Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its population rose 13% from 2016 to 2022. In Co. Kerry, this town has 771 residents.
The median home here went for €238,000, 5.5 times the median household income. Of those who commute, 6% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. The 2022 census put unemployment at 17%. Just over a fifth of residents 15 and over hold a degree.
There are no grades for Ardfert: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The 3 things Ardfert does most differently from other towns.
18 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ardfert.
Banna Strand, 4.5 km from Ardfert, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. No part of Ardfert is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Radon is rarely a worry locally: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level.
| Share of homes | Ardfert | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0.7% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
The year’s mean temperature is 11.0°C, about level with Co. Kerry’s towns (10.9°C) and above Irish towns (10.3°C). January nights in Ardfert drop to 4.1°C on average. Also worth knowing: the town gets 1,182 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ardfert | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.1°C | 19.6°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 4.1°C | 3.7°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 11.0°C | 10.9°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,182 mm | 1,339 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Just over a quarter of residents have a disability, above Co. Kerry’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Ages taken into account, Ardfert counts 92 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. Family carers: 7.8% of the people in Ardfert look after someone without pay.
| Census 2022 | Ardfert | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7.8% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 2.3% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 86% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
48% of households own their home, below both Co. Kerry’s towns (53%) and Irish towns (61%). Renting privately is how one in ten households live.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €230,000 | 50 |
| Housing | Ardfert | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 40% | 18% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 10% | 27% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 48% | 53% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €238K | €232K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Walkers have 0.2 km per km² of paths and tracks, about level with Co. Kerry’s towns (0.6 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Green space comes to 5.2 ha for every 1,000 people in Ardfert. Within 5 km, 6 waymarked trails and greenways set out.
| Outdoors | Ardfert | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 61% | 77% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0% | 2.4% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 3.1% | 12% | 1.8% |
| Sea within 5 km | 7.4% | 0% | 0% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
No rain is due today, though a breeze picks up to 23 km/h; the low is 4°C. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 7 mm. For Ardfert, a normal November afternoon peaks at 12°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 6°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 4°C | 357 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 6°C | 225 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 253 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 9°C | 348 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Household income averages €43,280 a year before tax. 57% of 15 to 64s were in work, below both Co. Kerry’s towns (67%) and Irish towns (68%). Workers spend 24.4 min getting to work, on average.
| Census 2022 | Ardfert | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 17% | 11% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 57% | 67% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 39% | 53% | 31% |
| Average trip | 24.4 min | 21.7 min | 27.6 min |
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.
Children under 15 make up 22% of residents. 0.4% speak Irish daily outside school, below both Co. Kerry’s towns (1.1%) and Irish towns (1.1%). Over-65s are 15% of the population.
52.3% of Ardfert’s residents are women
403 women and 368 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ardfert | Co. Kerry | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 18% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 13% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 9.5% | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kerry and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Kerry County Council runs Ardfert: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. At the general election 65% voted, about level with Co. Kerry’s towns (65%) and above Irish towns (59%). The town sits in the Tralee local electoral area, which elects 7 councillors.
| Turnout | Ardfert | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 62% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 65% | 65% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.8% of the total, above Co. Kerry’s towns (4.5%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. 18 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie in and around the town.
| Heritage | Ardfert | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 52 | 94 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.8% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Ardfert; with them, the best known within 40 km.
Cathedral · Office of Public WorksArdfert Cathedralin town
Abbey or prioryArdfert Abbey Friary300 m outside town, to the north
FortCaherconree15 km southwest
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney34 km southeast
CastleRoss Castle36 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksListowel Castle24 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 of Ardfert’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 18 archaeological sites in and around the town.
No notable person born in Ardfert is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Robert D. FitzGerald: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · William Crean: Trocaire from Ireland, CC BY 2.0 · Austin Stack: Unknown author Unknown author , scanned & uploaded by M Doyle, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Ardfert had 771 people at the 2022 census, up from 682 in 2016: 13% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
5% mostly work from home, and 39% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in Ardfert is 38.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Kerry
771 people live in Ardfert, in the area of Kerry 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).