Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Co. Louth has a population of 864.
At a median €356,800, a home costs 5.7 times the town’s median household income. 24 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Just over one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Collon isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Collon does most differently from other towns.
4 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Collon.
Families in Collon have one school within 3 km. The one school within 3 km of Collon has 190 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh FaincheLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 190 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Collon | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −14% | +9% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 39% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 3% | 8% |
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.
0.8% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, above Co. Louth’s towns (under 0.1%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. Under 1% of homes in Collon are estimated to have radon above the reference level.
| Share of homes | Collon | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 35% | 0.5% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.8% | under 0.1% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
The year’s mean temperature is 9.5°C, below both Co. Louth’s towns (10.2°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). A July afternoon in Collon typically reaches 19.3°C. The town gets 981 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Collon | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.5°C | 10.2°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 1.9°C | 2.7°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.3°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 981 mm | 826 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Asked at the census, nine in ten residents of Collon said they were in good or very good health. Allowing for its ages, Collon has 136 residents in bad health per 100 expected, about level with Co. Louth’s towns (133) and above Irish towns (113). 4.6% of residents in Collon care, unpaid, for a relative or friend.
| Census 2022 | Collon | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 4.6% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 87% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
A fifth of households live in social housing. Owners make up two thirds of households, above both Co. Louth’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Collon | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 12% | 20% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 20% | 19% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 67% | 60% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €357K | €305K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area A92, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Within 400 m of green space: 72% of homes. Every 1,000 residents of Collon share 4.6 ha of green space. One waymarked trail or greenway starts within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Collon | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 6.7% | 1.7% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 72% | 74% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 3.6% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 6 mm. In Collon, the November norm is a high of 10°C and a low of 4°C. Rain totals about 2 mm today, the wind freshens to 28 km/h, and the low is 9°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 255 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 5°C | 205 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 240 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 7°C | 281 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Nearly a third of trips took under 15 minutes, about level with Irish towns (31%) and below Co. Louth’s towns (41%). By car: that was how nearly four in five commuters travelled at the census. Also worth knowing: the jobless rate is 7.5%.
| Census 2022 | Collon | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 7.5% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 30.7 min | 27 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €62,280 | €48,907 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 68% | 63% | 68% |
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.
Over-65s are just over a tenth of the population. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, below Co. Louth’s towns (30%) and Irish towns (36%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 15% of the population.
50.6% of Collon’s residents are women
437 women and 427 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Collon | Co. Louth | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 27% | 30% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Louth and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Half of voters turned out at the last local elections, above Co. Louth’s towns (48%) and Irish towns (46%) alike. Collon is run by Louth County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. At the general election, 61% of voters took part. There is no majority on Louth County Council; Sinn Féin have the most seats, 7 of 29, short of 15.
| Turnout | Collon | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 50% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 61% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 sites here, below both Co. Louth’s towns (105) and Irish towns (11). The pre-1919 share of homes is 11.4%.
| Heritage | Collon | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 278 | 88 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 4 | 105 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 11.4% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Collon. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey3.5 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower3.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumIrish Military Museum & Park1.2 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionElizabeth Drummond Tower2.5 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Collon’s built heritage counts 24 inventory entries; 1 carry national or international standing. The national record lists 4 archaeological sites in and around the town.
3 notable people were born in Collon.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Collon had 864 people at the 2022 census, down from 874 in 2016: 1.1% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
The median age in Collon is 36.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 26% of residents are under 15 and 11% are 65 or over.
Urban area in Co. Louth
864 people live in Collon, in the area of Louth 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). 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).