Taylor's Hill’s story
Taylor's Hill has 16 buildings on the National Inventory
The record adds 5 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 3%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1760Hansberry House
- 1820Merville
- 1820The Croft
Taylor's HillGalway
TownGrade
C−
#242 of 320
15- to 24-year-olds are 22% of the population. This neighbourhood in Galway has a population of 3,141.
Population
3,141
CSO, Census 2022 · Galway City Council
Median age
31.8
14% are 65+ · Co. Galway 12%
Degree level
58%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
38%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Taylor's Hill a good place to live?
Taylor's Hill’s grades pull in different directions. Prices are high against local incomes: home prices sit at a median €372,600, which is 6.3 years of the town’s median household income. Where it does best is walkability: 38% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train, against 23% in the typical Irish town. Overall, that makes a C−, good for #242 of 320 Irish towns. On that grade it does better than a quarter of Irish towns.
Figures: commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
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. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
How Taylor's Hill grades
Each subject compares Taylor's Hill with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Cost of livingNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →Hazard riskBased on how exposed the town is to floods, storms and other hazardsC−Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footA−Open →Health110 with a disability per 100 predictedCOpen →Jobs & income11% unemployedC+Open →SafetyNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →
SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
What makes Taylor's Hill stand out
The 3 things Taylor's Hill does most differently from other towns.
Landmarks
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 16 buildings in Taylor's Hill, each rated of regional importance. 5 archaeological sites are on the record here.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Taylor's Hill.
HousingCost of living D
More households rent privately in Taylor's Hill than in Co. Galway’s towns or across Irish towns: 38%
€373Kmedian sale priceDCost of living Grade
50% of households own their home. Council and housing-body homes hold 10% of households.
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Taylor's Hill€373K
Co. Galway€373K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Taylor's Hill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 38% | 35% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 50% | 52% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 10% | 10% | 13% |
50%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
38%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,850
a month on new tenancies, Galway City
6.2
times median household income, County Galway
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.
Natural hazardsHazard risk C−
Radon is the hazard to test for in Taylor's Hill: an estimated 17% of homes are above the reference level
100%of homes in high-radon areasC−Hazard risk Grade
100% of its homes sit 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, 1.6 km from Taylor's Hill, rated sufficient in 2025. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0%
In high-radon areas100%
On high landslide susceptibility0.8%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Taylor's Hill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 5% | 0.5% |
17%
of homes over the radon level
1.6 km
to Grattan Road Beach bathing water (sufficient)
1,017
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
HealthHealth C
More people in Taylor's Hill are in bad health than its ages would predict: 148 per 100 expected, above Co. Galway’s towns and Irish towns
87%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
2.6% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above Co. Galway’s towns (1.8%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Weighed against its ages, disability in Taylor's Hill runs at 110 per 100 expected. In the HSE West and North West health region, 34% of people hold a medical card. Disability touches 24% of the town’s population.
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health148
Disability110
Co. Galway104
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Taylor's Hill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2% |
| With a disability | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 88% | 88% |
148
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Galway 104
110
disability per 100 expected · Co. Galway 106
84.5 · 79.7
life expectancy, women · men, the West region, 2016
34%
hold a medical card, HSE West and North West
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Schools
30 schools in and around Taylor's Hill: 18 primary schools, 9 secondary schools and 3 special schools
30schools within 3 km
The nearest secondary, Dominican College, is 0.4 km away. 23% of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, lower than both Co. Galway’s towns (29%) and Irish towns (35%). Of the 30 schools nearby, 6 take a multi-denominational ethos.
| 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 |
| Galway Community College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 395 | Inter-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic22
Multi-denominational6
Church of Ireland1
Inter-denominational1
| Schools within 3 km | Taylor's Hill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 13% | 15% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 23% | 29% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +5% | +2% | +4% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 33% | 29% | 39% |
10,795
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+5%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.4 km
to the nearest primary school
0.4 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Fewer of the 15 to 64s in Taylor's Hill work than in Co. Galway’s towns or across Irish towns: 57%
38%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 11%, above both Co. Galway’s towns (9.4%) and Irish towns (9.2%). Getting to work takes 22.6 min on average. At the census, half of commuters went by car.
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van50%
Walk19%
Bicycle11%
Bus8%
Train, DART or Luas1%
| Census 2022 | Taylor's Hill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 57% | 68% | 68% |
| Average trip | 22.6 min | 24 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 11% | 9.4% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 37% | 37% | 31% |
€58,900
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Galway €59,641
12%
worked mainly from home, 2022
4%
trips of an hour or more
4,007
on the Live Register, Galway city, September 2026
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of Irish towns
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.
Climate
Rain is part of life in Taylor's Hill: 1,307 mm a year, more than in Co. Galway’s towns and across Irish towns
19.1°CJuly afternoon high
Midsummer afternoons in Taylor's Hill peak at about 19.1°C. December is the wettest month locally, with 148 mm of rain on average. The nearest weather station is Athenry, 20 km away.
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.1°C
Spring13.2°C
Summer18.7°C
Autumn14.2°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Taylor's Hill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.1°C | 19.3°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,307 mm | 1,257 mm | 937 mm |
19.1°C
July high
3.0°C
January low
1,307 mm
Rain a year
148 mm
Wettest month
41
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
More paths cross Taylor's Hill than Co. Galway’s towns or Irish towns: 5.1 km per km²
100%of homes near green space
Green space lies within 400 m of 100% of homes. Among the protected sites near Taylor's Hill is Lough Corrib SAC. Within 5 km, 37% is sea, above both Co. Galway’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (0%). Also worth knowing: this Co. Galway town counts 8 parks, adding up to 29 ha of green space.
