Oranmore, Co. Galway scores 68/100 for quality of life, #22 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €420,000 (most €359,868–€488,987), it scores 61/100 for safety (60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 4,732 people live here. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind 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 Oranmore is #26 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
4,732 people.
Oranmore, Co. Galway, scores 68/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #22 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Oranmore scores 61/100 on safety, ~60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Oranmore over the last 24 months was €420,000, most between €359,868 and €488,987 (Property Price Register).
Oranmore is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, prices up 23.7%.
About 9% of homes sold in Oranmore in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
20 planning applications were lodged within Oranmore in the last 12 months, covering 18 residential units (173 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Oranmore scores 75/100 for families and community.
Oranmore scores 50/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Oranmore is about 16 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.