Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
3,719 people call this neighbourhood in Limerick home. 44% of households own their home outright.
The weak point is safety — 11.2 burglaries and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, and 9.7 violent crimes. Overall, Ballinacurra earns a C: better than 27% of Irish towns, and #234 of 320 Irish towns. Its strongest subject is jobs & income: unemployment is 9%, and 67% of 15 to 64s have a job. Set against the median household income, the median home, at €311,900, costs 5 times as much. Walkability is another plus. nearly a quarter of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: work, commuting and health, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · radon, EPA.
This town's house price is the median for its whole Eircode routing key, town and countryside together: fewer than 30 sales in the town itself were recorded on the Property Price Register in 2023 to 2025, so its Cost Grade is less sure.
The 3 things Ballinacurra does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ballinacurra 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 →
4 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Ballinacurra. Best known first.
CathedralSt John's Cathedral1.7 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral2.2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe Hunt Museum1.9 km outside town, to the northeast
Art galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art1.1 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe People's Museum of Limerick1 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballinacurra.
Of the graded crimes in Ballinacurra, damage to property came up most often (2023–2025). The overall crime rate is 97.5 per 1,000 residents a year. Theft, shown but not graded, ran at 25.3 per 1,000 a year, lower than Co. Limerick’s towns (29.2) yet higher than Irish towns (15.3).
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 | Ballinacurra | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 11.2 | 11.3 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 97.5 | 94 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 9.7 | 9.3 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 25.3 | 29.2 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
5% live in social housing, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%). Private tenants account for 27% of households.
| Housing | Ballinacurra | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 5% | 14% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 67% | 58% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 27% | 26% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area V94, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
50% of the secondaries are single-sex, lower than Co. Limerick’s towns (55%) yet higher than Irish towns (39%). 48 schools lie within 3 km of Ballinacurra: 29 primary schools, 12 secondary schools and 7 special schools. Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ is the nearest secondary school, 0.8 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil NeassainLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 668 | Catholic |
| Mungret Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 991 | Multi-denominational |
| Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 606 | Inter-denominational |
| Thomond Community College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 597 | Multi-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballinacurra | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 13% | 12% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 50% | 55% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 46% | 46% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.
Unemployment stands at 8.5%. 61% of commuters drove, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (67%) and Irish towns (66%). Employment among 15- to 64-year-olds stood at 67% at the census.
| Census 2022 | Ballinacurra | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 8.5% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €62,720 | €49,879 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 67% | 61% | 68% |
| Average trip | 23 min | 22.8 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.
Here July highs average 20.0°C, about level with both Co. Limerick’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). December is the wettest month in Ballinacurra, with 110 mm of rain on average. The town is 0.2°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballinacurra | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,003 mm | 1,038 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Within 5 km, 11% of the land is protected nature, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (9.6%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Ballinacurra has 2 parks, with 52 ha of green space in all. Green space comes to 14.0 ha for every 1,000 people in the town. Protected nature near Ballinacurra includes Lower River Shannon SAC.
| Outdoors | Ballinacurra | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 11% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 85% | 96% | 92% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 14.0 ha | 4.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
A quiet day is due today: no rain, a light wind peaking at 19 km/h, and 7°C overnight. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 5 mm of rain. Long-term averages for Ballinacurra put November days at 11°C and November nights at 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 293 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 199 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 234 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 7°C | 276 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Degrees are held by 44% of adults, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (29%) and Irish towns (36%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.
52.1% of Ballinacurra’s residents are women
1,939 women and 1,780 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballinacurra | Co. Limerick | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.7% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 44% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Limerick and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
The voters of Limerick City and County Council also elect its mayor directly: John Moran (Independent), since 7 June 2024. General election turnout: 55%, close to Co. Limerick’s towns (55%) and below Irish towns (59%). Limerick City and County Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 13 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.
| Turnout | Ballinacurra | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 55% | 55% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 48% | 48% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Scaled to its population, that is 65 inventory buildings for every 10,000 people in Ballinacurra. Homes from before 1919 make up 6.4% of the total, above Co. Limerick’s towns (3.1%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. 4 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie in and around the town.
| Heritage | Ballinacurra | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 65 | 15 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 6.4% | 3.1% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 4 | 11 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Some 1.6% of homes in Ballinacurra are estimated to exceed the radon reference level. Landslides: none of Ballinacurra lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
| Share of homes | Ballinacurra | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 39% | 8.5% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
6.4% of residents give unpaid care to a relative or friend, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (5.3%) and Irish towns (5.4%). Ages taken into account, Ballinacurra counts 106 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.5% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Ballinacurra | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 3.1% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 85% | 88% |
| With a disability | 24% | 25% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
24 of Ballinacurra’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 4 archaeological sites in and around the town.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinacurra | 3,719 | — | C | C | D | B− |
| Dock | 6,258 | 1.2 | D | C | D | C− |
| Prospect and Newtown Pery | 4,122 | 1.4 | D− | C | D | D− |
| Limerick City Centre | 3,434 | 1.8 | C− | C | D | B− |
| Rathbane | 4,111 | 2 | D− | C | D | D− |
| Dooradoyle | 18,593 | 2.1 | C+ | C | D | B+ |
| Farranshone | 7,874 | 2.2 | B | C | C− | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Ballinacurra had 3,719 people at the 2022 census, up from 3,333 in 2016: 11.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Ballinacurra is 38.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Limerick
3,719 people live in Ballinacurra, in the area of Limerick City and County Council. TownRatings splits Limerick into neighbourhoods made from the CSO’s Electoral Divisions, named from Tailte Éireann’s gazetteer, so each has figures of its own.
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).