Monivea, Co. Galway scores 66/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €360,264 (most €287,445–€421,586), it scores 67/100 for safety (43.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 456 people live here. It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 66/100 are measured across the H65 Eircode area, not Monivea alone — an area that takes in much of Galway. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the H65 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Galway). Neither is measured for Monivea on its own.
456 people.
Population is for Monivea 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 Monivea, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Monivea, Co. Galway, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Monivea scores 67/100 on safety, ~43.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Monivea over the last 24 months was €360,264, with most sales between €287,445 and €421,586 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Monivea over the last 24 months was €360,264, most between €287,445 and €421,586 (Property Price Register).
Monivea is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 8% → 4%, in line with nationally.
About 77% of homes sold in Monivea in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
5 planning applications were lodged within Monivea in the last 12 months, covering 3 residential units (35 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Monivea scores 84/100 for families and community.
Monivea scores 58/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Monivea is about 30 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 October 2026.