Place profile · Kilmaine, Co. Mayo

Is Kilmaine a good place to live?

Kilmaine is on the slide.

Below average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.

Unemployment rose 9% → 10% — lagging the national fall Population fell 28.0% since 2016

Where Kilmaine sits.

Co. Mayo · 3 bus stops · no rail.

41 min
drive to Galway

Homes sell for €233,750.

€191,250€278,625
12 sales / 2yr

The community here.

201 people, down 28% since 2016.

Who lives here.

24%
third-level
30%
professional
9.5%
unemployment
Affluence: disadvantaged

Mostly owner-occupied.

82.1% own5.3% rent7% social

Check any property in Kilmaine.

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.