Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 462 people, lies in Co. Meath. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 18%.
The median home here went for €393,100, 5.5 times the median household income. The car is not the only way to work here: 7% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. Just 8% of residents are 65 or older. 11% of residents were born outside Ireland.
Rathmolyon is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Rathmolyon does most differently from other towns.
5 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rathmolyon.
Radon is rarely a worry in Rathmolyon: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. Landslides: none of Rathmolyon lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Rathmolyon | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Across the year, Rathmolyon averages 9.8°C. The nearest weather station is Dunsany, 10 km away. The town is 0.3°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Rathmolyon | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.9°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 866 mm | 855 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
At the census, 0.7% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Unpaid carers make up 2.8% of residents, below both Co. Meath’s towns (4.8%) and Irish towns (5.4%). 93% of people in Rathmolyon rate their own health good or very good.
| Census 2022 | Rathmolyon | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 2.8% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.7% | 1.6% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 93% | 91% | 88% |
| With a disability | 19% | 19% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
73% of households own their home, near Co. Meath’s towns (74%) and higher than Irish towns (61%). Social renters account for 17% of households.
| Housing | Rathmolyon | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 9% | 15% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 17% | 9% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 73% | 74% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €393K | €375K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area A83, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
A short walk to green space: 100% of homes, above Co. Meath’s towns (95%) and Irish towns (92%) alike. There are 7.5 ha of green space for every 1,000 people in Rathmolyon.
| Outdoors | Rathmolyon | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 1.3 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 95% | 92% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 7.5 ha | 2.3 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.2% | 1% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect little more than a sprinkle today, wind picking up to 25 km/h, and a low of 9°C. Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 6 mm. For Rathmolyon, a normal November afternoon peaks at 10°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 225 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 177 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 216 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 248 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
6.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Co. Meath’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (23%) alike. Employment among 15- to 64-year-olds stood at 65% at the census. Driving is how 86% of commuters got to work at the census.
| Census 2022 | Rathmolyon | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 15% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 65% | 70% | 68% |
| Average trip | 32.7 min | 32.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €72,020 | €73,360 | €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.
7.6% of residents have reached 65. The 15-to-24 age group: 14%, higher than both Co. Meath’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (12%).
50.6% of Rathmolyon’s residents are women
234 women and 228 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Rathmolyon | Co. Meath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 7.6% | 9.2% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.5% | 7.7% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.9% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 26% | 36% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Meath and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
44% of voters turned out at the last local elections. Rathmolyon answers to one council, Meath County Council; Ireland has no town tier. Meath County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 11 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.
| Turnout | Rathmolyon | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 44% | 47% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 60% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
5 archaeological sites are on the record, below both Co. Meath’s towns (24) and Irish towns (11). Before 1919: that is when 4.4% of homes were built. Rathmolyon’s built heritage counts 4 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Rathmolyon | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 87 | 29 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 5 | 24 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.4% | 1.4% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Families in Rathmolyon have one school within 3 km. The one school within 3 km of Rathmolyon has 73 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Mhichil NaofaLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 73 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Rathmolyon | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 0% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No school here carries a letter or a result: Ireland publishes neither for individual schools.
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Rathmolyon; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CastleDangan Castle3.5 km outside town, to the northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle7.5 km north
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral39 km southeast
Big drawZooDublin Zoo36 km southeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral39 km southeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol37 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Rathmolyon’s built heritage counts 4 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 5 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
One notable person was born in Rathmolyon; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Tim Clancy: Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland, CC BY 2.0 · Noel Dempsey: US Department of Education, Public domain · Paddy Keenan: Dereksmootz at English Wikipedia, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Rathmolyon had 462 people at the 2022 census, up from 392 in 2016: 17.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Rathmolyon is 33.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
6% mostly work from home, and 30% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Meath
462 people live in Rathmolyon, 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). 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).