Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan scores 68/100 for quality of life. The median home sells for €240,000 (most €160,000–€286,344), it scores 74/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,801 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on schools & education.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
3,801 people.
Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, scores 68/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Castleblayney scores 74/100 on safety, ~40.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Castleblayney over the last 24 months was €240,000, most between €160,000 and €286,344 (Property Price Register).
About 5% of homes sold in Castleblayney in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
28 planning applications were lodged within Castleblayney in the last 12 months, covering 11 residential units (162 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Castleblayney scores 81/100 for families and community.
Castleblayney scores 32/100 for schools and education, with 6 schools in the area.
Castleblayney is about 84 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 July 2026.