Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Co. Cork, this town has 8,196 residents. Its population rose 10% from 2016 to 2022.
Bandon’s best grade is for safety: 2.4 burglaries and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, and 3.8 violent crimes. Taken together, its subjects give Bandon an A overall, better than 85% of Irish towns. The ranking puts it #13 of 54 in Co. Cork. What holds it back is hazard risk — an estimated 5% of its homes exceed the radon reference level. At a median €335,000, a home costs 6.5 times the town’s median household income. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health, B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · radon, EPA · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · health, work and commuting, CSO Census 2022.
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 Bandon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bandon with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
The record adds 38 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 13%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Two U.S. towns are named after Bandon.
USUS editionBandon, Oregon, founded in 1873, takes its name from this town.
Also named after Bandon:Bandon Township, MN128
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bandon.
An estimated 4.6% of homes in Bandon have radon above the reference level. 5.4% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Bandon | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 1.6% | 0.4% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 5.4% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Families in Bandon have 10 schools within 3 km to choose from: 6 primary schools and 4 secondary schools. A quarter of the secondaries are single-sex, below Co. Cork’s towns (44%) and Irish towns (39%) alike. For secondary school, the closest is Árdscoil Uí Urmoltaigh, 0.4 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon Primary School Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 401 | Catholic |
| St. Brogan's College DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 905 | Multi-denominational |
| Gaelscoil Droichead na Banndan GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 157 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Bandon | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 10% | 40% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 25% | 44% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +4% | +1% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 10% | 9% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
The graded crime recorded most in Bandon was assaults and harassment (2023–2025). Every kind together came to 36 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (44.2) and Irish towns (54.3).
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 | Bandon | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 2.4 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 3.8 | 6 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 5.4 | 10.3 | 15.3 |
| All recorded crime | 36 | 44.2 | 54.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Renting cost €1,224 a month on average, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (€1,291) and Irish towns (€1,606). In 2010 the typical home in Bandon sold for €200K; by 2025 it was €346K, 73% more. 57% of households are owner-occupiers.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €375,000 | 141 |
| Second-hand homes | €285,000 | 304 |
| The last 12 months | €365,000 | 192 |
| Housing | Bandon | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,224 | €1,291 | €1,606 |
| Households in social housing | 17% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 57% | 60% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Across the year it averages 11.0°C, near Co. Cork’s towns (10.8°C) and higher than Irish towns (10.3°C). In January, overnight lows in Bandon settle at 3.8°C. July afternoons in Bandon average 19.8°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Bandon | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,317 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 11.0°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.8°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.8°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Walkers have 0.4 km per km² of paths and tracks, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (1.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). 2 parks and 15 ha of green space in all: that is Bandon’s share. Green space in Bandon works out at 1.9 ha per 1,000 people.
| Outdoors | Bandon | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 5.6% | 4% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.4 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 1.9 ha | 4.4 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect about 1 mm of rain with it today, the wind at 40 km/h and a low of 6°C. Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 23 mm of rain is forecast. In a typical November, days climb to about 12°C and nights sink to 6°C, the yardstick for Bandon’s forecast.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 4°C | 415 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 6°C | 267 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 262 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 373 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Children under 15 make up 21%, above both Co. Cork’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (20%). 29% of adults hold a degree. Also worth knowing: people 65 and over make up 13% of the town.
Women make up 50.1% of Bandon
4,109 women and 4,087 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Bandon | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.7% | 7.9% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.2% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 29% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Fianna Fáil lead Cork County Council with 19 of 55 seats, but no party has a majority: 28 are needed. 54% of voters turned out at the last local elections, above both Co. Cork’s towns (45%) and Irish towns (46%). There is just one council for Bandon, Cork County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government.
| Turnout | Bandon | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
12.6% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Its archaeology runs to 38 recorded sites. 228 of Bandon’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 2 rank of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Bandon | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 278 | 100 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 12.6% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 38 | 9 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
The car took just over three quarters of commuters, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (71%) and Irish towns (66%). Getting to work takes 24.4 min on average. The census counted 8.3% of workers working mainly from home.
| Census 2022 | Bandon | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 44% | 33% | 31% |
| Average trip | 24.4 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6% | 7.9% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €51,591 | €54,720 | €57,760 |
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.
Ages taken into account, Bandon counts 107 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. At the census, just over a fifth of people here had a disability, about level with Irish towns (22%) and below Co. Cork’s towns (24%). 2.1% of residents report bad or very bad health.
| Census 2022 | Bandon | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 22% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.1% | 2% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Bandon; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens24 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey11 km south
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral24 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress18 km east
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne25 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
228 of Bandon’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 2 rank of national or international importance. 38 archaeological sites are on the record here.
31 notable people were born in Bandon.
Finbarr of Cork: Carsten Hemberger, derivate Hic et nunc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · L. T. Meade: L. T. Meade - no photo credit. Hurst & Company Publishers, Public domain · James Walsh: Dublin Metropolitan Police (Life time: Unknown. Lifetime of subject: 1880 – 1948), Public domain · John Cyril Porte: Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Houses of the Oireachtas from Ireland, CC BY 2.0 · Sir Richard Cox, 1st Baronet: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon | 8,196 | — | A | B+ | A− | B− |
| Inishannon | 1,043 | 6.2 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Killumney | 1,466 | 15 | — | C | A | A+ |
| Kinsale | 5,991 | 15 | A | D | A+ | A− |
| Clonakilty | 5,112 | 17 | A− | B | A− | C− |
| Ballincollig | 21,940 | 18 | A | C | A | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Bandon had 8,196 people at the 2022 census, up from 7,444 in 2016: 10.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Bandon is 38, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Bandon has 8,196 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) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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