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436 residents make their home in this town in Co. Monaghan.
Home prices sit at a median €228,600, which is 3.8 years of the town’s median household income. 4% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Scotstown falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
The 2 things Scotstown does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 2 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 3%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Scotstown.
Within 3 km of Scotstown there is one school. Since 2019/20, pupils changed +2%, below Co. Monaghan’s towns (+8%) and Irish towns (+4%) alike. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 296.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urbleshanny N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 296 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Scotstown | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 36% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +2% | +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.
Under 1% of homes in Scotstown are estimated to have radon above the reference level. Landslides: none of Scotstown lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Scotstown | 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.
Scotstown sees January nights of 1.8°C on average. The year’s mean temperature is 9.5°C, close to Co. Monaghan’s towns (9.5°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). A July afternoon in Scotstown typically reaches 19.4°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Scotstown | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.5°C | 9.5°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 1.8°C | 1.8°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,082 mm | 992 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.4°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
90% of Scotstown’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Co. Monaghan’s towns (87%) and Irish towns (88%) alike. Disability, age-adjusted: 104 for every 100 expected locally. Also worth knowing: at the census, 1.2% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Scotstown | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 8.7% | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.2% | 2.4% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 87% | 88% |
| With a disability | 21% | 21% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social housing holds 12% of households. 19% rent privately, below both Co. Monaghan’s towns (28%) and Irish towns (22%).
| Housing | Scotstown | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 67% | 51% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 12% | 21% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €229K | €230K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 19% | 28% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area H18, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.2 km per km², below Co. Monaghan’s towns (1.0 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. Protected sites cover 3% of the land within 5 km, higher than both Co. Monaghan’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (1.8%).
| Outdoors | Scotstown | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 44% | 67% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 3% | 0% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3% | 5.5% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The coming days top out somewhere between 6°C and 10°C; Thursday looks warmest. Usually, November days warm to 10°C and nights cool to 4°C; Scotstown’s forecast is read against that. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 20 km/h, then a low of 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 314 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 4°C | 225 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 251 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 6°C | 291 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Average household income comes to €60,030 a year before tax. 93% of commuters drove, higher than both Co. Monaghan’s towns (77%) and Irish towns (66%). Among people aged 15 to 64, 70% were working at the census.
| Census 2022 | Scotstown | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 70% | 66% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 38% | 47% | 31% |
| Median household income | €60,030 | €44,888 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9% | 12% | 9.2% |
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.
16% were born abroad, below both Co. Monaghan’s towns (31%) and Irish towns (22%). Retirement age and beyond: 12% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up nearly a quarter of residents.
Women make up 50.9% of Scotstown
222 women and 214 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Scotstown | Co. Monaghan | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 22% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 10% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 16% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 31% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.9% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 35% | 25% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Monaghan and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is just one council for Scotstown, Monaghan County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. 52% of voters turned out at the last local elections. At the general election 64% voted, about level with Co. Monaghan’s towns (64%) and above Irish towns (59%). No party holds a majority on Monaghan County Council: Sinn Féin lead with 8 of 18 seats, short of the 10 needed.
| Turnout | Scotstown | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 55% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 sites here, lower than both Co. Monaghan’s towns (17) and Irish towns (11). Before 1919: that is when 2.6% of homes were built. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 7 buildings in Scotstown, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Scotstown | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 161 | 191 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 17 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 2.6% | 5.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Scotstown; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralSt Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan8.1 km southeast
CastleCastle Leslie13 km northeast
CathedralThe Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim36 km southwest
CastleCloughoughter Castle39 km southwest
CathedralSt. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral40 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 7 buildings in Scotstown, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 2 sites here.
3 notable people were born in Scotstown.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Scotstown had 436 people at the 2022 census, up from 414 in 2016: 5.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Scotstown is 36, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Monaghan
Scotstown has 436 people, 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). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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