Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 7,687: a neighbourhood in Cork.
Safety is where it shines — 2.6 violent crimes and 2.7 burglaries and acts of criminal damage recorded per 1,000 residents a year. It is strong on jobs & income as well: among 15 to 64s, 71% are in work; unemployment stands at 6%. Homes are dear: half the homes sold for more than €385,600, a price of 4.7 times what the median household earns. Getting around depends on the car: on the way to work, 11% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. The overall grade comes out at A, #5 of 54 in Co. Cork. Nationally, it does better than 94% of Irish towns.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
This town's house price is the median for its whole Eircode routing key, town and countryside together: fewer than 30 sales in the town itself were recorded on the Property Price Register in 2023 to 2025, so its Cost Grade is less sure. 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 Frankfield and Grange does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Frankfield and Grange 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 13 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 1%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Frankfield and Grange. Best known first.
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral2.1 km outside town, to the northwest
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne3.2 km outside town, to the north
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory4.1 km outside town, to the northeast
Abbey or prioryRed Abbey1.9 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCork Butter Museum3 km outside town, to the north
FortElizabeth Fort2.1 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Frankfield and Grange.
The jobless rate is 5.7%. 25% of trips took under 15 minutes, below both Co. Cork’s towns (33%) and Irish towns (31%). Home was the main workplace for 14% of workers at the census.
| Census 2022 | Frankfield and Grange | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €82,380 | €51,591 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 25% | 33% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 69% | 68% |
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.
The graded crime recorded most in Frankfield and Grange was damage to property (2023–2025). Every kind together came to 29.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below Co. Cork’s towns (44.2) and Irish towns (54.3) 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 | Frankfield and Grange | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 2.7 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 2.6 | 6 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 29.8 | 44.2 | 54.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
19% of residents in Frankfield and Grange live with a disability. At the census, 92% of people in Frankfield and Grange called their health good or very good, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (88%) and Irish towns (88%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.1% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Frankfield and Grange | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 92% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.1% | 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
Pupil numbers changed +1% since 2019/20, below Co. Cork’s towns (+2%) and Irish towns (+4%) alike. Families in Frankfield and Grange have 58 schools within 3 km to choose from: 36 primary schools, 18 secondary schools and 4 special schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Nioclais Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 714 | Catholic |
| Christian Brothers College BoysLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 919 | Catholic |
| Gaelscoil Charraig Ui Leighin GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 591 | Catholic |
| Coláiste Éamann Rís DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Frankfield and Grange | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 61% | 44% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 24% | 40% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +1% | +2% | +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 social rented sector houses 4% of households. Private renters make up 21% of households, near both Co. Cork’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%).
| Housing | Frankfield and Grange | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 4% | 14% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 75% | 59% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €386K | €340K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area T12, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Frankfield and Grange gets 1,171 mm of rain a year. The year’s mean temperature is 10.4°C, below Co. Cork’s towns (10.8°C) and close to Irish towns (10.3°C). Winter lows in Frankfield and Grange average 3.1°C in January.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Frankfield and Grange | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.5°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,171 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.4°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.1°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Protected nature near Frankfield and Grange includes Cork Harbour SPA. Frankfield and Grange has 12.8 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents, above Co. Cork’s towns (4.2 ha) and Irish towns (4.1 ha) alike. 3 parks and 98 ha of green space in all: that is the town’s share.
| Outdoors | Frankfield and Grange | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 61% | 91% | 92% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 12.8 ha | 4.2 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Woodland within 1 km | 4.3% | 4% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Nothing falls from the sky today, by the look of it; the wind keeps to 19 km/h or less, and the low is 7°C. Frankfield and Grange’s November pattern is steady: afternoons average 11°C, nights 5°C. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 348 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 242 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 247 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 334 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
47% of adults hold a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 14%, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%). Foreign-born residents make up 20% of the population.
Women make up 50.4% of Frankfield and Grange
3,876 women and 3,811 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Frankfield and Grange | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 4.5% | 8.3% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.3% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 47% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
General election turnout: 60%, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (58%) and Irish towns (59%). Cork City Council runs Frankfield and Grange: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. Fianna Fáil lead Cork City Council with 9 of 31 seats, but no party has a majority: 16 are needed.
| Turnout | Frankfield and Grange | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 42% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Scaled to its population, Frankfield and Grange has 8 inventory buildings per 10,000 people, below both Co. Cork’s towns (106) and Irish towns (48). The pre-1919 share of homes is 1%. Archaeologists have recorded 13 sites here.
| Heritage | Frankfield and Grange | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 8 | 106 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
For a swim, the nearest bathing water is Fountainstown, 14 km from Frankfield and Grange, rated good in 2025. 0.2% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, near both Co. Cork’s towns (0.4%) and Irish towns (0%). Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Frankfield and Grange | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.2% | 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.
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 6 buildings in Frankfield and Grange, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 13 sites here.
No notable person born in Frankfield and Grange is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfield and Grange | 7,687 | — | A | C− | A | A |
| Tramore | 4,803 | 1.8 | B− | C− | C | B− |
| Lehenagh | 4,154 | 2.1 | B+ | C− | B+ | A |
| Turner's Cross | 7,208 | 2.3 | C | C+ | D | C− |
| Togher | 3,007 | 2.6 | C+ | C+ | B+ | D− |
| Douglas | 22,029 | 2.6 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
| Ballinlough | 5,435 | 2.8 | B+ | D | C | A+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
75% of working residents drive to work and 11% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%).
The median age in Frankfield and Grange is 37.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Cork
7,687 people live in Frankfield and Grange, in the area of Cork City Council. TownRatings splits Cork into neighbourhoods made from the CSO’s Electoral Divisions, named from Tailte Éireann’s gazetteer, so each has figures of its own.
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).