Place profile · Oranmore, Co. Galway

Is Oranmore a good place to live?

Oranmore is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

Third-level education up 7 points Prices up 23.7%

Where Oranmore sits.

Co. Galway · 3 bus stops · no rail.

16 min
drive to Galway

Ranked #1 in Galway for quality of life.

69/100
#25 nationally
Environment88
Transport & services81
Affordability75
Family & community75
Safety61
Local economy55
Schools & education50

Homes sell for €420,000.

€359,868€488,987
↑ +23.7%9.4% new-build336 sales / 2yr

Clean, green surrounds.

88/100
Environment score

Well connected.

81/100
Transport & services score

Affordable for its access.

75/100
Affordability score

The community here.

4,732 people.

Who lives here.

61%
third-level
56%
professional
5.8%
unemployment
Affluence: affluent

Mostly owner-occupied.

69.4% own26.2% rent2% social

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.