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A town in Co. Mayo, home to 344 people. Its population rose 9% from 2016 to 2022.
Bangor Erris takes 4.5 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €193,100. A degree is held by 15% of adults. Households here earn a median €42,720 a year, before tax.
Bangor Erris is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Bangor Erris does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 1 archaeological site.
Homes built before 1919: 2%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bangor Erris.
Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Bangor Erris | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 97% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 1% | 0.1% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
A January night in Bangor Erris drops to 3.3°C on average, above Co. Mayo’s towns (2.6°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C) alike. The annual mean here is 10.1°C. Also worth knowing: a year brings 1,500 mm of rain to Bangor Erris.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Bangor Erris | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.0°C | 18.7°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,500 mm | 1,314 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 3.3°C | 2.6°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Disability, age-adjusted: 99 for every 100 expected in Bangor Erris. At the census, 83% of people in Bangor Erris called their health good or very good, below Co. Mayo’s towns (87%) and Irish towns (88%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.2% of the town. 34% of people in the HSE West and North West health region hold a medical card.
| Census 2022 | Bangor Erris | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 87% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.2% | 2.4% | 2% |
| With a disability | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Council and housing-body homes hold 20% of households. Owners make up 66% of households, above Co. Mayo’s towns (54%) and Irish towns (61%) alike.
| Housing | Bangor Erris | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 12% | 34% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 20% | 12% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 66% | 54% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €193K | €190K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area F26, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
There are 10.7 ha of green space for every 1,000 people in Bangor Erris. 100% of homes are within 400 m of green space, above both Co. Mayo’s towns (85%) and Irish towns (92%).
| Outdoors | Bangor Erris | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 41% | 3.4% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 85% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 10.7 ha | 2.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The forecast for Bangor Erris beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 6°C at night. It should be dry and calm today, with wind of 17 km/h at most and a low around 6°C. December follows with normal highs of 9°C and lows of 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 459 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 285 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 11°C | 313 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 444 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Working mainly from home: 5% of workers, below both Co. Mayo’s towns (7.2%) and Irish towns (11%). Getting to work takes 28.6 min on average. Driving is how just over three quarters of commuters got to work at the census.
| Census 2022 | Bangor Erris | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28.6 min | 20.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 36% | 55% | 31% |
| Median household income | €42,720 | €49,791 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 12% | 11% | 9.2% |
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.
Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. Daily Irish speakers outside school: 1.6%, above both Co. Mayo’s towns (1%) and Irish towns (1.1%). 13% of residents were born outside the country.
Women make up 50.9% of Bangor Erris
175 women and 169 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Bangor Erris | Co. Mayo | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 23% | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 15% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Mayo and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Fine Gael lead Mayo County Council with 10 of 30 seats, but no party has a majority: 16 are needed. General election turnout was 64%. Bangor Erris answers to one council, Mayo County Council; Ireland has no town tier.
| Turnout | Bangor Erris | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 61% | 60% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record holds 1 entries for the town. Homes from before 1919 make up 2.2% of the total, lower than both Co. Mayo’s towns (4.4%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 4 buildings in Bangor Erris, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.
| Heritage | Bangor Erris | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 116 | 85 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 21 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 2.2% | 4.4% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Families in Bangor Erris have one school within 3 km. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 61.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Chroí Ró Naofa Beannchor Iorrais DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 61 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Bangor Erris | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 18% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 4% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Bangor Erris; these are the best known within 40 km.
National park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceWild Nephin National Park15 km south
CastleRockfleet Castle29 km south
CathedralCathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen39 km east
CathedralSt. Muredack's Cathedral39 km east
Abbey or prioryBurrishoole Abbey30 km south
CastleCarrickkildavnet Castle32 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 4 buildings in Bangor Erris, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.
2 notable people were born in Bangor Erris; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Erris | 344 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Béal An Mhuirthead | 1,042 | 18 | — | A+ | — | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Bangor Erris had 344 people at the 2022 census, up from 316 in 2016: 8.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Bangor Erris is 41.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Mayo
344 people live in Bangor Erris, 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). 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).