Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 13,456 people, lies in Co. Cork.
Easy on the wallet, harder on other counts. Crime runs high: recorded crime comes to 8.3 violent offences and 6.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Mallow ranks #185 of 320 Irish towns, with a C+ overall. It comes out better than just over two fifths of Irish towns. Hazards are a real consideration: an estimated 11% of homes are above the radon reference level. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: set against the median household income, the median home, at €265,000, costs 5.2 times as much.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · radon, EPA.
The 3 things Mallow does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mallow 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 →
49 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mallow.
1.1% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, above Co. Cork’s towns (0.4%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. A flood relief scheme, the Mallow South & West Flood Relief Scheme, protects parts of Mallow.
| Share of homes | Mallow | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Rent averaged €1,245 a month, below both Co. Cork’s towns (€1,291) and Irish towns (€1,606). The typical sale price in Mallow reached €274K in 2025, up 58% from €174K in 2010.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €355,000 | 160 |
| Second-hand homes | €230,500 | 732 |
| The last 12 months | €275,000 | 238 |
| Housing | Mallow | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €265K | €360K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 19% | 14% | 13% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,245 | €1,291 | €1,606 |
| Households owning their home | 58% | 60% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Every kind together came to 67.3 per 1,000 residents a year, above Co. Cork’s towns (43.4) and Irish towns (54.3) alike. More of the graded crimes in Mallow were assaults and harassment than anything else (2023–2025). For its size, Mallow records more crime per resident than 64% of the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 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 | Mallow | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 8.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 67.3 | 43.4 | 54.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 6.7 | 4.8 | 6.4 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
18% of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). Within 3 km of Mallow there are 11 schools (8 primary schools and 3 secondary schools). Patrician Academy is the nearest secondary school, 0.6 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Ghobnatan DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 470 | Catholic |
| Davis College DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 1,033 | Multi-denominational |
| Gael Scoil Thomais Daibhis GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 412 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Mallow | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 67% | 44% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 18% | 40% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +3% | +1% | +4% |
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.
Commutes averaged 28.3 min, above Co. Cork’s towns (24.7 min) and close to Irish towns (27.6 min). At the census, 77% of commuters went by car. The census found 64% of 15- to 64-year-olds in work.
| Census 2022 | Mallow | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 64% | 69% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 38% | 33% | 31% |
| Average trip | 28.3 min | 24.7 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €51,319 | €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.
A year brings 1,067 mm of rain, close to Co. Cork’s towns (1,114 mm) and above Irish towns (937 mm). July afternoons in Mallow average 20.2°C. Day and night, summer and winter, Mallow averages 10.6°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Mallow | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 20.2°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.6°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.0°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,067 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.6 km per km², below Co. Cork’s towns (1.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. Protected nature near Mallow includes Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC. 5 parks and 43 ha of green space in all: that is the town’s share.
| Outdoors | Mallow | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 68% | 91% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.6 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 5.1% | 4% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Degrees are held by 31% of adults, below both Co. Cork’s towns (38%) and Irish towns (36%). 23% of residents were born abroad. Over-65s are 15% of the population.
51.4% of Mallow’s residents are women
6,923 women and 6,533 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Mallow | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 10% | 7.9% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.2% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 31% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Cork County Council is the one council for Mallow; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. This Co. Cork town sits in the Mallow local electoral area, which elects 5 councillors. General election turnout: 58%, in line with Co. Cork’s towns (58%) and Irish towns (59%).
| Turnout | Mallow | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 50% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
49 archaeological sites are on the record, above Co. Cork’s towns (9) and Irish towns (11) alike. 4.6% of homes were built before 1919. 142 of Mallow’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 1 rank of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Mallow | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 106 | 100 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 49 | 9 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.6% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Allowing for its ages, Mallow has 111 residents with a disability per 100 expected, about level with Co. Cork’s towns (110) and above Irish towns (106). 1.8% of residents report bad or very bad health. Asked at the census, 88% of residents of Mallow said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Mallow | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 24% | 24% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 88% | 88% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Mallow. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryMourne Abbeyin town
CastleMallow Castlein town
CastleDromaneen Castle3.9 km outside town, to the westArt galleryArt galleryWest End Art Studiosin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
142 of Mallow’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 1 rank of national or international importance. 49 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
34 notable people were born in Mallow.
Paul Kane: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · William O'Brien: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain · John Baptist Purcell: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Thomas Davis: not identified, Public domain · Patrick Augustine Sheehan: not stated, Public domain · Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Mallow had 13,456 people at the 2022 census, up from 12,537 in 2016: 7.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Mallow is 38.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
9% mostly work from home, and 38% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Mallow has 13,456 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).