Grange, Co. Sligo scores 66/100 for quality of life, #29 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up”. The median home sells for €360,000 (most €276,250–€472,500), it scores 75/100 for safety (37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 741 people live here, up 19.3% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — and pulling ahead of 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 Grange is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
741 people, up 19.3% since 2016.
Grange, Co. Sligo, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #29 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Grange scores 75/100 on safety, ~37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Grange over the last 24 months was €360,000, most between €276,250 and €472,500 (Property Price Register).
Grange is rated "On the up" — unemployment fell 11% → 6%, in line with nationally, population grew 19.3% — well above the national 8%, prices up 35.3%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Grange — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
4 planning applications were lodged within Grange in the last 12 months (33 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Grange scores 75/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 19.3% since 2016).
Grange scores 52/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Grange is about 137 minutes by road from Galway.
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.