Monaghan scores 55/100 for quality of life, #57 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks. The median home sells for €225,000 (most €160,000–€292,000), it scores 68/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 7,894 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
These seven scores and the 55/100 are measured across the H18 Eircode area, not Monaghan 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 Monaghan is #49 of 107 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the H18 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cavan/Monaghan). Neither is measured for Monaghan on its own.
7,894 people.
Population is for Monaghan itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
15th 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 Monaghan, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Monaghan, Co. Monaghan, scores 55/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #57 of the 107 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
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, with most sales between €160,000 and €292,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Monaghan over the last 24 months was €225,000, most between €160,000 and €292,000 (Property Price Register).
About 8% of homes sold in Monaghan in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
62 planning applications were lodged within Monaghan in the last 12 months, covering 93 residential units (352 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Monaghan scores 79/100 for families and community.
Monaghan scores 42/100 for schools and education, with 10 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 October 2026.