Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath scores 74/100 for quality of life, #11 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €418,502 (most €396,475–€462,555), it scores 47/100 for safety (76 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 4,810 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community.
Updated July 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 Dunshaughlin is #4 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
4,810 people.
Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, scores 74/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #11 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community.
Dunshaughlin scores 47/100 on safety, ~76.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Dunshaughlin over the last 24 months was €418,502, most between €396,475 and €462,555 (Property Price Register).
Dunshaughlin is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up 11 points — faster than nationally.
About 55% of homes sold in Dunshaughlin in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
19 planning applications were lodged within Dunshaughlin in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (159 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Dunshaughlin scores 86/100 for families and community.
Dunshaughlin scores 66/100 for schools and education, with 5 schools in the area.
Dunshaughlin is about 33 minutes by road from Dublin.
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 July 2026.