Place profile · Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

Is Letterkenny a good place to live?

Letterkenny is on the slide.

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

Unemployment rose 11% → 12% — lagging the national fall Third-level education up only 0 points — behind the national rise Prices up 119.0%

Where Letterkenny sits.

Co. Donegal · 16 bus stops · no rail.

194 min
drive to Dublin

Ranked #1 in Donegal for quality of life.

59/100
#85 nationally
Affordability100
Environment77
Family & community75
Safety71
Schools & education31
Local economy29
Transport & services27

Homes sell for €205,000.

€132,500€295,000
↑ +119%8.8% new-build695 sales / 2yr

Affordable for its access.

100/100
Affordability score

Clean, green surrounds.

77/100
Environment score

Good for families.

75/100
Family & community score

The community here.

17,113 people.

Who lives here.

45%
third-level
40%
professional
11.9%
unemployment
Affluence: below average

A mix of owners and renters.

51.1% own29.8% rent10.6% social

The honest trade-offs.

Local economy 29/100 Transport & services 27/100

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.