Is Letterkenny a good place to live?
Letterkenny grades low on several counts. Safety lags: for every 1,000 residents, gardaí record 10.7 violent crimes and 6.8 burglaries or acts of criminal damage a year. With a D overall, Letterkenny sits #6 of 6 in Co. Donegal. That leaves it better than 12% of Irish towns. Hazard risk is higher than most: an estimated 5% of homes are above the radon reference level. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: set against the median household income, the median home, at €188,000, costs 3.8 times as much. Walkability is weaker too — on the way to work, 13% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · radon, EPA · commuting, CSO Census 2022.
This town's Hazard risk Grade uses radon and landslides only: open LiDAR heights don't cover enough of its homes to measure flooding, so flood isn't counted for or against it.