Rann Na Feirste, Co. Donegal scores 50/100 for quality of life, #103 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €170,000 (most €110,000–€186,500), it scores 71/100 for safety (44.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 431 people live here, up 59% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than 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 Rann Na Feirste is #93 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
431 people, up 59% since 2016.
Rann Na Feirste, Co. Donegal, scores 50/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #103 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Rann Na Feirste scores 71/100 on safety, ~44.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Rann Na Feirste over the last 24 months was €170,000, most between €110,000 and €186,500 (Property Price Register).
Rann Na Feirste is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 20% → 10% — faster than nationally, population grew 59.0% — well above the national 8%, prices up 36.9%.
New builds are rare in Rann Na Feirste — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
9 planning applications were lodged within Rann Na Feirste in the last 12 months, covering 5 residential units (53 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Rann Na Feirste scores 83/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 59% since 2016).
Rann Na Feirste scores 20/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Rann Na Feirste is about 238 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.