Williamstown, Co. Galway scores 54/100 for quality of life, #86 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €100,000 (most €71,000–€175,000), it scores 77/100 for safety (35 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 198 people live here, down 4.8% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than 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 Williamstown is #81 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
198 people, down 4.8% since 2016.
Williamstown, Co. Galway, scores 54/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #86 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Williamstown scores 77/100 on safety, ~35.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Williamstown over the last 24 months was €100,000, most between €71,000 and €175,000 (Property Price Register).
Williamstown is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 14% → 6% — faster than nationally, third-level education up 10 points — faster than nationally, population fell 4.8% since 2016, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Williamstown — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
1 planning application was lodged within Williamstown in the last 12 months (6 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Williamstown scores 88/100 for families and community.
Williamstown scores 18/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Williamstown is about 62 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.