Stamullen, Co. Meath scores 60/100 for quality of life, #55 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €400,000 (most €338,500–€443,496), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,392 people live here. It's strongest on environment and affordability, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 60/100 are measured across the K32 Eircode area, not Stamullen alone — an area that takes in much of MEATH. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Stamullen is #58 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the K32 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (DMR North). Neither is measured for Stamullen on its own.
3,392 people.
Population is for Stamullen itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
124th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Stamullen, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Stamullen, Co. Meath, scores 60/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #55 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and affordability.
Stamullen scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Stamullen over the last 24 months was €400,000, most between €338,500 and €443,496 (Property Price Register).
Stamullen is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 9% → 5%, in line with nationally.
About 22% of homes sold in Stamullen in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
7 planning applications were lodged within Stamullen in the last 12 months, covering 4 residential units (60 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Stamullen scores 68/100 for families and community.
Stamullen scores 50/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Stamullen is about 36 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 August 2026.