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Aerial view of St. Davnet’s in Monaghan townPhoto: Unknown author Unknown author (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Monaghan · 2026

Best places to live in County Monaghan

Between the 2016 and 2022 censuses, the population of County Monaghan rose 6.4%. In 2022 the middle household in the county had a gross income of €50,617. A ranking needs five graded towns, and in County Monaghan there are 3. Monaghan has the best overall grade in County Monaghan, #80 of 320 towns nationally.

In national order; the letter compares each town with every town in Ireland of 2,500+. How grades work

Graded towns

In national order; each national rank links to the national list.

Every town in County Monaghan →
#TownScoreGrade · national rankWhat drives it
–Monaghan7,894 people58.4top 24.8%A−#80 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, hazard risk A−·lowest: walkability C+
–Carrickmacross5,745 people51.8top 39.8%B#128 of 320 nationallyStrongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living B+·lowest: jobs & income C
–Castleblayney3,926 people45.1bottom 41.4%C+#188 of 320 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A−, safety C+·lowest: jobs & income C−
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Photos: Monaghan, Unknown author Unknown author (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Irish towns against each other only, run #71 of 9 November 2026. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).