Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Co. Kildare, this town has 26,180 residents. Its population rose 22% from 2016 to 2022.
Health is its strong suit (A) — 84 residents in bad health and 95 with a disability for every 100 its ages predict. Naas’s overall grade, A−, puts it better than 83% of Irish towns. Its place in the ranking is #9 of 14 in Co. Kildare. Households here earn well (A−): among 15 to 64s, 73% are in work; unemployment stands at 6%. The trade-off is cost of living: the median home here went for €425,000, 5.2 times the median household income. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and C+ for walkability.
Figures: health, work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025.
The 3 things Naas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Naas with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
51 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Naas.
At the census, 91% of people in Naas called their health good or very good, near Co. Kildare’s towns (91%) and higher than Irish towns (88%). A disability affects nearly a fifth of people in the town. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.4% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Naas | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | 91% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 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
Unemployment stood at 6.2%, near Co. Kildare’s towns (6.4%) and lower than Irish towns (9.2%). 13% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. The commute to work averages 32.2 min.
| Census 2022 | Naas | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €82,013 | €73,828 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 71% | 68% |
| Average trip | 32.2 min | 33 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2% | 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.
Since 2019/20, pupils changed +7%, above Co. Kildare’s towns (+6%) and Irish towns (+4%) alike. Coláiste Naomh Mhuire is the nearest secondary school, 0.1 km away. Within 3 km of Naas there are 15 schools (9 primary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 special school).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Laurences National SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 646 | Catholic |
| Coláiste Naomh Mhuire GirlsLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,076 | Catholic |
| Gaelcholáiste Chill Dara GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 401 | Catholic |
| Piper's Hill College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 1,049 | Multi-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Naas | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 13% | 6% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 40% | 10% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 7% | 0% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +7% | +6% | +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.
Radon tests would find about 3% of Naas’s homes above the reference level, by estimate. 14% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, higher than both Co. Kildare’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Landslides: none of Naas lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
| Share of homes | Naas | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 14% | 0% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 4.3% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Owners make up 71% of households. 9% live in social housing, below Co. Kildare’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. Also worth knowing: prices in Naas are up 82% since 2010: the typical sale went from €245K that year to €446K in 2025.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €525,000 | 167 |
| Second-hand homes | €400,000 | 982 |
| The last 12 months | €490,000 | 399 |
| Housing | Naas | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,889 | €1,548 | €1,606 |
| Households in social housing | 9% | 11% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €425K | €401K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 71% | 70% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
On a January night, the temperature in Naas falls to about 2.0°C. Across the year it averages 9.8°C, near Co. Kildare’s towns (9.9°C) and lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). November is the wettest month in the town, with 91 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Naas | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.0°C | 2.0°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 20.0°C | 20.1°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 857 mm | 851 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Green space in Naas adds up to 55 ha, across 7 parks. Within 1 km, 1.4% of the land is woodland, lower than both Co. Kildare’s towns (2.8%) and Irish towns (2.7%). A park or green space is within 400 m for 91% of homes.
| Outdoors | Naas | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 91% | 78% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 1.9 km per km² | 0.9 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Afternoon temperatures for the rest of the week run from 7°C at the low end to 11°C on Thursday. Usually, November days warm to 11°C and nights cool to 4°C; Naas’ forecast is read against that. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 24 km/h and a low of 9°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 219 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 175 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 211 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 253 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
25% were born abroad, higher than both Co. Kildare’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 22% of the people here. Over-65s are just over a tenth of the population.
50.8% of Naas’ residents are women
13,310 women and 12,870 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Naas | Co. Kildare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 23% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 9.9% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.5% | 8.2% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 9.5% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.2% | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 49% | 35% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kildare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
No party holds a majority on Kildare County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 12 of 40 seats, short of the 21 needed. Local government for Naas is Kildare County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. In the Dáil, Naas is part of Kildare North, which elects 5 TDs.
| Turnout | Naas | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 1.6% of the total, higher than Co. Kildare’s towns (1.5%) yet lower than Irish towns (3.4%). Naas has 50 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents, near both Co. Kildare’s towns (51) and Irish towns (48). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 130 buildings in Naas, 4 of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Naas | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeological sites on the record | 51 | 10 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.6% | 1.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more incidents per resident: they are counted where they happen, not where victims live.
All told, 73.4 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. The commonest graded crime in Naas was assaults and harassment (2023–2025). For its size, Naas records less crime per resident than 71% of the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 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 | Naas | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 73.4 | 41.3 | 54.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 5 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Naas. Best known first.
Historic houseJigginstown Castlein townArt galleryArt galleryTuckmill Galleryin townHistoric houseHistoric houseBodenstown Graveyard2.9 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 130 buildings in Naas, 4 of national or international importance. The national record lists 51 archaeological sites in and around the town.
23 notable people were born in Naas.
John de Robeck: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Fionnuala Sherry: paddynapper, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Leslie Cliff: Atlantic Photo Agency, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Naas had 26,180 people at the 2022 census, up from 21,494 in 2016: 21.8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Naas is 36.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Kildare
Naas has 26,180 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).