Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its architectural heritage runs to 24 buildings on the national inventory. 1,714 people call this town in Co. Longford home.
Prices are modest for what you get: half the homes sold for more than €184,500, a price of 4.2 times what the median household earns. It is strong on safety as well (B+): for every 1,000 residents, gardaí record 4.3 violent crimes and 3.7 burglaries or acts of criminal damage a year. Its weakest subject is health: for every 100 its ages would predict, 185 residents are in bad health and 104 have a disability. Incomes are on the low side (C): 64% of working-age residents are employed, with an unemployment rate of 13%.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · health and work, CSO Census 2022. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Irish towns; Ballymahon has its subject grades alone.
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 Ballymahon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ballymahon 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; Ballymahon has its subject grades alone.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
The record adds 5 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 5%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballymahon.
Private renters make up 36% of households, above Irish towns (22%). The social rented sector houses 24% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €184,500 | 118 |
| Housing | Ballymahon | Co. Longford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 39% | – | 61% |
| Median sale price | €185K | – | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 24% | – | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 36% | – | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
At the census, 3.3% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Unpaid carers make up 4.2% of residents, lower than Irish towns (5.4%). Weighed against its ages, disability in Ballymahon runs at 104 per 100 expected.
| Census 2022 | Ballymahon | Co. Longford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | – | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | – | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.2% | – | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
The census found 64% of 15- to 64-year-olds in work. The average trip to work took 22.3 min, below Irish towns (27.6 min). Of those in the labour force, 13% are unemployed.
| Census 2022 | Ballymahon | Co. Longford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 51% | – | 31% |
| Average trip | 22.3 min | – | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 13% | – | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €43,470 | – | €57,760 |
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.
More of the graded crimes in Ballymahon were assaults and harassment than anything else (2023–2025). All told, 24.4 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Theft, shown but not graded, ran at 2.7 per 1,000 a year, below 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 | Ballymahon | Co. Longford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 3.7 | – | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 24.4 | – | 54.3 |
| Theft | 2.7 | – | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 4.3 | – | 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 Ballymahon has radon above the reference level. No part of Ballymahon is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Ballymahon | Co. Longford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 19% | – | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | – | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
The mean temperature over a year in Ballymahon is 9.9°C. December is the wettest month locally, with 97 mm of rain on average. The nearest weather station is Mount Dillon, 23 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballymahon | Co. Longford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.1°C | – | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.9°C | – | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.3 km per km², below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). 72% of homes are a short walk (400 m) from green space.
| Outdoors | Ballymahon | Co. Longford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 72% | – | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 km per km² | – | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.5% | – | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 24 km/h and a low of 6°C. Later in the week, highs run between 7°C and 10°C, peaking on Thursday. The forecast for Ballymahon beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 10°C and drops to 4°C at night.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 263 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 192 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 231 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 263 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
23% of adults hold a degree, below Irish towns (36%). Over-65s are 15% of the population. Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.
Women make up 49.3% of Ballymahon
845 women and 869 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballymahon | Co. Longford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | – | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | – | 12% |
| 25–44 | 33% | – | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | – | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | – | 14% |
| Primary or none | 19% | – | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | – | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | – | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.8% | – | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 23% | – | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Longford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is no majority on Longford County Council; Fine Gael have the most seats, 8 of 18, short of 10. Longford County Council is the council for Ballymahon, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. This Co. Longford town sits in the Ballymahon local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
| Turnout | Ballymahon | Co. Longford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 59% | – | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | – | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The archaeological record lists 5 sites here. Before 1919: that is when 4.9% of homes were built. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 24 buildings in Ballymahon, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Ballymahon | Co. Longford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 140 | – | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.9% | – | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
For secondary school, the closest is Mercy Secondary School, 0.3 km from the town. Families in Ballymahon have 5 schools within 3 km to choose from: 3 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. Also worth knowing: since 2019/20, pupils changed +6%, above Irish towns (+4%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Matthews Mixed N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 373 | Catholic |
| Mercy Secondary SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 759 | Catholic |
| Ballymahon Vocational School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 391 | Multi-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballymahon | Co. Longford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | – | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | – | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 40% | – | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +6% | – | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballymahon; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise30 km southwest
CathedralSt. Mel's Cathedral18 km north
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King28 km east
MuseumAthlone Castle20 km southwest
Abbey or prioryAbbeyshrule Monastery7.5 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 24 buildings in Ballymahon, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 5 sites here.
One notable person was born in Ballymahon; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymahon | 1,714 | — | — | A− | B+ | C |
| Edgeworthstown | 2,199 | 18 | — | A− | C+ | C− |
| Longford | 10,952 | 18 | D | A− | D | D |
| Moate Westmeath | 3,013 | 19 | A− | A− | B+ | B+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Ballymahon had 1,714 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,543 in 2016: 11.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Ballymahon is 37.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Longford
Ballymahon has 1,714 people, in the area of Longford 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).