Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town in Co. Galway, home to 721 people.
Homes sell for a median €372,600, about 5.6 times what a household here earns in a year. 17 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Unemployment stood at 5% of the labour force in 2022. 54% of residents 15 and over hold a degree.
At under 1,000 residents, Kinvarra is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
The 3 things Kinvarra does most differently from other towns.
14 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kinvarra.
Traught, Kinvara, 4.8 km from Kinvarra, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. 91% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, between Co. Galway’s towns (100%) and Irish towns (0%). By estimate, 14% of homes in Kinvarra carry radon above the reference level.
| Share of homes | Kinvarra | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 22% | 4.3% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 91% | 100% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
The year’s mean temperature is 10.4°C, near both Co. Galway’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). Expect July highs of around 19.4°C in Kinvarra. The nearest weather station is Athenry, 20 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kinvarra | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,267 mm | 1,261 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.3°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.4°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
For its ages, Kinvarra has 99 people with a disability for every 100 expected, lower than both Co. Galway’s towns (106) and Irish towns (106). Just over a third of people in the HSE West and North West health region hold a medical card. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.1% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Kinvarra | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 8.3% | 5% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 22% | 22% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
7% live in social housing, below both Co. Galway’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%). Renting privately is how 17% of households live.
| Housing | Kinvarra | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 75% | 52% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 17% | 36% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 7% | 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.
Within 400 m of green space: 100% of homes. Protected nature near Kinvarra includes Galway Bay Complex SAC. Walkers have 0.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, lower than both Co. Galway’s towns (2.1 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²).
| Outdoors | Kinvarra | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 7.3% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 16% | 14% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 80% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 22 km/h, then a low of 4°C. After that, rain stays away on 5 of 6 days. In November a normal day reaches 11°C and a normal night 5°C; the forecast for Kinvarra below sets each day against them.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 388 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 244 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 273 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 362 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Households had €65,960 a year before tax, above both Co. Galway’s towns (€54,305) and Irish towns (€57,760). At the census, 14% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The unemployment rate comes to 4.7%.
| Census 2022 | Kinvarra | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 75% | 68% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 45% | 37% | 31% |
| Median household income | €65,960 | €54,305 | €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.
Under-15s account for 21% of the population. Born abroad: 18% of residents, below both Co. Galway’s towns (26%) and Irish towns (22%). 15% of residents are 65 or over.
54.2% of Kinvarra’s residents are women
391 women and 330 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kinvarra | Co. Galway | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 22% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 3.6% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 7% | 10% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 29% | 29% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.6% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 54% | 47% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Galway and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Galway County Council is the one council for Kinvarra; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. 62% voted at the general election. There is no majority on Galway County Council; Fine Gael have the most seats, 13 of 39, short of 20.
| Turnout | Kinvarra | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes built before 1919 account for just over a tenth of the housing. There are 14 entries on the national archaeological record here.
| Heritage | Kinvarra | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 236 | 33 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 10.7% | 1.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
3 schools lie within 3 km of Kinvarra: 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school. For secondary school, the closest is Seamount College, 0.3 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Iosef Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 324 | Catholic |
| Seamount CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 628 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Kinvarra | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 31% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 27% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +7% | +2% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Kinvarra; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CastleDunguaire Castlein town
National parkBurren National Park15 km south
MuseumGalway City Museum16 km northwest · 162K visitors a year (2011)
CathedralGalway Cathedral17 km northwest
AttractionAillwee Cave15 km west
Abbey or prioryCorcomroe Cistercian Abbey7.8 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
17 of Kinvarra’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 14 archaeological sites in and around the town.
6 notable people were born in Kinvarra.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Kinvarra had 721 people at the 2022 census, up from 711 in 2016: 1.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Kinvarra is 43.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Galway
Kinvarra has 721 people, in the area of Galway 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). 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).