Monasterevan, Co. Kildare scores 49/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €347,500 (most €283,750–€387,665), it scores 62/100 for safety (46.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 4,542 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 49/100 are measured across the W34 Eircode area, not Monasterevan alone — an area that takes in much of Kildare. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the W34 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Kildare). Neither is measured for Monasterevan on its own.
4,542 people.
Population is for Monasterevan itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
92nd 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 Monasterevan, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Monasterevan, Co. Kildare, scores 49/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Monasterevan scores 62/100 on safety, ~46.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Monasterevan over the last 24 months was €347,500, with most sales between €283,750 and €387,665 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Monasterevan over the last 24 months was €347,500, most between €283,750 and €387,665 (Property Price Register).
Monasterevan is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 18% → 9% — faster than nationally, third-level education up 9 points — faster than nationally.
About 34% of homes sold in Monasterevan in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
8 planning applications were lodged within Monasterevan in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (141 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Monasterevan scores 75/100 for families and community.
Monasterevan scores 16/100 for schools and education, with 4 schools in the area.
Monasterevan is about 54 minutes by road from Dublin, with 1 rail stop nearby.
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.