Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Co. Kildare has a population of 667. Its population rose 10% from 2016 to 2022.
Set against the median household income, the median home, at €323,700, costs 5.7 times as much. 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 45 buildings here. Nearly a fifth of adults are graduates.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Ballitore has none.
The 3 things Ballitore does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 2 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 12%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballitore.
By estimate, 15% of homes in Ballitore carry radon above the reference level. Landslides: none of Ballitore lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
| Share of homes | Ballitore | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 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 9.8°C, about level with Co. Kildare’s towns (9.9°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). October is the wettest month in Ballitore, with 95 mm of rain on average. The town gets 884 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballitore | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.9°C | 2.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 884 mm | 854 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 20.0°C | 20.1°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
3.2% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above both Co. Kildare’s towns (1.5%) and Irish towns (2%). Disability, age-adjusted: 124 for every 100 expected in Ballitore. Asked at the census, 87% of residents of Ballitore said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Ballitore | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 1.5% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 91% | 88% |
| With a disability | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.5% | 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
8% of households are private tenants. Owners make up 56% of households, lower than both Co. Kildare’s towns (70%) and Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Ballitore | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 36% | 10% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 8% | 18% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 56% | 70% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €324K | €408K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Its paths and tracks come to 0.1 km per km², lower than both Co. Kildare’s towns (1.0 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Woodland covers 2.9% of the land within 1 km, above Co. Kildare’s towns (2.4%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike.
| Outdoors | Ballitore | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 79% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Between 7°C and 11°C: that is the range of daytime highs from here to the end of the week, with Thursday on top. Ballitore’s November pattern is steady: afternoons average 10°C, nights 4°C. No rain is due today, though a breeze picks up to 22 km/h; the low is 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 232 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 178 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 213 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 261 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The census counted 6.7% of workers working mainly from home. 88% of commuters drove, above both Co. Kildare’s towns (70%) and Irish towns (66%). Of those in the labour force, 15% are unemployed.
| Census 2022 | Ballitore | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 15% | 6.4% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 60% | 71% | 68% |
| Median household income | €57,200 | €74,553 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 31.2 min | 32.6 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.
Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.3%, below Co. Kildare’s towns (1%) and Irish towns (1.1%) alike. 9.7% of residents have reached 65. One measure of its mix: 14% of residents were born abroad.
Women make up 49.2% of Ballitore
328 women and 339 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballitore | Co. Kildare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 23% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 9.7% | 10% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 16% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 12% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.8% | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 19% | 39% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kildare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
One council serves Ballitore: Kildare County Council. General election turnout: 58%, lower than Co. Kildare’s towns (60%) and near Irish towns (59%). Also worth knowing: there is no majority on Kildare County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 12 of 40, short of 21.
| Turnout | Ballitore | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 60% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 11.7% of the total, above Co. Kildare’s towns (1.6%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. 2 archaeological sites are on the record.
| Heritage | Ballitore | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 675 | 50 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 11.7% | 1.6% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 13 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Ballitore there is one school. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 259.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Laurences N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 259 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballitore | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −11% | +7% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 3% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Ballitore. Best known first.
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 45 buildings in Ballitore, each rated of regional importance. 2 archaeological sites are on the record here.
2 notable people were born in Ballitore; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
George Lyttleton Rogers: Unknown (Bassano Ltd), Public domain · Jennie Wyse Power: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballitore | 667 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dunlavin Wicklow | 1,074 | 9.5 | — | C | A− | B |
| Athy | 11,035 | 11 | C− | A | C | D |
| Baltinglass Wicklow | 2,611 | 11 | C+ | B | A− | C |
| Castledermot | 1,685 | 12 | — | A− | B | C+ |
| Curragh Camp | 1,076 | 14 | — | B | C | D |
| Kilcullen | 3,815 | 14 | A+ | B+ | A | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
7% mostly work from home, and 28% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Ballitore had 667 people at the 2022 census, up from 607 in 2016: 9.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Ballitore is 36.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 23% of residents are under 15 and 10% are 65 or over.
Urban area in Co. Kildare
667 people live in Ballitore, in the area of Kildare 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).