Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It grew by 11% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses. 1,685 people call this town in Co. Kildare home.
Where it does best is cost of living: prices run to a median €270,000, 5.1 times local household income. Work and incomes lag (C+): two thirds of people aged 15 to 64 are in work, and unemployment is 10%. Hazard risk is weaker too (C): an estimated 11% of its homes exceed the radon reference level. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety, C+ for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · work, health and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · radon, EPA · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Irish towns; Castledermot has its subject grades alone.
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.
The 3 things Castledermot does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Castledermot with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Irish towns; Castledermot has its subject grades alone.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
48 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castledermot.
Renting privately is how 16% of households live. Owners make up nearly two thirds of households, lower than Co. Kildare’s towns (70%) yet higher than Irish towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €270,000 | 54 |
| Housing | Castledermot | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €270K | €408K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 18% | 10% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 16% | 18% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 65% | 70% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
No part of Castledermot is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Castledermot | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 3.2% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Unemployment stood at 9.8%, higher than both Co. Kildare’s towns (6.4%) and Irish towns (9.2%). The car carried just over four in five commuters at the census. The average household earns €53,120 a year before tax.
| Census 2022 | Castledermot | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 40% | 28% | 31% |
| Median household income | €53,120 | €74,553 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8% | 6.4% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 29.9 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.
The nearest secondary, Colaiste Lorcain, is 0.3 km away. Within 3 km of Castledermot there are 2 schools (1 primary school and 1 secondary school).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Diarmada Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 344 | Catholic |
| Colaiste LorcainLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 334 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Castledermot | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −12% | +7% | +4% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 20% | 39% |
| 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 school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
Castledermot sees July afternoons of 20.2°C on average. Across the year it averages 10.0°C, close to Co. Kildare’s towns (9.9°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). Also worth knowing: on a January night, the temperature in Castledermot falls to about 2.1°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Castledermot | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.1°C | 2.0°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 20.2°C | 20.1°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 845 mm | 854 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Walkers have 0.2 km per km² of paths and tracks, below Co. Kildare’s towns (1.0 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. Protected nature near Castledermot includes River Barrow. There is one park in the town; its green space comes to 3 ha.
| Outdoors | Castledermot | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 79% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Thursday should be the warmest of the days ahead, at 11°C, and the coolest reaches only 7°C. Usually, November days warm to 11°C and nights cool to 4°C; Castledermot’s forecast is read against that. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 24 km/h and a low of 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 223 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 171 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 11°C | 202 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 250 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
13% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Co. Kildare’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%). People 65 and over make up 13% of the town.
50.5% of Castledermot’s residents are women
851 women and 834 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Castledermot | Co. Kildare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 23% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 10% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.3% | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 23% | 39% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kildare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Kildare County Council is the one council for Castledermot; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. General election turnout: 58%, about level with Irish towns (59%) and below Co. Kildare’s towns (60%). Local election turnout came to 47%.
| Turnout | Castledermot | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 60% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
5.9% of its homes were built before 1919, above Co. Kildare’s towns (1.6%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. Its archaeology runs to 48 recorded sites. Castledermot’s built heritage counts 38 inventory entries; 1 carry national or international standing.
| Heritage | Castledermot | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 226 | 50 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 48 | 13 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 5.9% | 1.6% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
All told, 30.9 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Violence came to 2.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below Co. Kildare’s towns (3.9) and Irish towns (5.7) alike. Among the graded crimes in Castledermot, the most frequent was damage to property (2023–2025).
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 | Castledermot | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 4.8 | 10.9 | 15.3 |
| All recorded crime | 30.9 | 42.7 | 54.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 6.3 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
At the census, 88% of people in Castledermot called their health good or very good, about level with Irish towns (88%) and below Co. Kildare’s towns (91%). Nearly a quarter of residents in Castledermot live with a disability. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.9% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Castledermot | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 91% | 88% |
| With a disability | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.5% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Castledermot. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryCastledermot Round Tower & High Cross & St. David's Graveyardin townAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCastledermot Friaryin townAttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksFranciscan Friaryin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Castledermot’s built heritage counts 38 inventory entries; 1 carry national or international standing. 48 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
3 notable people were born in Castledermot.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castledermot | 1,685 | — | — | A− | B | C+ |
| Carlow Carlow | 27,351 | 9.7 | C− | B | C+ | D |
| Baltinglass Wicklow | 2,611 | 9.9 | C+ | B | A− | C |
| Rathvilly Carlow | 1,074 | 10 | — | B− | A+ | B |
| Athy | 11,035 | 13 | C− | A | C | D |
| Tullow Carlow | 5,138 | 14 | C− | B | C+ | D |
| Ballylinan Laois | 1,167 | 14 | — | A− | B+ | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Castledermot had 1,685 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,515 in 2016: 11.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
8% mostly work from home, and 40% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in Castledermot is 36.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 24% of residents are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over.
Urban area in Co. Kildare
Castledermot has 1,685 people, 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) · 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).