Ratoath, Co. Meath scores 74/100 for quality of life, #11 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €436,000 (most €357,000–€545,000), it scores 47/100 for safety (76 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 9,139 people live here, up 2.7% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Ratoath is #4 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
9,139 people, up 2.7% since 2016.
Ratoath, Co. Meath, scores 74/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #11 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community.
Ratoath scores 47/100 on safety, ~76.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ratoath over the last 24 months was €436,000, most between €357,000 and €545,000 (Property Price Register).
Ratoath is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 0 points — lagging the national fall, population grew just 2.7% vs 8% nationally.
About 50% of homes sold in Ratoath in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
20 planning applications were lodged within Ratoath in the last 12 months, covering 138 residential units (187 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ratoath scores 86/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 2.7% since 2016).
Ratoath scores 66/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Ratoath is about 30 minutes by road from Dublin.
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 July 2026.