Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 3,263 people live in this town, in Co. Kildare. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 22%.
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Its best grade is for safety (A): per 1,000 residents a year, gardaí record 2.7 violent crimes and 3 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. Cost of living is a strength too — set against the median household income, the median home, at €347,000, costs 5.5 times as much. It is hard to get around without a car. 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%). The overall grade comes out at A+, #2 of 320 Irish towns. Set against the rest, it does better than almost every Irish town. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · commuting, health and work, CSO Census 2022.
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 Rathangan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Rathangan 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 →
17 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rathangan.
Burglary and damage come to 3 per 1,000 residents a year. Assaults and harassment topped the graded crimes in Rathangan (2023–2025). In all, 16.2 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded a year, lower than both Co. Kildare’s towns (44.1) and Irish towns (54.3).
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 | Rathangan | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 16.2 | 44.1 | 54.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 3 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| Theft | 3.8 | 11.1 | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Rathangan has radon above the reference level. The ground under Rathangan carries no high landslide susceptibility. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Rathangan | 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.
A buyer in Rathangan paid 94% more for a typical home in 2025 than in 2010: €368K against €190K. Private tenants account for just over one in ten households. Social housing holds 16% of households, above both Co. Kildare’s towns (9%) and Irish towns (13%). Households that own their home make up 71%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €365,000 | 46 |
| Second-hand homes | €311,600 | 120 |
| The last 12 months | €351,000 | 40 |
| Housing | Rathangan | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,205 | €1,602 | €1,606 |
| Households renting privately | 12% | 19% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 16% | 9% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 71% | 70% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
The year’s mean temperature is 9.8°C, close to Co. Kildare’s towns (9.9°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). Rathangan is 0.2°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010. The nearest weather station is Casement, 38 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Rathangan | 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 |
| July high | 20.0°C | 20.1°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 887 mm | 851 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Across its 3 parks, Rathangan has 12 ha of green space. Its paths and tracks come to 0.5 km per km², below Co. Kildare’s towns (1.1 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. A park or green space is within 400 m for 85% of homes.
| Outdoors | Rathangan | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 4.5% | 2.1% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.5 km per km² | 1.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 85% | 78% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 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. Judged by the averages, Rathangan sees November days reach 10°C and nights fall to 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 | 230 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 180 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 220 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 257 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
0.5% speak Irish daily outside school, below Co. Kildare’s towns (1%) and Irish towns (1.1%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Degrees are held by 27% of adults.
51.6% of Rathangan’s residents are women
1,684 women and 1,579 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Rathangan | Co. Kildare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 23% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 9.2% | 10% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 10% | 6.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.3% | 6.3% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 27% | 43% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kildare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the general election 58% voted, about level with Irish towns (59%) and below Co. Kildare’s towns (60%). There is just one council for Rathangan, Kildare County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. 44% of voters turned out at the last local elections.
| Turnout | Rathangan | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 60% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 44% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Co. Kildare’s towns (1.5%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Beneath and around the town lie 17 recorded archaeological sites. 53 of Rathangan’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | Rathangan | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 162 | 50 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.5% | 1.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 17 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Weighed against its ages, disability in Rathangan runs at 109 per 100 expected. 90% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, near Co. Kildare’s towns (91%) and higher than Irish towns (88%). At the census, 1.5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Rathangan | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 91% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 1.4% | 2% |
| With a disability | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.9% | 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
Households had €62,946 a year before tax, below Co. Kildare’s towns (€75,277) but above Irish towns (€57,760). Driving is how 83% of commuters got to work at the census. Also worth knowing: on average, the journey to work lasts 33.5 min.
| Census 2022 | Rathangan | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33.5 min | 32.2 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €62,946 | €75,277 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 34% | 28% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8% | 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.
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Rathangan; these are the best known within 40 km.
Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court19 km southwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle39 km north
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands30 km east
Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey25 km north
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House33 km northeast
CastleRock of Dunamase26 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
53 of Rathangan’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 17 archaeological sites in and around the town.
6 notable people were born in Rathangan.
George Pomeroy Colley: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Fiona O'Loughlin: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathangan | 3,263 | — | A+ | A | A | B |
| Kildare | 10,302 | 9.2 | B | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Monasterevin | 5,307 | 10 | B+ | A− | B | C |
| Kilmeage | 1,054 | 11 | — | B− | A− | D |
| Allenwood | 1,685 | 11 | — | B− | A− | C+ |
| Newbridge | 24,366 | 14 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Derrinturn | 1,837 | 14 | — | B− | B− | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Rathangan had 3,263 people at the 2022 census, up from 2,675 in 2016: 22% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Rathangan is 35, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Kildare
Rathangan has 3,263 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).