Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 31%. 8,674 residents make their home in this town in Co. Kildare.
Strong across the board. Health outcomes beat most towns: bad health runs at 94 and disability at 90 per 100 expected for its ages. Add jobs & income to its strengths — unemployment is 7%, and 74% of 15 to 64s have a job. Buying the median home, at €415,000, takes 5 times the town’s median household income. Put together, the subjects come to an A+ overall, ranking #1 of 14 in Co. Kildare. Set against the rest, it does better than almost every Irish town. The rest of its grades are middling: B for walkability and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: health, work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · radon, EPA.
The 3 things Kilcock does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Kilcock 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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10 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilcock.
At the census, 16% of people here had a disability, lower than both Co. Kildare’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). 93% of people in Kilcock rate their own health good or very good. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.2% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Kilcock | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 3.9% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 93% | 91% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.2% | 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
Unemployment stands at 6.5%. Commutes averaged 33 min, near Co. Kildare’s towns (32.2 min) and higher than Irish towns (27.6 min). The census counted 14% of workers working mainly from home.
| Census 2022 | Kilcock | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €83,334 | €73,828 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 74% | 71% | 68% |
| Average trip | 33 min | 32.2 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5% | 6.4% | 9.2% |
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.
Burglary and damage came to 4 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Co. Kildare’s towns (4.2) and Irish towns (6.4). In all, 31.3 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded a year. For its size, Kilcock records less crime per resident than 85% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Violence accounts for 2.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
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 | Kilcock | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 31.3 | 44.1 | 54.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 4 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| Theft | 7.2 | 11.1 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Since 2019/20, pupils changed −2%, below Co. Kildare’s towns (+7%) and Irish towns (+4%) alike. The nearest secondary, Scoil Dara, is 0.6 km away. 4 schools lie within 3 km of Kilcock: 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Uí Riada GaelscoilLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 484 | Catholic |
| Scoil DaraLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 828 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Kilcock | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 25% | 6% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 23% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 7% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −2% | +7% | +4% |
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.
Prices in Kilcock are up 69% since 2010: the typical sale went from €270K that year to €458K in 2025. Private renters make up 18% of households. 70% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €425,000 | 285 |
| Second-hand homes | €385,200 | 262 |
| The last 12 months | €499,900 | 164 |
| Housing | Kilcock | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €415K | €401K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 70% | 70% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 12% | 9% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
A January night in Kilcock drops to 2.0°C on average, about level with Co. Kildare’s towns (2.0°C) and below Irish towns (2.9°C). Its year-round mean comes to 9.9°C. A year brings 851 mm of rain to Kilcock.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kilcock | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.0°C | 2.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.9°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 851 mm | 857 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 20.0°C | 20.1°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Walkers have 1.7 km per km² of paths and tracks, between Co. Kildare’s towns (0.9 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Within 1 km, 2.8% of the land is woodland, about level with Irish towns (2.7%) and above Co. Kildare’s towns (2.1%).
| Outdoors | Kilcock | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 97% | 78% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 1.7 km per km² | 0.9 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 2.8% | 2.1% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
47% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Co. Kildare’s towns (35%) and Irish towns (36%). Under 15: 27% of residents. Over-65s are 5.9% of the population.
51.4% of Kilcock’s residents are women
4,456 women and 4,218 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kilcock | Co. Kildare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 23% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 37% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 5.9% | 10% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.7% | 8.2% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 8.5% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.2% | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 47% | 35% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kildare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Kilcock is split between local electoral areas: 93% of its residents are in Maynooth, most of the rest in Ratoath (Meath County). There is no majority on Kildare County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 12 of 40, short of 21. It sits in the Maynooth local electoral area, which elects 5 councillors.
| Turnout | Kilcock | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 1.4% of the total. Kilcock has 51 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents, near Co. Kildare’s towns (50) and higher than Irish towns (48). There are 10 entries on the national archaeological record here.
| Heritage | Kilcock | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.4% | 1.6% | 3.4% |
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 51 | 50 | 48 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
No part of Kilcock is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Kilcock | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 4.3% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Kilcock. Best known first.
CastleMaynooth Castle4 km outside town, to the east
MuseumNational Science Museum at Maynooth3.9 km outside town, to the southeastVisitor farmVisitor farmClonfert Farm3.1 km outside town, to the southGardenGardenLarchill Arcadian Gardens3.8 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenKilgar Gardens3.1 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionRussell Library3.9 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Kilcock’s built heritage counts 44 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 10 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
2 notable people were born in Kilcock; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Ciarán Kilduff: Seaninryan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Conn McDunphy: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arthur Guinness: User Morrison1917 on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Nathan Collins: Bex Walton, CC BY 2.0 · Charles Handy: einalem, CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Kilcock had 8,674 people at the 2022 census, up from 6,649 in 2016: 30.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Kilcock is 33.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Kildare
Kilcock has 8,674 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).
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