The strongest overall grade in County Galway belongs to Salthill, which ranks #20 of 320 nationally. Census counts show County Galway up 7.6% from 2016 to 2022. Half the county’s households earned more than €59,641 in 2022, and half less. New rents across the county averaged €1,637 a month in 2025. The 2022 census counted 277,737 residents in County Galway.
The median ranked town in County Galway grades highest on jobs & income and walkability against towns across Ireland, and lowest on hazard risk. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.
The median town, subject by subjectThe median ranked town in County Galway against Irish towns · the line marks the median town in Ireland
How the towns in County Galway grade overall20 ranked towns
A4B2C10D4
4 of 20 (20%) grade A− or better, against 25% of Irish towns.
With every town of 1,000 or more above, these are the remaining places in County Galway, A to Z: each has its page with its figures, too small for grades. The search at the top finds these too.
29 places under 1,000 people, A to Z: their page, no grades
Knocknacarra grades B+ overall, with its best grade in safety. Next in size, Ballybane grades C+, best in jobs & income.
How are these towns ranked?
By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (safety, cost of living, health, jobs & income, walkability and hazard risk) from public data, each comparing a town with every town in Ireland of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in County Galway, where five or more have an overall grade.
How does County Galway compare with the other counties?
On its report card, which sets official figures for the whole county beside how its towns grade, County Galway comes 8th of 26 counties overall (B+). It does best on walkability and worst on hazard risk.
Is every town in County Galway on TownRatings?
Yes: every one has its page, listed here from the biggest town to the smallest place; size decides only how many grades a page carries.
Why isn’t my town ranked?
The ranking covers towns of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Bearna, Maigh Cuilinn, Oughterard, Portumna and 4 more have no overall grade; their pages show the grades they have, and why.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Irish towns against each other only, run #54 of 3 November 2026 · CSO, Census 2022 (population). 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).
