Leitrim, Co. Leitrim scores 55/100 for quality of life, #81 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €197,500 (most €127,000–€277,500), it scores 75/100 for safety (37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 701 people live here, up 31% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
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 Leitrim is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
701 people, up 31% since 2016.
Leitrim, Co. Leitrim, scores 55/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #81 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Leitrim scores 75/100 on safety, ~37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Leitrim over the last 24 months was €197,500, most between €127,000 and €277,500 (Property Price Register).
Leitrim is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment rose 4% → 9% — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 0 points — behind the national rise, population grew 31.0% — well above the national 8%, prices up 14.4%.
New builds are rare in Leitrim — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
6 planning applications were lodged within Leitrim in the last 12 months, covering 20 residential units (19 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Leitrim scores 87/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 31% since 2016).
Leitrim scores 45/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Leitrim is about 121 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 August 2026.