Ireland / County Donegal
Letterkenny is a large town in County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland, set on the River Swilly in the Ulster province and serving as a regional economic gateway for the north-west. Its riverside setting, cathedral town centre, and proximity to Donegal's highlands, coastline, and national-park country make it a practical anchor for local-first discovery and nearby weekend trips. Letterkenny is a county donegal city of about Pending integration in Ireland. On the composite city-intelligence score, Letterkenny sits at an early stage relative to the indexed set (50/100).
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Composite profile
50/100
Letterkenny serves as a planning anchor for local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, with access, transport, and seasonal details best verified through official sources.
50/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 50/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 50/100 | Letterkenny's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 50/100 | Letterkenny's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 50/100 | Letterkenny's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 50/100 | Letterkenny's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 50/100 | Letterkenny's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 50/100 | Letterkenny's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 50/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Letterkenny is estimated to be a generally safe city (77/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Letterkenny has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Letterkenny scores high for family living (73/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Letterkenny is moderate for remote workers (67/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Letterkenny is high for retirement (70/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.
Local public safety guidance for Letterkenny, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Letterkenny, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Ireland emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare context for Letterkenny, with national-level information from Ireland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Letterkenny, see the Ireland healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Local mobility context for Letterkenny, with national-level context from Ireland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Letterkenny, see the Ireland transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Letterkenny. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Letterkenny will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailableThe air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
Quick, evidence-based answers about Letterkenny drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Yes — strong quality of life (74/100), with nearby nature such as Lough Swilly, Glenveagh National Park.
Strong (73/100) on safety, schools and green space.
Around average cost; about €1,910/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly tourism, hospitality, technology.
An oceanic climate, averaging about 7.8°C.
Higher education is strong (68/100).
Healthcare access is strong (69/100).
Retirement suitability is good (64/100).
Within ~170 km: Lough Swilly, Glenveagh National Park.
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Letterkenny's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Letterkenny's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Letterkenny's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Letterkenny's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Letterkenny's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Letterkenny's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living estimates for Letterkenny — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate profile for Letterkenny — Oceanic climate, annual average 7.8°C, comfort score 57/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for Letterkenny — tourism economy, economy score 81/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, technology. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Letterkenny — regional education center, education score 68/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Letterkenny — healthcare access city, healthcare score 69/100, retirement score 64/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for Letterkenny using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning checklist for Letterkenny — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Letterkenny using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Letterkenny using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Letterkenny. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Cross-border · about 24 km from Letterkenny. Explore Derry's city intelligence profile.
Nearby city · about 91 km from Letterkenny. Explore Sligo's city intelligence profile.
Cross-border · about 122 km from Letterkenny. Explore Belfast's city intelligence profile.
Same corridor · about 136 km from Letterkenny. Explore Dundalk's city intelligence profile.
Same corridor · about 164 km from Letterkenny. Explore Drogheda's city intelligence profile.
Same corridor · about 171 km from Letterkenny. Explore Athlone's city intelligence profile.
Coastal cluster · about 175 km from Letterkenny. Explore Westport's city intelligence profile.
Coastal cluster · about 193 km from Letterkenny. Explore Swords's city intelligence profile.
Same corridor · about 202 km from Letterkenny. Explore Dublin's city intelligence profile.
Same corridor · about 206 km from Letterkenny. Explore Galway's city intelligence profile.
Regional discovery collections that include Letterkenny — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
Cross-border region · 21 places across 12 cities.
Weekend escapes · 29 places across 7 cities.
Theme-first discovery collections that include Letterkenny — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
Island Getaways · 24 places across 80 cities.
Cycling Friendly Areas · 18 places across 11 cities.
Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Letterkenny, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Letterkenny has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure. Visitors can also reach nature such as Lough Swilly, Glenveagh National Park and Inishowen within weekend range.
Letterkenny has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure. It indexes 74/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Letterkenny spends roughly €1,910 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near €1,020. Overall the city is around average cost for Ireland. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for around-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Letterkenny is moderate for remote workers (67/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Letterkenny's labour market is very strong, with opportunities concentrated in tourism and hospitality, technology and education and research. Letterkenny has a tourism-driven economy with strengths in tourism, hospitality and technology.
Letterkenny offers strong infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 83/100.
Letterkenny is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Social Sciences, Mathematics and Healthcare.
Letterkenny offers a moderate student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods and strong quality of life.
Letterkenny has solid baseline healthcare access, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 69/100. Residents have strong access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Letterkenny offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 64/100. Residents benefit from walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Letterkenny has an oceanic climate, averaging about 7.8°C annually with roughly 1148 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jun.
Letterkenny is estimated to be a generally safe city (77/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Letterkenny indexes a walkability score of 83 and a cycling score of 59 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Letterkenny include Lough Swilly, Glenveagh National Park and Inishowen. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Letterkenny scores high for family living (73/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.
Letterkenny rates 34/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 50/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Lough Swilly, Glenveagh National Park and Inishowen supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Letterkenny serves as a planning anchor for local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, with access, transport, and seasonal details best verified through official sources. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (50/100) and air quality (50/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (50/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Ireland country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Letterkenny appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.