Dundalk, Co. Louth scores 62/100 for quality of life, #46 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks. The median home sells for €300,000 (most €225,000–€361,233), it scores 54/100 for safety (68 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 25,188 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
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 Dundalk is #31 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
25,188 people.
Dundalk, Co. Louth, scores 62/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #46 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Dundalk scores 54/100 on safety, ~68.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Dundalk over the last 24 months was €300,000, most between €225,000 and €361,233 (Property Price Register).
About 15% of homes sold in Dundalk in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
Dundalk scores 73/100 for families and community.
Dundalk scores 38/100 for schools and education, with 26 schools in the area.
Dundalk is about 65 minutes by road from Dublin, 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.