Clones, Co. Monaghan scores 54/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €165,000 (most €124,000–€235,000), it scores 68/100 for safety (40.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents across its Garda division), 2,115 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on local economy.
Updated November 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 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).
61st 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 54/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and environment.
The H23 Eircode area around Clones scores 68/100 on safety. Its Garda division, Cavan/Monaghan, records ~40.6 crimes per 1,000 residents (An Garda Síochána); there is no official figure for Clones on its own.
Clones is rated "disadvantaged" on the Pobal HP Deprivation Index, averaging -12.8 across its Electoral Divisions, where 0 is the national average (range -19.1 to -5.7) (Pobal / CSO Census 2022).
The median sale price in Clones over the last 24 months was €165,000, with most sales between €124,000 and €235,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Clones over the last 24 months was €165,000, most between €124,000 and €235,000 (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).
23 planning applications were lodged within Clones in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (100 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Clones scores 75/100 for families and community.
Clones scores 10/100 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 November 2026.