Durrow, Co. Laois scores 53/100 for quality of life, #91 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €272,500 (most €210,000–€409,750), it scores 40/100 for safety (90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,124 people live here, up 10.6% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than 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 Durrow is #85 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,124 people, up 10.6% since 2016.
Durrow, Co. Laois, scores 53/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #91 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Durrow scores 40/100 on safety, ~90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Durrow over the last 24 months was €272,500, most between €210,000 and €409,750 (Property Price Register).
Durrow is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 10% → 7%, in line with nationally, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Durrow — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
17 planning applications were lodged within Durrow in the last 12 months, covering 4 residential units (98 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Durrow scores 78/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 10.6% since 2016).
Durrow scores 44/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Durrow is about 61 minutes by road from Waterford.
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.