Legan, Co. Longford scores 48/100 for quality of life, #95 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €285,500 (most €234,000–€341,500), it scores 10/100 for safety (238.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 346 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and environment, weakest on safety.
Updated October 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 48/100 are measured across the D07 Eircode area, not Legan alone — an area that takes in much of Longford. 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 Legan is #105 of 107 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the D07 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (DMR North Central). Neither is measured for Legan on its own.
346 people.
Population is for Legan itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
Not ranked: under 2,000 residents, one pub swings the per-head figure too far.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Legan, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Legan, Co. Longford, scores 48/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #95 of the 107 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Legan scores 10/100 on safety, ~238.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Legan over the last 24 months was €285,500, with most sales between €234,000 and €341,500 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Legan over the last 24 months was €285,500, most between €234,000 and €341,500 (Property Price Register).
Legan is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 26% → 9% — faster than nationally.
6 planning applications were lodged within Legan in the last 12 months, covering 3 residential units (11 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Legan scores 32/100 for families and community.
Legan scores 38/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Legan is about 90 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 October 2026.