Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 2,279 people, lies in Co. Galway. The population grew 13% between 2016 and 2022.
Maigh Cuilinn’s strongest is safety: burglary and criminal damage run at 1.2 per 1,000 residents a year, violent crime at 2.2. Jobs and pay hold up well (A): the unemployment rate is 6%, with 76% of 15 to 64s in work. Where it falls short is hazard risk — an estimated 24% of homes are above the radon reference level. It lags on walkability as well: on the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. Home prices sit at a median €387,500, which is 5.2 years of the town’s median household income.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · radon, EPA · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO. Irish towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Maigh Cuilinn has subject grades only.
Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
Each subject compares Maigh Cuilinn 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 3 things Maigh Cuilinn does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Maigh Cuilinn’s built heritage counts 2 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 2 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maigh Cuilinn.
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, near Co. Galway’s towns (100%) and higher than Irish towns (0%). Maigh Cuilinn’s nearest bathing water is Silverstrand Beach, 10 km away, rated excellent in 2025.
| Share of homes | Maigh Cuilinn | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 5.4% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 4.9% | 4.3% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Of the graded crimes in Maigh Cuilinn, assaults and harassment came up most often (2023–2025). In all, 22.4 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded a year, below both Co. Galway’s towns (78.6) and Irish towns (54.3).
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 | Maigh Cuilinn | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 1.2 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 2.2 | 8.7 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 22.4 | 78.6 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 2.7 | 15.1 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
15% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. The car took three quarters of commuters, above Co. Galway’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (66%) alike. Income per household averages €74,328 a year, before tax.
| Census 2022 | Maigh Cuilinn | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 76% | 68% | 68% |
| Median household income | €74,328 | €54,305 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1% | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 25% | 37% | 31% |
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.
Weighed against its ages, bad health in Maigh Cuilinn runs at 95 per 100 expected. Just over a third of people in the HSE West and North West health region hold a medical card. A disability affects 19% of people in the town.
| Census 2022 | Maigh Cuilinn | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 88% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.5% | 5% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
6% of households live in social housing. Renting cost €1,533 a month on average, between Co. Galway’s towns (€1,331) and Irish towns (€1,606).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €387,500 | 86 |
| Second-hand homes | €380,000 | 76 |
| The last 12 months | €414,300 | 49 |
| Housing | Maigh Cuilinn | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 68% | 52% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 6% | 10% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 24% | 36% | 22% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,533 | €1,331 | €1,606 |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Families in Maigh Cuilinn have 3 schools within 3 km to choose from: 3 primary schools. Pupil numbers changed −5% since 2019/20, lower than both Co. Galway’s towns (+2%) and Irish towns (+4%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil MhuireLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 396 | Catholic |
| S.N. Baile Nua Gaeltacht schoolTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 62 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Maigh Cuilinn | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 33% | 15% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 27% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −5% | +2% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
Across the year, Maigh Cuilinn averages 10.0°C. Here July highs average 18.7°C, below both Co. Galway’s towns (19.3°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). December is the wettest month in the town, with 177 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Maigh Cuilinn | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.7°C | 19.3°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,509 mm | 1,261 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.8°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
58% of homes are within 400 m of green space. Within 1 km, 5.2% of the land is woodland, above both Co. Galway’s towns (1.8%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Among the protected sites near Maigh Cuilinn is Lough Corrib SAC.
| Outdoors | Maigh Cuilinn | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 38% | 14% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 58% | 80% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 5.2% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| 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.
Long-term averages for Maigh Cuilinn put November days at 11°C and November nights at 5°C. The sky keeps its rain today; wind tops out at 19 km/h, and the low reaches 5°C. Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 10 mm.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 454 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 292 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 11°C | 329 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 435 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Degrees are held by nearly three in five adults, above both Co. Galway’s towns (47%) and Irish towns (36%). The under-15s are nearly a quarter of the population here. People aged 15 to 24 are 9.4% of the population.
51.3% of Maigh Cuilinn’s residents are women
1,170 women and 1,109 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Maigh Cuilinn | Co. Galway | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 22% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 4.1% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 7.2% | 10% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 24% | 29% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 59% | 47% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Galway and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Galway County Council is the council for Maigh Cuilinn, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. No party holds a majority on Galway County Council: Fine Gael lead with 13 of 39 seats, short of the 20 needed. Also worth knowing: in the Dáil, Maigh Cuilinn is part of Galway West, which elects 5 TDs.
| Turnout | Maigh Cuilinn | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 68% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Relative to its size, Maigh Cuilinn keeps 9 buildings on the inventory per 10,000 residents. 0.5% of its homes were built before 1919, below Co. Galway’s towns (1.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike.
| Heritage | Maigh Cuilinn | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 9 | 33 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 19 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.5% | 1.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Maigh Cuilinn; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralGalway Cathedral11 km southeast
MuseumGalway City Museum11 km southeast · 162K visitors a year (2011)
CastleAughnanure Castle11 km northwest
National parkBurren National Park38 km south
GardenEyre Square11 km southeast
CastleDunguaire Castle27 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
5 notable people were born in Maigh Cuilinn.
Urban area in Co. Galway
Maigh Cuilinn has 2,279 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maigh Cuilinn | 2,279 | — | — | C | A+ | A− |
| Rahoon | 3,486 | 8.7 | C+ | D | B | B− |
| Knocknacarra | 18,398 | 8.9 | B+ | D | A | A− |
| Dangan | 4,621 | 9.1 | D− | D | C− | C |
| Bearna | 2,336 | 9.4 | — | D | A | A+ |
| Newcastle | 4,032 | 9.7 | D | D | C− | C+ |
| Taylor's Hill | 3,141 | 9.9 | C− | D | B | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Maigh Cuilinn had 2,279 people at the 2022 census, up from 2,012 in 2016: 13.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Maigh Cuilinn is 38.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 23% of residents are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over.
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).