Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its architectural heritage runs to 239 buildings on the national inventory. 6,872 residents make their home in this town in Co. Mayo.
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Jobs and pay hold up well (A): among 15 to 64s, 76% are in work; unemployment stands at 7%. With an A overall, Westport sits #2 of 6 in Co. Mayo. On that grade it does better than 90% of Irish towns. It is strong on health as well: for every 100 its ages would predict, 89 residents are in bad health and 98 have a disability. Prices are high against local incomes (C): a median €307,500 buys a home here, 6.2 years of what the median household earns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for walkability and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: work, health and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · radon, EPA.
The 3 things Westport does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Westport 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 →
27 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Westport, Wisconsin, is named after Westport.
Westport, Wisconsin, settled in 1854, takes its name from this town.
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Westport.
Employment among 15- to 64-year-olds stood at 76% at the census. 55% of trips took under 15 minutes, about level with Co. Mayo’s towns (55%) and above Irish towns (31%). Unemployment stands at 7.3%.
| Census 2022 | Westport | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 76% | 67% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 55% | 55% | 31% |
| Average trip | 19.6 min | 21.4 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3% | 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.
Weighed against its ages, disability in Westport runs at 98 per 100 expected. Of the 6 towns in Co. Mayo, Westport has the smallest share in bad or very bad health: 1.8%. Just over a third of people in the HSE West and North West health region hold a medical card.
| Census 2022 | Westport | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 2.4% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.7% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 88% | 87% | 88% |
| With a disability | 22% | 21% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
No town in Co. Mayo costs more to buy into than Westport, at €307,500, the highest of 6. 10% live in social housing, below both Co. Mayo’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (13%). In 2010 the typical home in Westport sold for €182K; by 2025 it was €330K, 82% more. Renting privately is how 32% of households live.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €425,000 | 59 |
| Second-hand homes | €285,000 | 401 |
| The last 12 months | €332,500 | 140 |
| Housing | Westport | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,307 | €1,030 | €1,606 |
| Median sale price | €308K | €190K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 32% | 34% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 10% | 12% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Recorded crime of every kind runs at 26.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Burglary and damage came to 3.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Co. Mayo’s towns (4) and Irish towns (6.4). Also worth knowing: the graded crime recorded most in Westport was assaults and harassment (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 | Westport | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 3.2 | 4 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 26.3 | 43 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 3 | 6.7 | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Pupil numbers changed +6% since 2019/20, below Co. Mayo’s towns (+10%) but above Irish towns (+4%). Sacred Heart School is the nearest secondary school, 0.6 km away. 10 schools lie within 3 km of Westport: 8 primary schools and 2 secondary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil PhadraigLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 338 | Catholic |
| Rice CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 615 | Catholic |
| Gaelscoil na Cuaiche GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 208 | Catholic |
| S.N. Lainn Cille DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 66 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Westport | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 67% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 10% | 0% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 20% | 17% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +6% | +10% | +4% |
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.
The annual mean in Westport is 9.9°C. 1,456 mm of rain falls in a year, higher than both Co. Mayo’s towns (1,284 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). December is the wettest month here, with 172 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Westport | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.4°C | 18.7°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,456 mm | 1,284 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.9°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.8°C | 2.6°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Among the protected sites near Westport is Clew Bay Complex SAC. A short walk to green space: 75% of homes, below both Co. Mayo’s towns (87%) and Irish towns (92%). There is one park here; its green space comes to 18 ha.
| Outdoors | Westport | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 7.1% | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 75% | 87% | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 10% | 0% | 0% |
| Paths per km² of town | 1.2 km per km² | 0.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Between 7°C and 10°C: that is the range of daytime highs from here to the end of the week, with Friday on top. The forecast for Westport beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 5°C at night. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 20 km/h, then a low of 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 464 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 285 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 11°C | 284 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 422 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 19%, lower than both Co. Mayo’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (20%). Among adults, 38% have a degree.
53.4% of Westport’s residents are women
3,673 women and 3,199 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Westport | Co. Mayo | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.4% | 9.6% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 34% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.3% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 38% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Mayo and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Local government for Westport is Mayo County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. At the general election 64% voted, near Co. Mayo’s towns (64%) and higher than Irish towns (59%). Fine Gael lead Mayo County Council with 10 of 30 seats, but no party has a majority: 16 are needed.
| Turnout | Westport | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 62% | 60% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record lists 27 sites here, above both Co. Mayo’s towns (21) and Irish towns (11). Per 10,000 residents, Westport counts 348 inventory buildings. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.5% of the total.
| Heritage | Westport | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 348 | 72 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.5% | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 27 | 21 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
The nearest bathing water to Westport is Bertra Beach, Murrisk, 9 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Low-lying near a river: 3.4% of homes, higher than both Co. Mayo’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0.5%).
| Share of homes | Westport | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 3.4% | 0% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Westport. Best known first.
Historic houseWestport Housein town
Abbey or prioryMurrisk Abbey4.9 km outside town, to the westArt galleryArt galleryCustom House Studios and Galleryin townTheme parkTheme parkPirate Adventure Parkin townNatural landscapeNatural landscapeClew Bay Bike Trailin townTheme parkTheme parkPirates Havenin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Westport’s built heritage counts 239 inventory entries; 2 carry national or international standing. 27 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
16 notable people were born in Westport.
John MacBride: Powell Press, Public domain · Joseph Maher: Fox Broadcasting Company, Public domain · Michael Ring: FactualUpdates2013, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Thomas Derrig: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Meg Connery: Unknown photographer, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Westport had 6,872 people at the 2022 census, up from 6,389 in 2016: 7.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Westport is 41.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
10% mostly work from home, and 55% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Mayo
Westport has 6,872 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).
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