne in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
25 planning applications were lodged within Dunboyne in the last 12 months, covering 383 residential units (165 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Dunboyne scores 83/100 for families and community.
Dunboyne scores 74/100 for schools and education, with 5 schools in the area.
Dunboyne is about 25 minutes by road from Dublin, with 2 rail stops 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.