Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It grew by 13% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses. In Co. Cork, this town has 414 residents.
The median sale, €407,500, comes to 8.3 times what the median household here earns. Its architectural heritage runs to 20 buildings on the national inventory. Over-65s are 22% of the population. 49% of adults have a degree.
Baltimore has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The 3 things Baltimore does most differently from other towns.
7 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Baltimore. Best known first.
CastleDunasead Castlein townCastleCastleDún Na Séad Castlein townHistoric houseHistoric houseBaltimore Harbourin townHistoric houseHistoric houseSherkin Island2.4 km outside town, to the westNatural landscapeNatural landscapeInish Beg Island3.9 km outside town, to the northNatural landscapeNatural landscapeHeir Island4.2 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baltimore.
Baltimore’s nearest bathing water is Tragumna, 7.7 km away, rated excellent in 2025. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred locally has radon above the reference level. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Baltimore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 5.8% | 0.4% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
1,200 mm of rain falls in a year, above Co. Cork’s towns (1,114 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm) alike. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 18.5°C in Baltimore. The annual mean in the town is 11.1°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Baltimore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.5°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 4.9°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 11.1°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,200 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Disability touches 25% of Baltimore’s population. At the census, 0.5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Co. Cork’s towns (2%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Unpaid caring falls to 7% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Baltimore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 0.5% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 7% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 25% | 24% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Owners make up 54% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €405,000 | 49 |
| Housing | Baltimore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 21% | 14% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 54% | 60% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €408K | €350K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Within 5 km, 29% of the land is protected nature, above Co. Cork’s towns (1.5%) and Irish towns (1.8%) alike. Among the protected sites near Baltimore is Roaringwater Bay. Green space in Baltimore works out at 0.7 ha per 1,000 people.
| Outdoors | Baltimore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 50% | 90% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 29% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Sea within 5 km | 53% | 0% | 0% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.4% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect about 1 mm of rain with it today, the wind at 42 km/h and a low of 8°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 22 mm of rain. Long-term averages for Baltimore put November days at 12°C and November nights at 7°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 5°C | 361 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 7°C | 233 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 12°C | 263 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 9°C | 343 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The average trip to work took 26.3 min, above Co. Cork’s towns (24.8 min) but below Irish towns (27.6 min). At the census, 16% of workers worked mainly from home. Income per household averages €49,160 a year, before tax.
| Census 2022 | Baltimore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 76% | 69% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 42% | 33% | 31% |
| Median household income | €49,160 | €53,156 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7% | 8% | 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.
Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Co. Cork’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (20%). People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. Overseas births account for 28% of the people living here.
54.8% of Baltimore’s residents are women
227 women and 187 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Baltimore | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 2.7% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 8.1% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 9.1% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 49% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Turnout at the general election came to 64%. Cork County Council has no ruling majority: Fianna Fáil hold 19 of its 55 seats, short of the 28 needed. Baltimore sits in the Skibbereen-West Cork local electoral area, which elects 5 councillors.
| Turnout | Baltimore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 13.4% of the total, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%). The archaeological record lists 7 sites here.
| Heritage | Baltimore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 483 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 13.4% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Families in Baltimore have one school within 3 km. The one school within 3 km of Baltimore has 116 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rathmore N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 116 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Baltimore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +1% | +1% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No school here carries a letter or a result: Ireland publishes neither for individual schools.
20 of Baltimore’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 7 archaeological sites in and around the town.
2 notable people were born in Baltimore; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Agnes Mary Clerke: Hayman Selig Mendelssohn (1847–1908), Public domain · Emily Hegarty: Diplomatic Security Service from Washington, D.C., United States of America, Public domain · Kieron Moore: Warner Bros., Public domain · Gearóid O'Sullivan: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 414 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Skibbereen | 2,903 | 11 | A | A− | B+ | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Baltimore had 414 people at the 2022 census, up from 367 in 2016: 12.8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Baltimore is 47, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
62% of working residents drive to work and 20% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%).
Urban area in Co. Cork
Baltimore has 414 people, in the area of Cork 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).
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).