Place profile · Elphin, Co. Roscommon

Is Elphin a good place to live?

Elphin is on the up.

Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.

Unemployment fell 20% → 12% — faster than nationally Third-level education up only 3 points — behind the national rise Population grew 30.3% — well above the national 8%

Where Elphin sits.

Co. Roscommon · 5 bus stops · no rail.

99 min
drive to Galway

Ranked #3 in Roscommon for quality of life.

60/100
#81 nationally
Affordability100
Family & community88
Environment80
Safety77
Transport & services35
Local economy25
Schools & education18

Homes sell for €140,000.

€117,250€176,500
-17.5%0% new-build48 sales / 2yr

Affordable for its access.

100/100
Affordability score

Good for families.

88/100
Family & community score

Clean, green surrounds.

80/100
Environment score

A community that's growing.

533 people, up 30.3% since 2016.

Who lives here.

28%
third-level
31%
professional
16.3%
unemployment
Affluence: disadvantaged

Mostly owner-occupied.

62.9% own20.5% rent13.2% social

The honest trade-offs.

Local economy 25/100 Schools & education 18/100

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 2026.