Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
25 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 1,275 people live in this town in Co. Kilkenny.
Piltown’s best grade is for cost of living: a typical home sold for €260,000, or 5 years of the town’s median household income. It also does well on safety — gardaí record 4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, and 3.5 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. Hazard risk is higher than most: an estimated 13% of homes are above the radon reference level. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health, B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · radon, EPA · health, work and commuting, CSO Census 2022. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Irish towns; Piltown 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. This town's Hazard risk Grade uses radon and landslides only: open LiDAR heights don't cover enough of its homes to measure flooding, so flood isn't counted for or against it.
The 3 things Piltown does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Piltown 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; Piltown has its subject grades alone.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
Homes built before 1919: 8%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Piltown.
Owners make up nearly two thirds of households, above Co. Kilkenny’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%) alike. The social rented sector houses 18% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €260,000 | 69 |
| Housing | Piltown | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €260K | €289K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 65% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 18% | 19% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Every kind together came to 20.9 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (43.7) and Irish towns (54.3). Assaults and harassment topped the graded crimes in Piltown (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 | Piltown | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 3.5 | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 20.9 | 43.7 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 1.9 | 5.9 | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 4 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
The ground under Piltown carries no high landslide susceptibility. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Piltown | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 84% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
1.5% of residents report bad or very bad health. For its ages, Piltown has 109 people with a disability for every 100 expected, about level with both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (107) and Irish towns (106).
| Census 2022 | Piltown | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
One school lies within 3 km of Piltown. 254 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Baile an Phiull Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 254 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Piltown | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −24% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 11% | 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.
A January night in Piltown drops to 2.6°C on average, higher than Co. Kilkenny’s towns (2.3°C) yet lower than Irish towns (2.9°C). The town’s year-round mean comes to 10.5°C. A year brings 1,081 mm of rain to Piltown.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Piltown | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 20.5°C | 20.2°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,081 mm | 906 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.2°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.6°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Protected nature near Piltown includes Lower River Suir SAC. Walkers have 0.2 km per km² of paths and tracks, lower than both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (0.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Green space in Piltown adds up to 5 ha, in one park.
| Outdoors | Piltown | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 40% | 96% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 0.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 4.7% | 2.4% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.9% | 3.8% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
In November a normal day reaches 11°C and a normal night 5°C; the forecast for Piltown below sets each day against them. Expect a dry, calm day today: wind no stronger than 10 km/h, and 6°C at the coldest. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Wednesday, around 16 mm.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 303 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 224 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 11°C | 235 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 7°C | 319 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The share of residents under 15 is 24%. 29% of adults hold a degree, below Co. Kilkenny’s towns (31%) and Irish towns (36%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town.
Women make up 48.9% of Piltown
624 women and 651 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Piltown | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.7% | 9.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.2% | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 29% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kilkenny and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
50% of voters turned out at the last local elections, close to Co. Kilkenny’s towns (50%) and above Irish towns (46%). There is just one council for Piltown, Kilkenny County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. Kilkenny County Council has no ruling majority: Fianna Fáil hold 11 of its 24 seats, short of the 13 needed.
| Turnout | Piltown | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
8.1% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (4.5%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 25 buildings in Piltown, 1 of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Piltown | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 196 | 216 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 84 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 8.1% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Unemployment stood at 8.1%, below both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (9.2%). At the census, 83% of commuters went by car. The census found 64% of 15- to 64-year-olds in work.
| Census 2022 | Piltown | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 46% | 39% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 64% | 68% | 68% |
| Average trip | 23.4 min | 23.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1% | 10% | 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.
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Piltown; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Castle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle4.6 km outside town, to the west
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford18 km southeast
CastleKilkenny Castle34 km north
MuseumReginald's Tower19 km southeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksJerpoint Abbey21 km northeast
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral19 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 25 buildings in Piltown, 1 of national or international importance.
11 notable people were born in Piltown.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piltown | 1,275 | — | — | A− | B+ | B |
| Carrick-on-Suir Tipperary | 5,752 | 5.2 | C− | A | C− | D− |
| Portlaw Waterford | 1,881 | 7.5 | — | B+ | B+ | C |
| Mooncoin | 1,184 | 8.6 | — | A | A+ | C |
| Cleaboy Waterford | 3,454 | 17 | C | C+ | D | C+ |
| Lisduggan Waterford | 6,216 | 18 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Ballybeg Waterford | 5,226 | 18 | D− | C+ | D | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
9% mostly work from home, and 46% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Piltown had 1,275 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,169 in 2016: 9.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Piltown is 37.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Kilkenny
Piltown has 1,275 people, in the area of Kilkenny 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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