Scotstown, Co. Monaghan scores 68/100 for quality of life, #25 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €225,000 (most €200,000–€253,000), it scores 74/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 436 people live here, down 21.9% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Scotstown is #4 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
436 people, down 21.9% since 2016.
Scotstown, 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.
Scotstown scores 74/100 on safety, ~40.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Scotstown over the last 24 months was €225,000, most between €200,000 and €253,000 (Property Price Register).
Scotstown is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, population fell 21.9% since 2016, prices up 185.9%.
New builds are rare in Scotstown — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
7 planning applications were lodged within Scotstown in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (12 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Scotstown scores 79/100 for families and community.
Scotstown scores 44/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Scotstown is about 112 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.