Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
5,851 people call this neighbourhood in Galway home. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 28% of residents.
Several subjects drag its grade down. Ballinfoile and Terryland grades D overall, better than 7% of Irish towns. Its place in the ranking is #17 of 20 in Co. Galway. Buying in is costly: buying the median home, at €372,600, takes 6.7 times the town’s median household income. Crime runs high: per 1,000 residents a year, gardaí record 11.1 violent crimes and 7.2 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. It also trails on hazard risk (D−) — an estimated just over a quarter of homes are above the radon reference level. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health, C+ for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · radon, EPA · health, work and commuting, CSO Census 2022.
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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but much of it involves people who come in to work, shop or go out, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk.
The 3 things Ballinfoile and Terryland does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ballinfoile and Terryland 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 30 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 1%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Ballinfoile and Terryland. Best known first.
CathedralGalway Cathedral800 m outside town, to the south
MuseumGalway City Museum1.3 km outside town, to the south · 162K visitors a year (2011)
GardenEyre Square800 m outside town, to the south
CastleMerlinpark Castle3 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleLynch's Castle900 m outside town, to the south
ZooGalway Atlantaquaria2.7 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballinfoile and Terryland.
Low-lying near a river: 15% of homes, above both Co. Galway’s towns (3.7%) and Irish towns (0.5%). The closest place to swim from Ballinfoile and Terryland is Ballyloughane Beach, 3.5 km away, rated good in 2025.
| Share of homes | Ballinfoile and Terryland | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 15% | 3.7% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Home ownership covers 47% of households. 9% live in social housing, below both Co. Galway’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%).
| Housing | Ballinfoile and Terryland | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 43% | 35% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 47% | 52% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 9% | 10% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area H91, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Theft, shown but not graded, ran at 28.3 per 1,000 a year, above both Co. Galway’s towns (11.7) and Irish towns (15.3). Per 1,000 residents, 97.3 crimes of all kinds are recorded a year. Also worth knowing: among the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Ballinfoile and Terryland has more crime per resident than 78% of them.
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 | Ballinfoile and Terryland | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 11.1 | 7.9 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 97.3 | 67.8 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 28.3 | 11.7 | 15.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 7.2 | 5.8 | 6.4 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
33 schools lie within 3 km of Ballinfoile and Terryland: 21 primary schools, 8 secondary schools and 4 special schools. Galway Community College is the nearest secondary school, 1.5 km away. Since 2019/20, pupils changed +2%, below both Co. Galway’s towns (+2%) and Irish towns (+4%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh Gaeltacht schoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 643 | Catholic |
| Coláiste Einde DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 808 | Catholic |
| S.N. Iognaid GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 480 | Catholic |
| Galway Community College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 395 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballinfoile and Terryland | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 15% | 14% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 33% | 25% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 38% | 29% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +2% | +2% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.
July afternoons reach 19.2°C here, about level with Co. Galway’s towns (19.3°C) and below Irish towns (19.9°C). A year brings 1,278 mm of rain to Ballinfoile and Terryland. Across the year, Ballinfoile and Terryland now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballinfoile and Terryland | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.2°C | 19.3°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,278 mm | 1,257 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
The sea makes up 13% of the area within 5 km, below Co. Galway’s towns (21%) but above Irish towns (0%). Among the protected sites near Ballinfoile and Terryland is Lough Corrib SAC. Green space lies within 400 m of 68% of homes. This Co. Galway town counts 2 parks, adding up to 43 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Ballinfoile and Terryland | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 22% | 14% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 68% | 81% | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 13% | 21% | 0% |
| Paths per km² of town | 1.7 km per km² | 2.3 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Usually, November days warm to 11°C and nights cool to 5°C; Ballinfoile and Terryland’s forecast is read against that. Expect a dry, breezy day today, the wind reaching 24 km/h and the temperature dipping to 2°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 10 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 375 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 247 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 292 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 365 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
46% of adults hold a degree, below Co. Galway’s towns (49%) but above Irish towns (36%). One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. Retirement age and beyond: 12% of residents are 65 or older.
Women make up 51.3% of Ballinfoile and Terryland
3,003 women and 2,848 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballinfoile and Terryland | Co. Galway | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 28% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 22% | 24% |
| 65+ | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.3% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 10% | 10% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 28% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.8% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 46% | 49% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Galway and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
No party holds a majority on Galway City Council: Independent lead with 4 of 18 seats, short of the 10 needed. Ballinfoile and Terryland is split between local electoral areas: 92% of its residents are in Galway City Central, most of the rest in Athenry-Oranmore (Galway County). Turnout at the last local elections was 42%, below both Co. Galway’s towns (45%) and Irish towns (46%).
| Turnout | Ballinfoile and Terryland | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 42% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
30 archaeological sites are on the record, higher than both Co. Galway’s towns (17) and Irish towns (11). The pre-1919 share of homes is 0.8%.
| Heritage | Ballinfoile and Terryland | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 15 | 51 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 30 | 17 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.8% | 2.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
28% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Co. Galway’s towns (28%) and higher than Irish towns (23%). The commute to work averages 24.1 min. Unemployment is 9%.
| Census 2022 | Ballinfoile and Terryland | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 57% | 68% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 26% | 37% | 31% |
| Average trip | 24.1 min | 23.5 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 9% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
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.
Disability touches 25% of Ballinfoile and Terryland’s population. At the census, 1.5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Co. Galway’s towns (1.9%) and Irish towns (2%). Ages taken into account, Ballinfoile and Terryland counts 95 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. Just over a third of people in the HSE West and North West health region hold a medical card.
| Census 2022 | Ballinfoile and Terryland | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 88% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 9 buildings in Ballinfoile and Terryland, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 30 sites here.
No notable person born in Ballinfoile and Terryland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinfoile and Terryland | 5,851 | — | D | D | C− | B− |
| Castlegar | 4,315 | 1.1 | D− | C− | C− | D |
| Woodquay and Nuns Island | 4,948 | 2 | C− | D | C− | B− |
| Dangan | 4,621 | 2.1 | D− | D | C− | C |
| Newcastle | 4,032 | 2.3 | D | D | C− | C+ |
| Mervue | 4,126 | 2.3 | C | C+ | C− | C− |
| Eyre Square | 6,801 | 2.4 | C | D | C− | B+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Ballinfoile and Terryland is 30.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
3.4% of residents speak Irish every day outside school, against 1.1% in the median of Irish towns; 50% can speak it.
Ballinfoile and Terryland had 5,851 people at the 2022 census, up from 5,538 in 2016: 5.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Galway
Ballinfoile and Terryland has 5,851 people, in the area of Galway City Council. TownRatings splits Galway 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).
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