Kinnegad, 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 €311,000 (most €274,250–€341,250), it scores 31/100 for safety (99.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,289 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on safety.
Updated September 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 53/100 are measured across the N91 Eircode area, not Kinnegad alone — an area that takes in much of WESTMEATH. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Kinnegad is #89 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the N91 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Westmeath). Neither is measured for Kinnegad on its own.
2,289 people.
Population is for Kinnegad itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
91st most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Kinnegad, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Kinnegad, 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.
Kinnegad scores 31/100 on safety, ~99.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Kinnegad over the last 24 months was €311,000, with most sales between €274,250 and €341,250 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Kinnegad over the last 24 months was €311,000, most between €274,250 and €341,250 (Property Price Register).
Kinnegad is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 17% → 10% — faster than nationally, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Kinnegad — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
3 planning applications were lodged within Kinnegad in the last 12 months (31 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Kinnegad scores 79/100 for families and community.
Kinnegad scores 39/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Kinnegad 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 September 2026.