Westport, Co. Mayo scores 72/100 for quality of life, #16 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €316,000 (most €247,125–€430,000), it scores 82/100 for safety (26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 5,934 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 72/100 are measured across the F28 Eircode area, not Westport alone — an area that takes in much of MAYO. 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 Westport is #1 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the F28 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Mayo). Neither is measured for Westport on its own.
5,934 people.
Population is for Westport itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
1st 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 Westport, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Westport, Co. Mayo, scores 72/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #16 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Westport scores 82/100 on safety, ~26.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Westport over the last 24 months was €316,000, most between €247,125 and €430,000 (Property Price Register).
Westport is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 11% → 7%, in line with nationally, recorded crime falling.
About 11% of homes sold in Westport in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
58 planning applications were lodged within Westport in the last 12 months, covering 94 residential units (425 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Westport scores 84/100 for families and community.
Westport scores 46/100 for schools and education, with 7 schools in the area.
Westport is about 80 minutes by road from Galway, with 1 rail stop nearby.
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.