Gort, Co. Galway scores 68/100 for quality of life, #22 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €310,000 (most €235,000–€400,661), it scores 61/100 for safety (60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,502 people live here. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
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 Gort is #26 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
2,502 people.
Gort, Co. Galway, scores 68/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #22 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Gort scores 61/100 on safety, ~60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Gort over the last 24 months was €310,000, most between €235,000 and €400,661 (Property Price Register).
Gort is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 18% → 11% — faster than nationally, prices up 51.7%.
About 14% of homes sold in Gort in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
16 planning applications were lodged within Gort in the last 12 months, covering 14 residential units (137 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Gort scores 75/100 for families and community.
Gort scores 50/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Gort is about 35 minutes by road from Galway, 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.