Monaghan, Co. Monaghan scores 68/100 for quality of life, #25 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks. The median home sells for €225,000 (most €154,500–€290,000), it scores 74/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 7,894 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
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 Monaghan is #4 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
7,894 people.
Monaghan, Co. Monaghan, scores 68/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #25 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Monaghan scores 74/100 on safety, ~40.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Monaghan over the last 24 months was €225,000, most between €154,500 and €290,000 (Property Price Register).
About 25% of homes sold in Monaghan in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
58 planning applications were lodged within Monaghan in the last 12 months, covering 46 residential units (331 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Monaghan scores 79/100 for families and community.
Monaghan scores 44/100 for schools and education, with 8 schools in the area.
Monaghan is about 101 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.