Find your town in County Kerry
Between the 2016 and 2022 censuses, the population of County Kerry rose 5.9%. In 2022 the middle household in the county had a gross income of €48,320. Tenants signing in 2025 paid €1,182 a month on average across the county. County Kerry had 156,458 people at the 2022 census. The strongest overall grade in County Kerry belongs to Castleisland, which ranks #11 of 320 nationally.
What County Kerry is like
The median ranked town in County Kerry grades highest on cost of living and health against towns across Ireland, and lowest on safety. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.
2 of 5 (40%) grade A− or better, against 25% of Irish towns.
Every town ranked by scoreThe full list for County Kerry, with what drives each gradeCounty report cardHow County Kerry compares with Ireland’s other counties, subject by subjectCompare two townsSide by side, subject by subjectFind a town that’s…
5 towns · ordered by county rank
Towns without an overall grade
Each has its page and the subject grades it has; the reason it has no overall grade is beside it.
29 smaller places in County Kerry
With every town of 1,000 or more above, these are the remaining places in County Kerry, A to Z: each has its page with its figures, too small for grades. The search at the top finds these too.
29 places under 1,000 people, A to Z: their page, no grades
Counties next to County Kerry
The counties that share a border with it: each one’s places, and how many of its towns have an overall grade.
Questions about County Kerry
How do the biggest towns in County Kerry grade?
Tralee grades C− overall, with its best grade in cost of living. Next in size, Killarney grades B−, best in health.
How are these towns ranked?
By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (safety, cost of living, health, jobs & income, walkability and hazard risk) from public data, each comparing a town with every town in Ireland of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in County Kerry, where five or more have an overall grade.
How does County Kerry compare with the other counties?
Its report card puts County Kerry 21st of 26 counties overall, a grade of C−, from official county figures and its towns’ grades together; safety is its strongest subject there and growth its weakest.
Is every town in County Kerry on TownRatings?
Yes: every one has its page, listed here from the biggest town to the smallest place; size decides only how many grades a page carries.
Why isn’t my town ranked?
The ranking covers towns of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Killorglin, Dingle-Daingean Uí Chuis, Ballybunion, Cahirciveen and 1 more have no overall grade; their pages show the grades they have, and why.
Photos: Castleisland, Jonathan Thacker (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Kenmare, J. Patrick Fischer (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Killarney, Ian S (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Listowel, Jonathan Thacker (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Tralee, Jonathan Thacker (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Irish towns against each other only, run #54 of 3 November 2026 · CSO, Census 2022 (population). 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).