Knocknacarra, Co. Galway scores 68/100 for quality of life, #22 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €425,000 (most €343,000–€487,000), it scores 61/100 for safety (60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,481 people live here, down 0.6% since 2016. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Knocknacarra is #26 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,481 people, down 0.6% since 2016.
Knocknacarra, Co. Galway, scores 68/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #22 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Knocknacarra scores 61/100 on safety, ~60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Knocknacarra over the last 24 months was €425,000, most between €343,000 and €487,000 (Property Price Register).
Knocknacarra is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 0 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, population fell 0.6% since 2016.
About 14% of homes sold in Knocknacarra in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
15 planning applications were lodged within Knocknacarra in the last 12 months, covering 11 residential units (97 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Knocknacarra scores 75/100 for families and community.
Knocknacarra scores 50/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Knocknacarra is about 7 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 July 2026.