Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It grew by 13% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses. Home to 1,697 people, this town lies in Co. Louth.
Jobs & income is where it shines (A−): among 15 to 64s, 69% are in work; unemployment stands at 6%. Health is a strength too — 89 residents in bad health and 99 with a disability for every 100 its ages predict. Walkability is its weak spot: on the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. Prices run to a median €399,500, 5.3 times local household income.
Figures: work, health and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Tullyallen gets subject grades but no overall one among Irish towns.
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 Tullyallen does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Tullyallen 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 →
The record adds 14 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 2%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Tullyallen. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey2.2 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower2.9 km outside town, to the north
MuseumMillmount Fort4.8 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryArt galleryHighlanes Gallery4.6 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric site · Office of Public WorksBrú na Bóinne4.6 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenTownley Hall Woods300 m outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tullyallen.
The EPA estimates that 1.3% of homes in Tullyallen are above the radon reference level. Its nearest bathing water is Seapoint, 12 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Landslides: none of Tullyallen lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
| Share of homes | Tullyallen | 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.
Home was the main workplace for 7.9% of workers at the census. 84% of commuters drove, higher than both Co. Louth’s towns (66%) and Irish towns (66%). Households take home €74,933 a year before tax, on average.
| Census 2022 | Tullyallen | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 5.9% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €74,933 | €48,907 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 69% | 63% | 68% |
| Average trip | 29.1 min | 27 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.
8% live in social housing, lower than both Co. Louth’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (13%). The private rented sector houses 12% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €399,500 | 39 |
| The last 12 months | €410,000 | 35 |
| Housing | Tullyallen | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 80% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 8% | 19% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 12% | 20% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €400K | €305K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
92% of Tullyallen’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Co. Louth’s towns (87%) and Irish towns (88%). Disability touches 18% of the town’s population. Ages taken into account, Tullyallen counts 99 people with a disability for every 100 predicted.
| Census 2022 | Tullyallen | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 92% | 87% | 88% |
| With a disability | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.2% | 2.3% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.7% | 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
Within 3 km of Tullyallen there is one school. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 411.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Tulach Aluinn Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 411 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Tullyallen | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −17% | +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.
Of the graded crimes in Tullyallen, damage to property came up most often (2023–2025). Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 7 per 1,000 residents a year.
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 | Tullyallen | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 7 | 7.4 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Tullyallen sees January nights of 2.3°C on average. The year’s mean temperature is 9.8°C, below Co. Louth’s towns (10.2°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C) alike. The nearest weather station is Dunsany, 30 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Tullyallen | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 10.2°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.5°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.7°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 903 mm | 826 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
73% of homes are within 400 m of green space, near Co. Louth’s towns (74%) and lower than Irish towns (92%). Protected nature near Tullyallen includes River Boyne. A waymarked trail or greenway begins within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Tullyallen | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 7.4% | 1.7% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 73% | 74% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.6 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Sea within 5 km | 0% | 5.5% | 0% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect roughly 3 mm of rain tomorrow, wind picking up to 35 km/h, and a low of 9°C. Monday brings the top temperature of the days after this, 10°C, and the lowest high is 8°C. What counts as normal for Tullyallen in November: highs come to 10°C and lows to 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 232 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 190 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 223 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 258 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
1.2% speak Irish daily outside school, higher than both Co. Louth’s towns (0.8%) and Irish towns (1.1%). Children under 15 count for 29% of the people here. Overseas births account for 13% of the people living here.
Women make up 51.5% of Tullyallen
874 women and 823 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Tullyallen | Co. Louth | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 29% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 6.1% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 8.2% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 16% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.2% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 32% | 30% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Louth and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
General election turnout: 61%, near Co. Louth’s towns (61%) and higher than Irish towns (59%). There is just one council for Tullyallen, Louth County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. Sinn Féin lead Louth County Council with 7 of 29 seats, but no party has a majority: 15 are needed.
| Turnout | Tullyallen | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 61% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 46% | 48% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Archaeologists have recorded 14 sites here. Per 10,000 residents, Tullyallen counts 12 inventory buildings, below Co. Louth’s towns (88) and Irish towns (48) alike. The pre-1919 share of homes is 2.1%.
| Heritage | Tullyallen | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 12 | 88 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 14 | 105 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 2.1% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 2 buildings in Tullyallen, each rated of regional importance. 14 archaeological sites are on the record here.
No notable person born in Tullyallen is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Steve Staunton: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colin O'Donoghue: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0 · Mairead McGuinness: Photographer: Christophe Licoppe, CC BY 4.0 · Ian Harte: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tullyallen | 1,697 | — | — | C− | C | A− |
| Drogheda | 44,135 | 5.3 | C− | C | C | C+ |
| Slane Meath | 1,445 | 8.9 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| Duleek Meath | 4,899 | 9 | B+ | A− | A− | B− |
| Dunleer | 2,143 | 10 | — | B− | C− | C |
| Termonfeckin | 1,983 | 10 | — | C− | C | C+ |
| Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney Meath | 15,642 | 11 | C+ | B | C | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Tullyallen had 1,697 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,506 in 2016: 12.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Tullyallen is 33.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
8% mostly work from home, and 32% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Louth
Tullyallen has 1,697 people, 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) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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