Stamullen, Co. Meath scores 60/100 for quality of life, #55 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €392,070 (most €336,500–€440,485), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,392 people live here, down 6.1% since 2016. 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 — 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 Stamullen is #58 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
3,392 people, down 6.1% since 2016.
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 €392,070, most between €336,500 and €440,485 (Property Price Register).
Stamullen is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 9% → 5%, in line with nationally, population fell 6.1% since 2016, prices up 26.4%.
New builds are rare in Stamullen — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
8 planning applications were lodged within Stamullen in the last 12 months, covering 5 residential units (59 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.