Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its population rose 13% from 2016 to 2022. Home to 1,297 people, this town lies in Co. Kerry.
Health outcomes beat most towns: 89 residents in bad health and 89 with a disability for every 100 its ages predict. Crime is low: gardaí record 5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, and 1.1 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. Where it falls short is jobs & income (D): jobs reach 60% of 15 to 64s, and unemployment is 24%. Homes sell for a median €250,000, about 6.5 times what a household here earns in a year. The rest of its grades are middling: B for walkability and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: health, work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · radon, EPA. Cahirciveen is graded subject by subject, but Irish towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
Rents for this town aren't published on their own, so its Cost Grade uses the county's average rent. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level. This town's Hazard risk Grade uses radon and landslides only: open LiDAR heights don't cover enough of its homes to measure flooding, so flood isn't counted for or against it.
The 3 things Cahirciveen does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cahirciveen with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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17 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cahirciveen.
Getting to work takes 19.9 min on average. 59% of trips took under 15 minutes, above both Co. Kerry’s towns (53%) and Irish towns (31%). Average household income comes to €38,740 a year before tax.
| Census 2022 | Cahirciveen | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 24% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 59% | 53% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 60% | 67% | 68% |
| Average trip | 19.9 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.
84% of people in Cahirciveen rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 22% of people here had a disability, lower than Co. Kerry’s towns (24%) and near Irish towns (22%). Unpaid caring falls to 6.2% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Cahirciveen | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.2% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 22% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Per 1,000 residents, 27.8 crimes of all kinds are recorded a year. Assaults and harassment topped the graded crimes in Cahirciveen (2023–2025). For its size, Cahirciveen records less crime per resident than 69% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
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 | Cahirciveen | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 1.1 | 4 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 27.8 | 54.9 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 3.1 | 6.6 | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 5 | 7.8 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
1,622 mm of rain falls in a year, above Co. Kerry’s towns (1,339 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm) alike. Day and night, summer and winter, Cahirciveen averages 11.2°C. In January, overnight lows in Cahirciveen settle at 5.2°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Cahirciveen | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.2°C | 19.6°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 5.2°C | 3.7°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,622 mm | 1,339 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 11.2°C | 10.9°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.5 km per km², about level with Co. Kerry’s towns (0.6 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Among the protected sites near Cahirciveen is Iveragh Peninsula SPA. 75% of homes are a short walk (400 m) from green space.
| Outdoors | Cahirciveen | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 19% | 0% | 0% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 13% | 12% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 75% | 77% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.5 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
A typical November day reaches 12°C and drops to 7°C at night: the forecast for Cahirciveen is set against that. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 23 km/h and a low of 6°C. Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 14 mm.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 5°C | 485 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 7°C | 314 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 12°C | 340 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 10°C | 483 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, near Co. Kerry’s towns (10%) and lower than Irish towns (12%). 16% of residents are children under 15. Graduates make up 25% of adults.
55.3% of Cahirciveen’s residents are women
717 women and 580 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Cahirciveen | Co. Kerry | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 23% | 18% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 13% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.1% | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kerry and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Nearly two thirds of voters cast a ballot at the general election. Kerry County Council runs Cahirciveen: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. There is no majority on Kerry County Council; Independent have the most seats, 11 of 33, short of 17.
| Turnout | Cahirciveen | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 63% | 62% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 65% | 65% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Per 10,000 residents, Cahirciveen counts 62 inventory buildings. 17 archaeological sites are on the record, between Co. Kerry’s towns (19) and Irish towns (11). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 8 buildings in Cahirciveen, 1 of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Cahirciveen | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1919 | 11.4% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 62 | 94 | 48 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
18% of households are private tenants. Owners make up 61% of households, above Co. Kerry’s towns (53%) and close to Irish towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €250,000 | 30 |
| Housing | Cahirciveen | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 18% | 27% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 20% | 18% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €250K | €232K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 61% | 53% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Cúas Crom, 3.4 km from Cahirciveen, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in the town has radon above the reference level. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
| Share of homes | Cahirciveen | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 2.8% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Since 2019/20, pupils changed +9%, close to Co. Kerry’s towns (+9%) and above Irish towns (+4%). Families in Cahirciveen have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 1 primary school and 1 secondary school. Coláiste na Sceilge is the nearest secondary school, 1.4 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caherciveen N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 148 | Catholic |
| Coláiste na Sceilge Irish streamLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 543 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Cahirciveen | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 67% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 29% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +9% | +9% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Cahirciveen. Best known first.
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 8 buildings in Cahirciveen, 1 of national or international importance. 17 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
15 notable people were born in Cahirciveen.
Cahirciveen had 1,297 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,147 in 2016: 13.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Cahirciveen is 43.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
11% mostly work from home, and 59% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Kerry
1,297 people live in Cahirciveen, 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.
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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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