Place profile · Salthill, Co. Galway

Is Salthill a good place to live?

Salthill is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

Unemployment fell 12% → 9% Third-level education up 6 points

Where Salthill sits.

Co. Galway · 14 bus stops · no rail.

3 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 €507,500.

€357,500€742,500
-2.6%0% new-build156 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.

3,608 people, down 0.7% since 2016.

Who lives here.

70%
third-level
49%
professional
8.9%
unemployment
Affluence: affluent

A mix of owners and renters.

51.2% own43.3% rent1.5% 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.