Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It grew by 16% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses. With 2,773 residents, it is a town in Co. Mayo.
Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Housing is within reach (A+): the median sale, €143,500, comes to 3.5 times what the median household here earns. Ballyhaunis’s overall grade is B+, better than 74% of Irish towns. It ranks #83 of 320 Irish towns. Walkability is another plus (A−). 28% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%). The local economy is weaker than most: the unemployment rate is 16%, with 57% of 15 to 64s in work. Hazards are a real consideration: an estimated 22% of homes are above the radon reference level. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and C+ for health.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · commuting, work and health, CSO Census 2022 · radon, EPA · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025.
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 Ballyhaunis does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ballyhaunis 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 →
11 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballyhaunis.
No town in Co. Mayo costs less to buy into than Ballyhaunis, at €143,500, the lowest of 6. Private renters make up 39% of households, above Co. Mayo’s towns (33%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. The social rented sector houses 13% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €143,000 | 189 |
| The last 12 months | €175,000 | 51 |
| Housing | Ballyhaunis | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 43% | 54% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €144K | €190K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 39% | 33% | 22% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €859 | €1,063 | €1,606 |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Of those in the labour force, 16% are unemployed. 5.2% of workers worked mainly from home, below both Co. Mayo’s towns (7.6%) and Irish towns (11%). On average, the journey to work lasts 21.4 min.
| Census 2022 | Ballyhaunis | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 57% | 67% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 16% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 57% | 55% | 31% |
| Median household income | €40,879 | €49,850 | €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.
0.6% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, above both Co. Mayo’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Ballyhaunis | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 95% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.6% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Within 3 km of Ballyhaunis there are 2 schools (1 primary school and 1 secondary school). The nearest secondary, Ballyhaunis Community School, is 0.7 km away. Since 2019/20, pupils changed +11%, higher than both Co. Mayo’s towns (+9%) and Irish towns (+4%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Iosa DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 385 | Catholic |
| Ballyhaunis Community School DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 717 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballyhaunis | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 17% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 67% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +11% | +9% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
Midsummer afternoons in Ballyhaunis peak at about 18.8°C. The year’s mean temperature is 9.5°C, below Co. Mayo’s towns (9.9°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C) alike. The town gets 1,284 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballyhaunis | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.5°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.0°C | 2.6°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 18.8°C | 18.7°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,284 mm | 1,344 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Among the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Ballyhaunis has less crime per resident than 72% of them. Every kind together came to 29.3 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Co. Mayo’s towns (43) and Irish towns (54.3). Assaults and harassment topped the graded crimes in Ballyhaunis (2023–2025).
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 | Ballyhaunis | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 29.3 | 43 | 54.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 4 | 4 | 6.4 |
| Theft | 5.3 | 6.7 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Its paths and tracks come to 0.2 km per km², lower than both Co. Mayo’s towns (0.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Protected nature near Ballyhaunis includes River Moy SAC. 2 parks, 12 ha of green space: that is the measure of Ballyhaunis’ parkland.
| Outdoors | Ballyhaunis | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 0.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 3.4% | 3.3% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
It should stay dry today, with a fresh breeze of up to 22 km/h and a low near 5°C. Later in the week, highs run between 7°C and 9°C, peaking on Thursday. Ballyhaunis’ November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 10°C, nights fall to 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 388 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 260 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 10°C | 276 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 6°C | 360 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Children under 15 count for a quarter of the people here. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, lower than both Co. Mayo’s towns (32%) and Irish towns (36%). 12% of residents are 65 or over.
48.6% of Ballyhaunis’ residents are women
1,349 women and 1,424 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballyhaunis | Co. Mayo | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 15% | 9.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 3.9% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 32% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Mayo and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
64% of voters cast a ballot at the general election. Local government for Ballyhaunis is Mayo County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. Mayo County Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 10 of its 30 seats, short of the 16 needed.
| Turnout | Ballyhaunis | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 60% | 60% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record lists 11 sites here, below Co. Mayo’s towns (21) and close to Irish towns (11). 7.2% of homes date from before 1919. 20 of Ballyhaunis’ buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | Ballyhaunis | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 72 | 99 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.2% | 3.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Unpaid caring falls to 4% of Ballyhaunis’ residents. Allowing for its ages, Ballyhaunis has 104 residents with a disability per 100 expected, above Co. Mayo’s towns (99) and close to Irish towns (106). 34% of people in the HSE West and North West health region hold a medical card.
| Census 2022 | Ballyhaunis | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 4% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballyhaunis; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary28 km south
MuseumMuseum of Country Life32 km northwest · 99K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey39 km northeast
CastleFeartagar Castle24 km southwest
MuseumCastlerea Railway Museum18 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
20 of Ballyhaunis’ buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 11 archaeological sites in and around the town.
4 notable people were born in Ballyhaunis.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyhaunis | 2,773 | — | B+ | A+ | B | C+ |
| Knock | 1,029 | 10 | — | A | A | B |
| Claremorris | 3,857 | 16 | A+ | A− | B | A− |
| Kiltimagh | 1,232 | 18 | — | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Castlerea Roscommon | 2,348 | 19 | — | A+ | C | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Ballyhaunis had 2,773 people at the 2022 census, up from 2,401 in 2016: 15.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Ballyhaunis is 34.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
5% mostly work from home, and 57% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Mayo
Ballyhaunis has 2,773 people, in the area of Mayo 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).