Arva, Co. Cavan scores 55/100 for quality of life, #80 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €135,682 (most €90,000–€175,000), it scores 74/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 214 people live here, down 8.5% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind 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 Arva is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
214 people, down 8.5% since 2016.
Arva, Co. Cavan, scores 55/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #80 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Arva scores 74/100 on safety, ~40.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Arva over the last 24 months was €135,682, most between €90,000 and €175,000 (Property Price Register).
Arva is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 11% → 7%, in line with nationally, population fell 8.5% since 2016.
New builds are rare in Arva — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
Arva scores 82/100 for families and community.
Arva scores 42/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Arva is about 115 minutes by road from Dublin.
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.