Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan scores 54/100 for quality of life, #59 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €288,105 (most €200,000–€321,586), it scores 68/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 5,377 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on local economy.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 54/100 are measured across the A81 Eircode area, not Carrickmacross alone — an area that takes in much of Monaghan. 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 Carrickmacross is #52 of 107 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the A81 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cavan/Monaghan). Neither is measured for Carrickmacross on its own.
5,377 people.
Population is for Carrickmacross itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
28th 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 Carrickmacross, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, scores 54/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #59 of the 107 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Carrickmacross scores 74/100 on safety, ~40.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Carrickmacross over the last 24 months was €288,105, with most sales between €200,000 and €321,586 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Carrickmacross over the last 24 months was €288,105, most between €200,000 and €321,586 (Property Price Register).
Carrickmacross is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 17% → 11%, in line with nationally.
About 24% of homes sold in Carrickmacross in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
23 planning applications were lodged within Carrickmacross in the last 12 months, covering 6 residential units (192 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Carrickmacross scores 78/100 for families and community.
Carrickmacross scores 30/100 for schools and education, with 6 schools in the area.
Carrickmacross is about 70 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 October 2026.