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Taylor's Hill9.1 ha
Co. Galway5.4 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Taylor's Hill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 37% | 20% | 0% |
| Paths per km² of town | 5.1 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 15% | 14% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 79% | 92% |
100%
Near a park
9.1 ha
Green space
42 km
Footpaths
15%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Weather in Taylor's Hill: 10 degrees and fog today
10°C / 4°CToday
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 4 mm. What counts as normal for Taylor's Hill in November: highs come to 11°C and lows to 5°C. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 28 km/h and a low of 4°C.
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January9°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 384 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 251 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 298 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 374 mm |
10°C / 4°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
14 km/h
Wind
99%
Humidity
9 h 00 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Taylor's Hill skews young, with 22% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Co. Galway’s towns and across Irish towns
31.8median age
One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Daily Irish speakers outside school: 3.7%, higher than both Co. Galway’s towns (2.3%) and Irish towns (1.1%). Among adults, 58% have a degree.
Taylor's HillCo. GalwayIreland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none6%
Lower secondary8%
Leaving Cert23%
Diploma or cert5%
Degree or higher58%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 52.7% of Taylor's Hill
1,654 women and 1,487 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Taylor's Hill | Co. Galway | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 22% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 22% | 24% |
| 65+ | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.8% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 7.8% | 10% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 23% | 31% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.7% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 58% | 46% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Galway and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Galway City Council budgets more per resident than most councils
4/18seats held by Independent
Independent lead Galway City Council with 4 of 18 seats, but no party has a majority: 10 are needed. Local government for Taylor's Hill is Galway City Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. Turnout at the last local elections was 47%, above Co. Galway’s towns (45%) and close to Irish towns (46%).
Seats on Galway City · June 2024
Independent4
Fine Gael4
Fianna Fáil4
Labour Party3
Social Democrats2
Sinn Féin1
| Turnout | Taylor's Hill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
6
Councillors
4/18
Independent seats on Galway City, the largest party
47%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Galway West
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
More buildings in Taylor's Hill are on the national inventory than in Co. Galway’s towns or Irish towns: 51 per 10,000 residents
16inventory buildings
The Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 sites here, below Co. Galway’s towns (21) and Irish towns (11) alike. 3.4% of homes were built before 1919. The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 16 buildings in Taylor's Hill, each rated of regional importance.
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional16
Among them
- Hansberry House 1760
- Merville 1820
- The Croft 1820
- Spire's House 1840
5
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1760
earliest dated inventory building
| Heritage | Taylor's Hill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 51 | 15 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 5 | 21 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
SafetySafety B
Taylor's Hill sits near the middle of Irish towns for recorded crime
5.2violent incidents per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Of the graded crimes in Taylor's Hill, assaults and harassment came up most often (2023–2025). Burglary and damage came to 3.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Co. Galway’s towns (7.2) and Irish towns (6.4). Violence comes to 5.2 per 1,000 residents a year.
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 69% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Theft11.7
Road traffic7.3
Public order6.9
Assault4.4
Dangerous acts3.3
Damage3
Drugs2.7
Against justice1.4
Burglary0.9
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 | Taylor's Hill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 3.9 | 7.2 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 42.6 | 89.5 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 5.2 | 9.5 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 11.7 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
5.2
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
3.9
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
613
incidents a year, Salthill Garda area
9.1
against residents per 1,000, as graded
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Taylor's Hill
15pages on Taylor's Hill
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Galway Cathedral and 24 more in and around Taylor's Hill
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Taylor's Hill. Best known first.
CathedralGalway Cathedral500 m outside town, to the east
MuseumGalway City Museum700 m outside town, to the east · 162K visitors a year (2011)
GardenEyre Square900 m outside town, to the east
ZooGalway Atlantaquaria1 km outside town, to the south
CastleLynch's Castle700 m outside town, to the east
MuseumJames Mitchell Museum600 m outside town, to the northeastPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Galway Cathedral: Mohd Fazlin Mohd Effendy Ooi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway City Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eyre Square: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galway Atlantaquaria: GalwayAquarium, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynch's Castle: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Mitchell Museum: Sharonlflynn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Taylor's Hill
No notable person born in Taylor's Hill is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
H
Harry McGeeIrish journalist · born in Salthill · born 1901P
Pat McNamaraIrish politician · born in Claddagh · 1938–2016Photo credits
Séamus Brennan: Flickr user "Justsplit.com", CC BY 2.0 · Thomas Grady: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
About Taylor's Hill
Neighbourhood in Galway
Taylor's Hill has 3,141 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)
- Population
- 3,141 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Galway
- Council
- Galway City Council
- Local electoral area
- Galway City West
- Dáil constituency
- Galway West
- Name in Irish
- An Bóthar Ard
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- CSO code
- ED:GC:TAYLORS HILL
Taylor's Hill’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
SalthillNewcastleRahoonDanganCladdaghWoodquay and Nuns IslandTaylor's Hill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor's Hill | 3,141 | — | C− | D | B | C |
| Salthill | 5,445 | 0.9 | A | D | A | A |
| Newcastle | 4,032 | 0.9 | D | D | C− | C+ |
| Rahoon | 3,486 | 1.3 | C+ | D | B | B− |
| Dangan | 4,621 | 1.4 | D− | D | C− | C |
| Claddagh | 2,755 | 1.5 | C | D | C− | B |
| Woodquay and Nuns Island | 4,948 | 1.8 | C− | D | C− | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Taylor's Hill
Is Taylor's Hill a young town or an old one?
The median age in Taylor's Hill is 31.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
How do people in Taylor's Hill get to work?
12% mostly work from home, and 37% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Is Taylor's Hill growing?
Taylor's Hill had 3,141 people at the 2022 census, up from 2,966 in 2016: 5.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
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).