Salthill, 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 €507,500 (most €357,500–€742,500), it scores 61/100 for safety (60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,608 people live here, down 0.7% since 2016. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Updated July 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 Salthill is #26 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
3,608 people, down 0.7% since 2016.
Salthill, 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.
Salthill scores 61/100 on safety, ~60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Salthill over the last 24 months was €507,500, most between €357,500 and €742,500 (Property Price Register).
Salthill is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 12% → 9%, in line with nationally, population fell 0.7% since 2016.
New builds are rare in Salthill — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
24 planning applications were lodged within Salthill in the last 12 months, covering 42 residential units (175 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Salthill scores 75/100 for families and community.
Salthill scores 50/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Salthill is about 3 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 July 2026.