Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
3,486 people live in this neighbourhood in Galway. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 13%.
Housing is expensive: a typical home sold for €425,000, or 6.4 years of the town’s median household income. At C+ overall, Rahoon ranks #195 of 320 Irish towns. That leaves it better than nearly two fifths of Irish towns. It lags on hazard risk as well: an estimated 17% of homes are above the radon reference level. Its strongest is jobs & income — unemployment is 9%, and 69% of 15 to 64s have a job. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety, B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: work, health and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · radon, EPA · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025.
Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
The 3 things Rahoon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Rahoon 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 →
8 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Rahoon. Best known first.
CathedralGalway Cathedral1.6 km outside town, to the east
MuseumGalway City Museum1.9 km outside town, to the southeast · 162K visitors a year (2011)
GardenEyre Square2.1 km outside town, to the east
ZooGalway Atlantaquaria1.6 km outside town, to the south
CastleLynch's Castle1.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumJames Mitchell Museum1.3 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rahoon.
Renting privately is how 28% of households live. The owner-occupied share of households is 53%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €465,000 | 111 |
| Second-hand homes | €377,000 | 104 |
| The last 12 months | €462,200 | 120 |
| Housing | Rahoon | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 18% | 10% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €425K | €373K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 28% | 36% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 53% | 52% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, near Co. Galway’s towns (100%) and higher than Irish towns (0%). For a swim, the nearest bathing water is Grattan Road Beach, 2.9 km from Rahoon, rated sufficient in 2025.
| Share of homes | Rahoon | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.6% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Within 3 km of Rahoon there are 29 schools (20 primary schools, 8 secondary schools and 1 special school). DEIS, the support scheme, covers 21% of them, below Co. Galway’s towns (29%) and Irish towns (35%) alike. For secondary school, the closest is Dominican College, 1.6 km from the town.
| 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 |
| Coláiste na Coiribe Gaeltacht schoolTeaches through IrishPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 711 | Multi-denominational |
| Tirellan Heights N.S. DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 330 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Rahoon | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 17% | 14% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 21% | 29% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 38% | 29% | 39% |
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.
The commute to work averages 24.1 min. 31% of trips took under 15 minutes, below Co. Galway’s towns (37%) and close to Irish towns (31%). The census counted just over one in ten workers working mainly from home.
| Census 2022 | Rahoon | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €66,190 | €53,360 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 24.1 min | 23.5 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 31% | 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.
July afternoons reach 19.2°C here, about level with Co. Galway’s towns (19.3°C) and below Irish towns (19.9°C). December is the wettest month in Rahoon, with 149 mm of rain on average. The town is 0.2°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Rahoon | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,312 mm | 1,257 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.2°C | 19.3°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Among the protected sites near Rahoon is Lough Corrib SAC. The sea makes up 20% of the area within 5 km, between Co. Galway’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (0%). The town has a single park, with 19 ha of green space in all.
| Outdoors | Rahoon | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 53% | 81% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 27% | 14% | 1.8% |
| Sea within 5 km | 20% | 21% | 0% |
| Paths per km² of town | 2.3 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
What counts as normal for Rahoon in November: highs come to 11°C and lows to 5°C. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 24 km/h and a low of 5°C. Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 4 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 386 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 252 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 300 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 375 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Degrees are held by 51% of adults. Born abroad: 27% of residents, about level with Co. Galway’s towns (26%) and above Irish towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 13% of residents.
51.9% of Rahoon’s residents are women
1,810 women and 1,676 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Rahoon | Co. Galway | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 15% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 21% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 6.1% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 9.1% | 10% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 28% | 31% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6% | 5.4% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 51% | 46% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Galway and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Rahoon is run by Galway City Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. There is no majority on Galway City Council; Independent have the most seats, 4 of 18, short of 10. Also worth knowing: it sits in the Galway City Central local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
| Turnout | Rahoon | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 42% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Rahoon has 9 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents, below both Co. Galway’s towns (51) and Irish towns (48). Homes from before 1919 make up 0.8% of the total. The Sites and Monuments Record holds 8 entries for the town.
| Heritage | Rahoon | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 9 | 51 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.8% | 2.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 8 | 21 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
For its size, Rahoon records less crime per resident than 71% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Recorded crime of every kind runs at 41.1 per 1,000 residents a year. Violence came to 5 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Co. Galway’s towns (9.5) and Irish towns (5.7). In 2023–2025, assaults and harassment led the graded crimes in the town.
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 | Rahoon | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 3.8 | 7.2 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 41.1 | 89.5 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 5 | 9.5 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 11.3 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
At the census, just over a fifth of people here had a disability, below both Co. Galway’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%). Just over a third of people in the HSE West and North West health region hold a medical card. Ages taken into account, Rahoon counts 104 people with a disability for every 100 predicted.
| Census 2022 | Rahoon | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 88% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
3 of Rahoon’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 8 archaeological sites in and around the town.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahoon | 3,486 | — | C+ | D | B | B− |
| Dangan | 4,621 | 0.8 | D− | D | C− | C |
| Newcastle | 4,032 | 1.1 | D | D | C− | C+ |
| Taylor's Hill | 3,141 | 1.3 | C− | D | B | C |
| Salthill | 5,445 | 2.2 | A | D | A | A |
| Knocknacarra | 18,398 | 2.3 | B+ | D | A | A− |
| Woodquay and Nuns Island | 4,948 | 2.4 | C− | D | C− | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Rahoon had 3,486 people at the 2022 census, up from 3,076 in 2016: 13.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Rahoon is 35.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 20% of residents are under 15 and 11% are 65 or over.
Neighbourhood in Galway
3,486 people live in Rahoon, 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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