Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney, Co. Meath scores 63/100 for quality of life, #43 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €361,000 (most €290,000–€440,000), it scores 54/100 for safety (68 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 12,984 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 63/100 are measured across the A92 Eircode area, not Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney alone — an area that takes in much of MEATH. 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 Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney is #31 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the A92 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Louth). Neither is measured for Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney on its own.
12,984 people.
Population is for Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
58th most vibrant large town in Ireland, of 65 ranked.
Ranked against large towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney, Co. Meath, scores 63/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #43 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney scores 54/100 on safety, ~68.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney over the last 24 months was €361,000, most between €290,000 and €440,000 (Property Price Register).
Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 12% → 10%, in line with nationally, prices up 13.4%.
About 8% of homes sold in Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
33 planning applications were lodged within Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney in the last 12 months, covering 28 residential units (331 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney scores 73/100 for families and community.
Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney scores 48/100 for schools and education, with 6 schools in the area.
Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney is about 43 minutes by road from Dublin, with 1 rail stop nearby.
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.