Strokestown, Co. Roscommon scores 56/100 for quality of life, #51 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €215,000 (most €150,000–€275,000), it scores 71/100 for safety (35 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 850 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on local economy.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 56/100 are measured across the F42 Eircode area, not Strokestown alone — an area that takes in much of Roscommon. 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 Strokestown is #38 of 107 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the F42 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Roscommon/Longford). Neither is measured for Strokestown on its own.
850 people.
Population is for Strokestown itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
Not ranked: under 2,000 residents, one pub swings the per-head figure too far.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Strokestown, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Strokestown, Co. Roscommon, scores 56/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #51 of the 107 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Strokestown scores 77/100 on safety, ~35.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Strokestown over the last 24 months was €215,000, with most sales between €150,000 and €275,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Strokestown over the last 24 months was €215,000, most between €150,000 and €275,000 (Property Price Register).
Strokestown is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 17% → 10% — faster than nationally, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 9% of homes sold in Strokestown in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
3 planning applications were lodged within Strokestown in the last 12 months, covering 21 residential units (54 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Strokestown scores 84/100 for families and community.
Strokestown scores 37/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Strokestown is about 97 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 October 2026.