Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Co. Louth, this town has 668 residents.
The median home here went for €307,200, 4.7 times the median household income. Of those who commute, 9% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. A degree is held by just over a fifth of adults.
Tallanstown is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Tallanstown does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Tallanstown’s built heritage counts 2 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 2 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tallanstown.
An estimated 1.7% of homes in Tallanstown have radon above the reference level. No part of Tallanstown is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Tallanstown | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | under 0.1% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
July afternoons reach 20.0°C here, in line with Co. Louth’s towns (19.8°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). The annual mean in Tallanstown is 10.1°C. The town is 0.3°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Tallanstown | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.4°C | 2.7°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.2°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 829 mm | 826 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
At the census, 1.8% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Co. Louth’s towns (2.3%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Disability, age-adjusted: 101 for every 100 expected in Tallanstown. A disability affects 20% of people here.
| Census 2022 | Tallanstown | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 87% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Owners make up 71% of households, higher than both Co. Louth’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%). The social rented sector houses 18% of households.
| Housing | Tallanstown | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 10% | 20% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 71% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 18% | 19% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €307K | €305K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area A91, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Walkers have 0.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, below both Co. Louth’s towns (1.0 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Within 1 km, 1.8% of the land is woodland, above Co. Louth’s towns (1.7%) but below Irish towns (2.7%).
| Outdoors | Tallanstown | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 74% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 3.6% | 1.8% |
| Sea within 5 km | 0% | 5.5% | 0% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Around 2 mm of rain is due today, with a light wind of up to 15 km/h and a low of 9°C. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Wednesday, around 7 mm. In Tallanstown, the November norm is a high of 11°C and a low of 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 219 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 171 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 205 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 234 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The car carried 83% of commuters at the census. Of those in the labour force, 8% are unemployed.
| Census 2022 | Tallanstown | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 8% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €65,630 | €48,907 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 29.9 min | 27 min | 27.6 min |
| 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.
Among adults, 22% have a degree. Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.5%, close to Co. Louth’s towns (0.8%) and below Irish towns (1.1%). One measure of family life: 22% of residents are under 15.
50.9% of Tallanstown’s residents are women
340 women and 328 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Tallanstown | Co. Louth | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 16% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.3% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 30% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Louth and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
No party holds a majority on Louth County Council: Sinn Féin lead with 7 of 29 seats, short of the 15 needed. Tallanstown answers to one council, Louth County Council; Ireland has no town tier. Local elections drew 50% of voters to the polls last time. At the general election 61% voted, near Co. Louth’s towns (61%) and higher than Irish towns (59%).
| Turnout | Tallanstown | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 50% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 61% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
For its size, Tallanstown has 30 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents, below Co. Louth’s towns (88) and Irish towns (48) alike. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.7% of the total.
| Heritage | Tallanstown | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 105 | 11 |
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 30 | 88 | 48 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
2 schools lie within 3 km of Tallanstown: 2 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallonstown N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 276 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Tallanstown | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 39% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −4% | +9% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 3% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Tallanstown; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower18 km southeast
CastleSlane Castle24 km south
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey21 km south
Historic houseKells High Crosses31 km southwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarlingford Castle27 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
No notable person born in Tallanstown is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Andrea Corr: Charlie Brewer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · John Moore: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ardal O'Hanlon: Conor, CC BY 3.0 · Beatrice Hill-Lowe: British Olympic Association, Public domain · Leopold McClintock: Stephen Pearce, Public domain
Urban area in Co. Louth
668 people live in Tallanstown, 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallanstown | 668 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ardee | 5,478 | 7.5 | C | B− | C | B− |
| Dromiskin | 1,292 | 9.6 | — | C | A− | B |
| Castlebellingham-Kilsaran | 1,232 | 11 | — | B− | A− | C+ |
| Carrickmacross Monaghan | 5,745 | 12 | B | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Dundalk | 43,112 | 13 | C− | B− | C− | C+ |
| Dunleer | 2,143 | 14 | — | B− | C− | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
8% mostly work from home, and 31% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Tallanstown had 668 people at the 2022 census, up from 649 in 2016: 2.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Tallanstown is 38.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
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).