Clones, Co. Monaghan scores 67/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €155,000 (most €102,500–€225,565), it scores 74/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,115 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 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 67/100 are measured across the H23 Eircode area, not Clones alone — an area that takes in much of MONAGHAN. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the H23 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cavan/Monaghan). Neither is measured for Clones on its own.
2,115 people.
Population is for Clones itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
62nd 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 Clones, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Clones, Co. Monaghan, scores 67/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Clones scores 74/100 on safety, ~40.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Clones over the last 24 months was €155,000, most between €102,500 and €225,565 (Property Price Register).
Clones is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 22% → 10% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 2 points — behind the national rise.
New builds are rare in Clones — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
22 planning applications were lodged within Clones in the last 12 months, covering 17 residential units (95 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Clones scores 79/100 for families and community.
Clones scores 14/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Clones is about 117 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.