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A town in Co. Cork, home to 3,744 people.
Homes are affordable: at a median €230,000, a home costs 5.2 times the town’s median household income. Add health to its strengths (B+) — 87 residents in bad health and 109 with a disability for every 100 its ages predict. Jobs and pay trail most towns: the unemployment rate is 11%, with 67% of 15 to 64s in work. Natural hazards weigh more here: an estimated a tenth of its homes exceed the radon reference level. Overall, that makes an A−, better than 81% of Irish towns. In the ranking it comes #17 of 54 in Co. Cork. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for safety and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · health, work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · radon, EPA · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025.
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 Mitchelstown does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mitchelstown 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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18 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mitchelstown.
19% live in social housing, above Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 58%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €230,000 | 142 |
| The last 12 months | €286,500 | 42 |
| Housing | Mitchelstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €230K | €360K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,082 | €1,291 | €1,606 |
| Households in social housing | 19% | 14% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 58% | 60% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Christian Brothers Secondary School is the nearest secondary school, 0.4 km away. Families in Mitchelstown have 5 schools within 3 km to choose from: 2 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. Since 2019/20, pupils changed +12%, above Co. Cork’s towns (+1%) and Irish towns (+4%) alike.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil na Toirbhirte Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 273 | Catholic |
| Coláiste Fionnchua DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 449 | Multi-denominational |
| Scoil na mBraithre DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 172 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Mitchelstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 67% | 44% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +12% | +1% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 40% | 35% | 35% |
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.
The ground under Mitchelstown carries no high landslide susceptibility. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Mitchelstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.4% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
At the census, 25% of people here had a disability, above both Co. Cork’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (22%). Weighed against its ages, disability in Mitchelstown runs at 109 per 100 expected. 1.8% of residents report bad or very bad health.
| Census 2022 | Mitchelstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.4% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| 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
Commutes averaged 23.8 min, near Co. Cork’s towns (24.8 min) and lower than Irish towns (27.6 min). Before tax, the average household brings in €43,981 a year. The census counted 7% of workers working mainly from home.
| Census 2022 | Mitchelstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 53% | 33% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 11% | 7.9% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €43,981 | €54,720 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 23.8 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.
July afternoons reach 19.8°C here, about level with both Co. Cork’s towns (20.0°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). The mean temperature over a year in Mitchelstown is 10.1°C. A year brings 1,131 mm of rain to Mitchelstown.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Mitchelstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.5°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,131 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.8°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Mitchelstown counts 2 parks, adding up to 29 ha of green space. Walkers have 0.3 km per km² of paths and tracks, below both Co. Cork’s towns (1.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Every 1,000 residents of Mitchelstown share 7.8 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Mitchelstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 56% | 91% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0% | 4.2% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 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 3 mm. Mitchelstown’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 11°C, and nights drop to 4°C. Expect a dry, breezy day today, the wind reaching 21 km/h and the temperature dipping to 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 324 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 236 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 246 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 325 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, above Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. Overseas births account for 17% of the people living here. Under-15s account for 18% of the population.
50.8% of Mitchelstown’s residents are women
1,902 women and 1,842 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Mitchelstown | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 14% | 7.9% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.7% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Cork County Council is the council for Mitchelstown, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. No party holds a majority on Cork County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 19 of 55 seats, short of the 28 needed. In the Dáil, Mitchelstown is part of Cork East, which elects 4 TDs.
| Turnout | Mitchelstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The pre-1919 share of homes is 12.5%. 18 archaeological sites are on the record, above both Co. Cork’s towns (9) and Irish towns (11). Mitchelstown’s built heritage counts 111 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Mitchelstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 296 | 100 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 12.5% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 18 | 9 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
In 2023–2025, assaults and harassment led the graded crimes in Mitchelstown. Every kind together came to 65 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (43.4) and Irish towns (54.3). Homes see 4.8 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
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 | Mitchelstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 65 | 43.4 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 6.4 | 10.3 | 15.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 4.8 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Mitchelstown; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleRock of Cashel38 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle26 km northeast
CastleLismore Castle27 km southeast
AttractionMitchelstown Cave14 km east
CastleConna Castle22 km southeast
CastleBlackwater Castle17 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Mitchelstown’s built heritage counts 111 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 18 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
11 notable people were born in Mitchelstown.
Seán Clancy: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Margaret King: tba, Public domain · John Roach: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Charles Kingston O'Mahony: Anonymous 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchelstown | 3,744 | — | A− | A | C+ | B+ |
| Kilworth | 1,179 | 10 | — | B | A+ | B+ |
| Fermoy | 6,720 | 14 | B | A− | C+ | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Mitchelstown had 3,744 people at the 2022 census, up from 3,684 in 2016: 1.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Mitchelstown is 41.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Mitchelstown has 3,744 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).