Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 183 residents in Co. Cork. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 12%.
Half the homes sold for more than €383,700, a price of 4.7 times what the median household earns. Of those who commute, 4% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. 8% of residents were born outside Ireland.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Crookstown has none.
The 3 things Crookstown does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crookstown.
Families in Crookstown have one school within 3 km. The one school within 3 km of Crookstown has 166 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloughduv N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 166 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Crookstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +37% | +1% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Without school-level results from Ireland, the cards show no letters.
Radon tests would find about 2.2% of Crookstown’s homes above the reference level, by estimate. No part of Crookstown is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Crookstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 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.
January nights bottom out at 3.2°C in Crookstown, lower than Co. Cork’s towns (3.5°C) yet higher than Irish towns (2.9°C). The mean temperature over a year locally is 10.6°C. The nearest weather station is Cork Airport, 24 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Crookstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,339 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.6°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.2°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Disability touches 29% of Crookstown’s population. For its ages, Crookstown has 57 people in bad health for every 100 expected, below Co. Cork’s towns (107) and Irish towns (113) alike. At the census, 1.1% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Crookstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 9.3% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 29% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 2% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social housing holds 11% of households, below both Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%). 76% of households own their home.
| Housing | Crookstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 76% | 60% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 8% | 21% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 11% | 14% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €384K | €350K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area P14, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Green space comes to 10.1 ha per 1,000 people in Crookstown, above both Co. Cork’s towns (4.3 ha) and Irish towns (4.1 ha). Its paths and tracks come to 0.2 km per km², lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (1.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²).
| Outdoors | Crookstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 90% | 92% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 10.1 ha | 4.3 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Rain totals about 1 mm today, the wind freshens to 27 km/h, and the low is 6°C. Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 17 mm of rain is forecast. Usually, November days warm to 11°C and nights cool to 5°C; Crookstown’s forecast is read against that.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 3°C | 425 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 6°C | 270 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 260 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 384 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
3.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Co. Cork’s towns (8%) and Irish towns (9.2%). At the census, 84% of commuters went by car. Also worth knowing: households take home €81,540 a year before tax, on average.
| Census 2022 | Crookstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 12% | 33% | 31% |
| Median household income | €81,540 | €53,156 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 27.8 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
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.
Under-15s account for just over a fifth of the population. Born abroad: 7.7% of residents, below both Co. Cork’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.8% of the town.
48.6% of Crookstown’s residents are women
89 women and 94 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Crookstown | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 21% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.7% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 23% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
The general election drew a turnout of 64%. One council serves Crookstown: Cork County Council. With 19 of 55 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Cork County Council, short of the 28 a majority needs.
| Turnout | Crookstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 55% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
14.9% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%). 2 archaeological sites are on the record.
| Heritage | Crookstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 109 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 14.9% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 11 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Crookstown; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens20 km northeast
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral25 km east
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne25 km east
CastleKilcrea Castle8 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksCharles Fort Military Fortress28 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Crookstown’s built heritage counts 2 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 2 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
One notable person was born in Crookstown; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Bambie Thug: Arkland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Horace de Vere Cole: Believed to be James Lafayette. For further information, see the talk page., 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crookstown | 183 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macroom | 4,096 | 12 | A | B+ | A | B− |
| Bandon | 8,196 | 12 | A | B+ | A− | B− |
| Killumney | 1,466 | 13 | — | C | A | A+ |
| Inishannon | 1,043 | 14 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Ballincollig | 21,940 | 17 | A | C | A | A− |
| Tower | 3,300 | 18 | A | C | A+ | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Crookstown had 183 people at the 2022 census, up from 163 in 2016: 12.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
12% mostly work from home, and 12% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
3.5% of residents speak Irish every day outside school, against 1.1% in the median of Irish towns; 48% can speak it.
The median age in Crookstown is 41.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 21% of residents are under 15 and 15% are 65 or over.
Urban area in Co. Cork
183 people live in Crookstown, 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).