Muinebeag (Bagenalstown), Co. Carlow scores 61/100 for quality of life. The median home sells for €232,500 (most €219,000–€336,200), it scores 62/100 for safety (57.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,726 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
These seven scores and the 61/100 are measured across the R21 Eircode area, not Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) alone — an area that takes in much of CARLOW. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the R21 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Kilkenny/Carlow). Neither is measured for Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) on its own.
2,726 people.
Population is for Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
72nd most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Muinebeag (Bagenalstown), which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Muinebeag (Bagenalstown), Co. Carlow, scores 61/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) scores 62/100 on safety, ~57.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) over the last 24 months was €232,500, most between €219,000 and €336,200 (Property Price Register).
20 planning applications were lodged within Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) in the last 12 months, covering 70 residential units (114 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) scores 79/100 for families and community.
Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) scores 22/100 for schools and education, with 5 schools in the area.
Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) is about 49 minutes by road from Waterford, with 1 rail stop nearby.
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.