Virginia, Co. Cavan scores 54/100 for quality of life, #64 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €315,000 (most €238,500–€398,750), it scores 68/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,017 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on local economy.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
These seven scores and the 54/100 are measured across the A82 Eircode area, not Virginia alone — an area that takes in much of Cavan. 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 Virginia is #56 of 107 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the A82 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cavan/Monaghan). Neither is measured for Virginia on its own.
3,017 people.
Population is for Virginia itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
66th 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 Virginia, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Virginia, Co. Cavan, scores 54/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #64 of the 107 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Virginia scores 74/100 on safety, ~40.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Virginia over the last 24 months was €315,000, with most sales between €238,500 and €398,750 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Virginia over the last 24 months was €315,000, most between €238,500 and €398,750 (Property Price Register).
Virginia is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 12% → 9%, in line with nationally, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 3% of homes sold in Virginia in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
13 planning applications were lodged within Virginia in the last 12 months, covering 11 residential units (104 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Virginia scores 82/100 for families and community.
Virginia scores 40/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Virginia is about 71 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.