Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 12%. In Co. Cork, this town has 5,568 residents.
Jobs and pay hold up well: 73% of working-age residents are employed, with an unemployment rate of 6%. Overall, Carrigtwohill earns an A+, which places it #5 of 320 Irish towns. It comes out better than almost every Irish town. Recorded crime is low (A): gardaí record 3.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, and 2.2 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. Most journeys need a car (C). 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%). Buying the median home, at €340,000, takes 4.8 times the town’s median household income.
Figures: work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
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 Carrigtwohill does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Carrigtwohill 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 →
6 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
1% 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 Carrigtwohill. Best known first.
ZooFota Wildlife Park2 km outside town, to the southwest · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CastleBarryscourt Castle200 m outside town, to the south
CastleBelvelly Castle2.2 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenFota Arboretum & Gardens1.7 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumPassage West Maritime Museum CLG4.9 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carrigtwohill.
Among people aged 15 to 64, 73% were working at the census. Short trips: 41% under 15 minutes, above both Co. Cork’s towns (33%) and Irish towns (31%). The commute to work averages 22.3 min.
| Census 2022 | Carrigtwohill | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €70,871 | €51,591 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 22.3 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 41% | 33% | 31% |
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.
Of the graded crimes in Carrigtwohill, assaults and harassment came up most often (2023–2025). Per 1,000 residents, 40.7 crimes of all kinds are recorded a year. Theft, shown but not graded, ran at 5.3 per 1,000 a year, below Co. Cork’s towns (10.3) and Irish towns (15.3) alike.
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 | Carrigtwohill | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 2.2 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 3.4 | 6 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 5.3 | 10.3 | 15.3 |
| All recorded crime | 40.7 | 44.2 | 54.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Families in Carrigtwohill have 6 schools within 3 km to choose from: 3 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 special school. Single-sex secondaries: 50%, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (44%) and Irish towns (39%). For secondary school, the closest is Carrigtwohill Post Primary, 0.2 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrigtwohill Community National School Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 443 | Multi-denominational |
| Carrigtwohill Post PrimaryLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 912 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Carrigtwohill | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +24% | +1% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 40% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 50% | 44% | 39% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.
1.1% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (2%) and Irish towns (2%). Weighed against its ages, disability in Carrigtwohill runs at 100 per 100 expected. Disability touches 18% of the town’s population.
| Census 2022 | Carrigtwohill | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 18% | 24% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 88% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.1% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Landslides: none of Carrigtwohill lies in a high-susceptibility zone. 0.4% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, close to both Co. Cork’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Carrigtwohill | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.4% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0.4% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
A year brings 1,096 mm of rain to Carrigtwohill. Across the year it averages 10.9°C, about level with Co. Cork’s towns (10.8°C) and above Irish towns (10.3°C). July afternoons in Carrigtwohill average 20.1°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Carrigtwohill | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 10.9°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.6°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 20.1°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,096 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Carrigtwohill counts 2 parks, adding up to 15 ha of green space. Protected sites cover just over a tenth of the land within 5 km, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (1.4%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Among the protected sites near Carrigtwohill is Cork Harbour SPA.
| Outdoors | Carrigtwohill | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 60% | 91% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 12% | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 5.1% | 4% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect roughly 2 mm of rain today, wind picking up to 35 km/h, and a low of 7°C. Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 20 mm of rain. Carrigtwohill’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 12°C, the usual low 6°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 4°C | 319 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 6°C | 231 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 12°C | 235 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 311 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
25% were born abroad, above both Co. Cork’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (22%). Those 65 and older account for 6% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population.
50.4% of Carrigtwohill’s residents are women
2,806 women and 2,762 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Carrigtwohill | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 30% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 6% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.4% | 8.3% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.1% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 38% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
No party holds a majority on Cork County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 19 of 55 seats, short of the 28 needed. Cork County Council is the one council for Carrigtwohill; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. This Co. Cork town sits in the Cobh local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
| Turnout | Carrigtwohill | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Before 1919: that is when 1.1% of homes were built. For its size, Carrigtwohill has 14 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (106) and Irish towns (48). There are 6 entries on the national archaeological record here.
| Heritage | Carrigtwohill | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 14 | 106 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.1% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 6 | 12 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
In 2010 the typical home in Carrigtwohill sold for €200K; by 2025 it was €350K, 75% more. Renting cost €1,554 a month on average, between Co. Cork’s towns (€1,255) and Irish towns (€1,606). Social housing holds 12% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €365,000 | 67 |
| Second-hand homes | €304,000 | 174 |
| The last 12 months | €381,000 | 113 |
| Housing | Carrigtwohill | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 66% | 59% | 61% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,554 | €1,255 | €1,606 |
| Households in social housing | 12% | 14% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Carrigtwohill’s built heritage counts 8 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 6 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
11 notable people were born in Carrigtwohill.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrigtwohill | 5,568 | — | A+ | B− | A | A− |
| Glounthaune | 5,000 | 5.5 | A− | C− | A | A |
| Midleton | 13,906 | 5.9 | A− | B− | B | B+ |
| Cobh | 14,148 | 7.3 | B | B− | A− | C+ |
| Passage West-Monkstown | 6,051 | 7.5 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Glanmire | 4,454 | 8.7 | A− | C | A | A |
| Aghada-Rostellan | 1,159 | 9 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Carrigtwohill had 5,568 people at the 2022 census, up from 4,992 in 2016: 11.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Carrigtwohill is 34.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
10% mostly work from home, and 41% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Carrigtwohill has 5,568 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).
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).