Moylough, Co. Galway scores 55/100 for quality of life, #84 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up”. The median home sells for €255,000 (most €195,000–€370,044), it scores 61/100 for safety (60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 526 people live here, up 11.9% 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 — and pulling ahead of 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 Moylough is #77 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
526 people, up 11.9% since 2016.
Moylough, Co. Galway, scores 55/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #84 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Moylough scores 61/100 on safety, ~60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Moylough over the last 24 months was €255,000, most between €195,000 and €370,044 (Property Price Register).
Moylough is rated "On the up" — unemployment fell 9% → 5%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 9 points — faster than nationally, population grew 11.9% — well above the national 8%, prices up 35.6%.
New builds are rare in Moylough — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
4 planning applications were lodged within Moylough in the last 12 months, covering 4 residential units (24 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Moylough scores 87/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 11.9% since 2016).
Moylough scores 38/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Moylough is about 45 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.