Glenealy, Co. Wicklow scores 60/100 for quality of life, #58 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €490,000 (most €395,000–€657,884), it scores 70/100 for safety (43.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 623 people live here, down 0.3% since 2016. It's strongest on environment and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
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 Glenealy is #77 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
623 people, down 0.3% since 2016.
Glenealy, Co. Wicklow, scores 60/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #58 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and family & community.
Glenealy scores 70/100 on safety, ~43.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Glenealy over the last 24 months was €490,000, most between €395,000 and €657,884 (Property Price Register).
Glenealy is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 14% → 8% — faster than nationally, population fell 0.3% since 2016.
6 planning applications were lodged within Glenealy in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (43 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Glenealy scores 77/100 for families and community.
Glenealy scores 35/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Glenealy is about 51 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 August 2026.