Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 412 people live in this town, in Co. Meath.
Home prices sit at a median €357,100, which is 4.5 years of the town’s median household income. The car is not the only way to work here: 5% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. Median gross household income: €78,870 a year. It skews young: 18% of residents are 15 to 24.
Robinstown isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Robinstown does most differently from other towns.
1 archaeological site are on the record here too.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Robinstown.
One school lies within 3 km of Robinstown. 194 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town. Pupil numbers changed +5% since 2019/20, higher than both Co. Meath’s towns (+4%) and Irish towns (+4%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Mhuire Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 194 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Robinstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 0% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +5% | +4% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Robinstown has radon above the reference level. No part of Robinstown is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Robinstown | 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.
The mean temperature over a year in Robinstown is 9.9°C. July afternoons reach 20.0°C here, close to both Co. Meath’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Winter lows in Robinstown average 2.0°C in January.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Robinstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.0°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.9°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 863 mm | 855 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
For its ages, Robinstown has 119 people in bad health for every 100 expected, about level with Irish towns (113) and above Co. Meath’s towns (105). Self-reported good health: 93% of the town’s residents. A disability affects 14% of people in the town.
| Census 2022 | Robinstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 93% | 91% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Private renters make up 11% of households, lower than both Co. Meath’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (22%).
| Housing | Robinstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 89% | 74% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 11% | 15% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area C15, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Woodland covers 3.3% of the land within 1 km, higher than both Co. Meath’s towns (1%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Robinstown offers 12.8 ha of green space per 1,000 residents. Among the protected sites near Robinstown is River Boyne. Within 400 m of green space: 100% of homes.
| Outdoors | Robinstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 12.8 ha | 2.3 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.5 km per km² | 1.3 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.3% | 1% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 95% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
In Robinstown, the November norm is a high of 10°C and a low of 4°C. Around 1 mm of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 25 km/h, with a low of 8°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 6 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 226 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 177 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 215 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 245 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
In work: 66% of residents aged 15 to 64, below Co. Meath’s towns (70%) and Irish towns (68%) alike. 82% of commuters drove to work at the census. The commute to work averages 29.8 min.
| Census 2022 | Robinstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €78,870 | €73,360 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 66% | 70% | 68% |
| Average trip | 29.8 min | 32.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 7% | 7.3% | 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.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 18% of the population. 0.8% speak Irish daily outside school, lower than both Co. Meath’s towns (1.3%) and Irish towns (1.1%). Foreign-born residents make up 17% of the population.
46.6% of Robinstown’s residents are women
192 women and 220 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Robinstown | Co. Meath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 8.3% | 9.2% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 4.5% | 7.7% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.4% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 39% | 36% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Meath and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Robinstown is run by Meath County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. Independent lead Meath County Council with 11 of 40 seats, but no party has a majority: 21 are needed. At the general election 58% voted, about level with Irish towns (59%) and below Co. Meath’s towns (60%).
| Turnout | Robinstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 60% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 47% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
7.7% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Co. Meath’s towns (1.4%) and Irish towns (3.4%). 1 archaeological sites are on the record. 2 of Robinstown’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
| Heritage | Robinstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 49 | 29 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.7% | 1.4% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 24 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Robinstown; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or prioryBective Abbey1.7 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle6.1 km southwest
CastleSlane Castle17 km northeast
Historic houseKells High Crosses18 km northwest
Big drawZooDublin Zoo38 km southeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol39 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
2 of Robinstown’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
No notable person born in Robinstown is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Francis Beaufort: Stephen Pearce, Public domain · Dylan Moran: Fernando de Sousa of Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paul Tighe: ITU/I.Wood, CC BY 2.0 · Tim Clancy: Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland, CC BY 2.0 · Gary Rogers: Seaninryan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinstown | 412 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trim | 9,563 | 5.7 | A− | B+ | B− | B |
| Navan | 33,886 | 7.1 | B | A− | C+ | B− |
| Athboy | 2,596 | 13 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Kentstown | 1,195 | 14 | — | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Dunshaughlin | 6,644 | 15 | A | C | A− | A |
| Ballivor | 1,870 | 17 | — | A− | B | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Robinstown is 36.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 24% of residents are under 15 and 8% are 65 or over.
12% mostly work from home, and 34% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Robinstown had 412 people at the 2022 census, up from 392 in 2016: 5.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Meath
412 people live in Robinstown, 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).