Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath 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 €266,750 (most €197,125–€351,250), it scores 31/100 for safety (99.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,598 people live here, up 27.2% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on safety.
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 Kilbeggan is #89 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,598 people, up 27.2% since 2016.
Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath, 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.
Kilbeggan scores 31/100 on safety, ~99.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Kilbeggan over the last 24 months was €266,750, most between €197,125 and €351,250 (Property Price Register).
Kilbeggan is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 16% → 10% — faster than nationally, population grew 27.2% — well above the national 8%, prices up 742.1%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Kilbeggan — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
11 planning applications were lodged within Kilbeggan in the last 12 months, covering 61 residential units (87 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Kilbeggan scores 79/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 27.2% since 2016).
Kilbeggan scores 39/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Kilbeggan is about 69 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.