Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Co. Monaghan has a population of 1,885. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 15%.
Housing is within reach: a median €135,000 buys a home here, 3.9 years of what the median household earns. Residents’ health trails most towns: 173 residents in bad health and 108 with a disability for every 100 its ages predict. Natural hazards weigh less here than in most Irish towns. Radon is barely a concern: almost no homes exceed the reference level.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · health, CSO Census 2022 · radon, EPA. Clones is graded subject by subject, but Irish towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
Rents for this town aren't published on their own, so its Cost Grade uses the county's average rent. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level. This town's Hazard risk Grade uses radon and landslides only: open LiDAR heights don't cover enough of its homes to measure flooding, so flood isn't counted for or against it.
The 3 things Clones does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Clones with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Clones is graded subject by subject, but Irish towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
69 buildings on the National Inventory inside Clones, 5 of them of national importance.
The record adds 19 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 25%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clones.
Social housing holds 17% of households, below Co. Monaghan’s towns (21%) but above Irish towns (13%). Owners make up 52% of households. 28% of households are private tenants.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €135,000 | 81 |
| Housing | Clones | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €135K | €230K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 17% | 21% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 28% | 28% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 52% | 51% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Radon is rarely a worry in Clones: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. No part of Clones is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Clones | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | under 0.1% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Of the graded crimes in Clones, assaults and harassment came up most often (2023–2025). Burglary and damage came to 3.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Co. Monaghan’s towns (6) and Irish towns (6.4). The overall crime rate is 22.6 per 1,000 residents a year.
Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.
| Per 1,000 a year | Clones | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 3.5 | 6 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 22.6 | 40.8 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 3.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 4 | 4 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Disability touches 24% of Clones’ population. At the census, 85% of people in Clones called their health good or very good, below both Co. Monaghan’s towns (87%) and Irish towns (88%). Unpaid caring falls to 6% of Clones’ residents.
| Census 2022 | Clones | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 2.4% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6% | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 85% | 87% | 88% |
| With a disability | 24% | 21% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
DEIS, the support scheme, covers 100% of them, above both Co. Monaghan’s towns (36%) and Irish towns (35%). The nearest secondary, Largy College, is 0.5 km away. 3 schools lie within 3 km of Clones: 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Tiarnach's Primary School DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 217 | Catholic |
| Largy College DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 505 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelscoil Éois GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 126 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Clones | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 33% | 17% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 36% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 40% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +8% | +8% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
Working from home was the norm for 3.1% of workers at the census. The car took 63% of commuters, below both Co. Monaghan’s towns (77%) and Irish towns (66%). Getting to work takes 20.9 min on average.
| Census 2022 | Clones | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 20.9 min | 24.6 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €34,300 | €44,888 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 48% | 47% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 65% | 66% | 68% |
CSO, Census 2022 travel to work, work and education · CSO Geographical Profiles of Income 2022 · Live Register · Census day was 3 April 2022, with working from home still common; shares are of those who travelled.
July afternoons reach 19.4°C here, about level with Co. Monaghan’s towns (19.4°C) and below Irish towns (19.9°C). Across the year, Clones averages 9.6°C. December is the wettest month locally, with 104 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clones | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.6°C | 9.5°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.1°C | 1.8°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.4°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,005 mm | 992 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Among the protected sites near Clones is Kilroosky Lough Cluster SAC. Woodland covers 2.3% of the land within 1 km, lower than both Co. Monaghan’s towns (5.5%) and Irish towns (2.7%). One park, 7 ha of green space: that is the measure of Clones’ parkland.
| Outdoors | Clones | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 67% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 2.3% | 5.5% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.5 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.4% | 0% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Long-term averages for Clones put November days at 10°C and November nights at 4°C. The rain holds off today, but the wind gets up to 20 km/h, and the low is 5°C. Thursday brings the top temperature of the days after this, 10°C, and the lowest high is 6°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 279 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 206 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 249 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 7°C | 272 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Degrees are held by 17% of adults, lower than both Co. Monaghan’s towns (25%) and Irish towns (36%). Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up 19% of the town.
Women make up 49.4% of Clones
931 women and 954 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clones | Co. Monaghan | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 22% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 21% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.6% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 17% | 25% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Monaghan and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
64% of voters cast a ballot at the general election. Monaghan County Council runs Clones: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. Turnout at the last local elections was 56%, about level with Co. Monaghan’s towns (55%) and above Irish towns (46%). No party holds a majority on Monaghan County Council: Sinn Féin lead with 8 of 18 seats, short of the 10 needed.
| Turnout | Clones | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 55% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
A quarter of its homes were built before 1919, above Co. Monaghan’s towns (5.2%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. There are 19 entries on the national archaeological record here. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 69 buildings in Clones, 3 of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Clones | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 366 | 191 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 25.2% | 5.2% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 19 | 17 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Clones. Best known first.
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 69 buildings in Clones, 3 of national or international importance. Archaeologists have recorded 19 sites here.
14 notable people were born in Clones.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Clones had 1,885 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,639 in 2016: 15% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Clones is 39.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 20% of residents are under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.
3% mostly work from home, and 48% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Monaghan
1,885 people live in Clones, in the area of Monaghan County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). 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).