Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 1,870 residents and lies in Co. Meath. Over-65s are only 7% of the population.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns: set against the median household income, the median home, at €288,900, costs 4.9 times as much. Residents’ health trails most towns: bad health runs at 165 and disability at 122 per 100 expected for its ages. Getting around depends on the car. nearly one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%).
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · health and commuting, CSO Census 2022. Irish towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Ballivor has subject grades only.
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.
The 3 things Ballivor does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ballivor with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Irish towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Ballivor has subject grades only.
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2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballivor.
At the census, 2.3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above Co. Meath’s towns (1.6%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Nearly a quarter of residents in Ballivor live with a disability. Unpaid caring falls to 4.4% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Ballivor | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 4.4% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 1.6% | 2% |
| With a disability | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 91% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Of working-age residents (15 to 64), 65% were employed at the census. 25% of trips took under 15 minutes, below both Co. Meath’s towns (29%) and Irish towns (31%). Unemployment stands at 12%.
| Census 2022 | Ballivor | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 37.5 min | 32.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 12% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 65% | 70% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 25% | 29% | 31% |
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.
Owners make up 64% of households, below Co. Meath’s towns (74%) but above Irish towns (61%). The private rented sector houses 18% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €288,900 | 75 |
| The last 12 months | €330,000 | 33 |
| Housing | Ballivor | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 17% | 9% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €289K | €375K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 64% | 74% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 18% | 15% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
DEIS, the support scheme, covers 100% of them, above both Co. Meath’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (35%). 2 schools lie within 3 km of Ballivor: 2 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Columbain DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 233 | Catholic |
| S.N. Mhuire DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 15 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballivor | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 0% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −37% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 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.
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, higher than both Co. Meath’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). No part of Ballivor is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Ballivor | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
July afternoons reach 20.0°C here, about level with both Co. Meath’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Over twelve months, Ballivor averages 9.8°C. On a January night, the temperature in Ballivor falls to about 2.0°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballivor | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.0°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 893 mm | 855 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Walkers have 0.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, below both Co. Meath’s towns (1.3 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Green space in Ballivor totals 10 ha, in one park. 100% of homes have green space within 400 m.
| Outdoors | Ballivor | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 1.3 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.5% | 1% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 95% | 92% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 5.5 ha | 2.3 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
In November a normal day reaches 10°C and a normal night 4°C; the forecast for Ballivor below sets each day against them. The rain holds off today, but the wind gets up to 24 km/h, and the low is 7°C. By December, a normal day reaches 8°C and a normal night 2°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 238 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 183 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 222 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 251 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
7.2% of residents are 65 or over, below Co. Meath’s towns (9.2%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 15% of the population.
50.1% of Ballivor’s residents are women
937 women and 933 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballivor | Co. Meath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 7.2% | 9.2% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.4% | 7.7% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 45% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.8% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 19% | 36% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Meath and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Meath County Council is the one council for Ballivor; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. 44% of voters turned out at the last local elections, below both Co. Meath’s towns (47%) and Irish towns (46%). Also worth knowing: this Co. Meath town sits in the Trim local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
| Turnout | Ballivor | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 44% | 47% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 60% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Ballivor has 27 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents, lower than both Co. Meath’s towns (29) and Irish towns (48). The pre-1919 share of homes is 2.1%.
| Heritage | Ballivor | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 27 | 29 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 24 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
In all, 24.2 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded a year. Burglary and damage came to 3.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below Co. Meath’s towns (4.2) and Irish towns (6.4) alike. More of the graded crimes in Ballivor were assaults and harassment than anything else (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 | Ballivor | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 24.2 | 36.7 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 3.7 | 9.5 | 15.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 3.9 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 4.9 | 3.7 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballivor; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CastleDonore Castle3.7 km outside town, to the south
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle12 km east
Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey9.9 km south
Historic houseKells High Crosses22 km north
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King25 km west
CastleSlane Castle33 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
5 of Ballivor’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
3 notable people were born in Ballivor.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
The median age in Ballivor is 34.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
7% mostly work from home, and 25% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Ballivor had 1,870 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,819 in 2016: 2.8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Meath
Ballivor has 1,870 people, in the area of Meath 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).