Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo scores 66/100 for quality of life, #29 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €185,000 (most €132,000–€222,500), it scores 75/100 for safety (37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,307 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 66/100 are measured across the F91 Eircode area, not Tubbercurry alone — an area that takes in much of SLIGO. 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 Tubbercurry is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the F91 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Sligo/Leitrim). Neither is measured for Tubbercurry on its own.
2,307 people.
Population is for Tubbercurry itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
116th 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 Tubbercurry, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #29 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Tubbercurry scores 75/100 on safety, ~37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Tubbercurry over the last 24 months was €185,000, with most sales between €132,000 and €222,500 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Tubbercurry over the last 24 months was €185,000, most between €132,000 and €222,500 (Property Price Register).
Tubbercurry is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 21% → 12% — faster than nationally, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Tubbercurry — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
5 planning applications were lodged within Tubbercurry in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (53 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Tubbercurry scores 75/100 for families and community.
Tubbercurry scores 52/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Tubbercurry is about 91 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 August 2026.