Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 3,970 residents in Co. Cork.
What it saves you on housing, it gives back elsewhere. Health is a weak point: for every 100 its ages would predict, 137 residents are in bad health and 116 have a disability. Charleville grades B− overall, better than 46% of Irish towns, and ranks #174 of 320 Irish towns. It lags on safety as well (C−): gardaí record 8.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, and 7 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. Its best grade is for cost of living — home prices sit at a median €200,000, which is 4.7 years of the town’s median household income.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · health, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025.
The 3 things Charleville does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Charleville with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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21 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charleville.
The typical sale price in Charleville reached €228K in 2025, up 34% from €170K in 2010. Owners make up 53% of households. 29% rent privately, above Co. Cork’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Council and housing-body homes hold 17% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €198,800 | 208 |
| The last 12 months | €250,000 | 63 |
| Housing | Charleville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €200K | €360K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,046 | €1,291 | €1,606 |
| Households renting privately | 29% | 21% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 53% | 60% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Charleville has radon above the reference level. Landslides: none of Charleville lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Charleville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.4% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 2.6% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
2.6% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 86% of people in Charleville called their health good or very good, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (88%) and Irish towns (88%). A disability affects 25% of people locally.
| Census 2022 | Charleville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 88% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| 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
In all, 67.5 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded a year, above Co. Cork’s towns (43.4) and Irish towns (54.3) alike. The commonest graded crime in Charleville was assaults and harassment (2023–2025). For its size, Charleville records more crime per resident than 69% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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 | Charleville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 8.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| Burglary & damage | 7 | 4.8 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 67.5 | 43.4 | 54.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
St. Mary's Secondary School is the nearest secondary school, 0.3 km away. Half of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (35%) and Irish towns (35%). 6 schools lie within 3 km of Charleville: 3 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 special school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil na mBraithre Boys Snr Sch DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 227 | Catholic |
| St. Mary's Secondary School GirlsLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 322 | Catholic |
| Scoil Naomh Aine Girls Senior School DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 195 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Charleville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 100% | 44% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 35% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +7% | +1% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
Commutes averaged 24.7 min, near Co. Cork’s towns (24.8 min) and lower than Irish towns (27.6 min). 63% of people aged 15 to 64 were in work at the census. The census counted 5.1% of workers working mainly from home.
| Census 2022 | Charleville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 49% | 33% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 63% | 69% | 68% |
| Median household income | €42,838 | €54,720 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 11% | 7.9% | 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.
January nights bottom out at 2.5°C in Charleville, below both Co. Cork’s towns (3.5°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C). Taken over the whole year, the average temperature here is 10.1°C. This Co. Cork town gets 987 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Charleville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.5°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.5°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 987 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Within 5 km, 0.2% of the land is protected nature, below Co. Cork’s towns (1.6%) and Irish towns (1.8%) alike. One park and 13 ha of green space in all: that is Charleville’s share. Walkers have 6 waymarked trails and greenways starting within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Charleville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 65% | 91% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.3% | 4.2% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 4 mm. Charleville’s November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 11°C, nights fall to 5°C. No rain is due today, though a breeze picks up to 21 km/h; the low is 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 292 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 198 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 213 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 283 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
30% of the people living here were born in another country. Children under 15 make up 22%, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (20%). People 65 and over make up 16% of the town.
51.3% of Charleville’s residents are women
2,036 women and 1,934 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Charleville | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 14% | 7.9% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 43% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.5% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 21% | 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% voted at the last local elections. Cork County Council is the council for Charleville, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government.
| Turnout | Charleville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
21 archaeological sites are on the record, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (9) and Irish towns (11). 7.5% of homes were built before 1919. 64 of Charleville’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | Charleville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 161 | 100 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 21 | 9 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.5% | 7.7% | 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 Charleville; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleBunratty Castle39 km north
CastleKilbolane Castle11 km west
CathedralSt John's Cathedral35 km north
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral35 km north
CastleKing John's Castle9 km northeast
Abbey or prioryKilmallock Priory9.2 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
64 of Charleville’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 21 archaeological sites in and around the town.
14 notable people were born in Charleville.
Daniel Mannix: Fairfax Corporation, Public domain · Ned Cronin: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleville | 3,970 | — | B− | A+ | C− | C− |
| Kilmallock Limerick | 1,761 | 9 | — | A | B− | C+ |
| Buttevant | 1,080 | 14 | — | A− | B+ | C− |
| Croom Limerick | 1,240 | 19 | — | C− | A | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Charleville had 3,970 people at the 2022 census, up from 3,798 in 2016: 4.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Charleville is 38.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Charleville has 3,970 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).