Place profile · Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon

Is Knockcroghery a good place to live?

Knockcroghery is on the slide.

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

Unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall Population fell 32.9% since 2016 Prices up 8.9%

Where Knockcroghery sits.

Co. Roscommon · 2 bus stops · no rail.

75 min
drive to Galway

Ranked #2 in Roscommon for quality of life.

65/100
#49 nationally
Affordability99
Family & community86
Safety77
Environment65
Local economy45
Transport & services41
Schools & education40

Homes sell for €280,000.

€203,750€334,500
↑ +8.9%0% new-build18 sales / 2yr

Affordable for its access.

99/100
Affordability score

Good for families.

86/100
Family & community score

Quiet and safe.

77/100
35/1,000

The community here.

388 people, down 32.9% since 2016.

Who lives here.

34%
third-level
41%
professional
4.1%
unemployment
Affluence: above average

Mostly owner-occupied.

91.7% own4.8% rent0.5% social

The honest trade-offs.

Transport & services 41/100 Schools & education 40/100

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.