Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 9,563: a town in Co. Meath.
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Cost of living is its strong suit — at a median €375,000, a home costs 6 times the town’s median household income. Overall, Trim earns an A−, which places it #76 of 320 Irish towns. Nationally, it does better than 77% of Irish towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C): 15% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train, against 23% in the typical Irish town. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · commuting, health and work, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025.
The 2 things Trim does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Trim 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 →
The register holds 62 buildings on the National Inventory in Trim, one of them of national importance.
120 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Trim. Best known first.
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castlein town
CathedralTrim Cathedralin town
Abbey or prioryBective Abbey4.5 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleDangan Castle4.8 km outside town, to the southHistoric houseHistoric houseWellington Memorialin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Trim.
Some 1.3% of homes in Trim are estimated to exceed the radon reference level. Low-lying near a river: 1.7% of homes, higher than both Co. Meath’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0.5%).
| Share of homes | Trim | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 1.7% | 0% | 0.5% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | under 0.1% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
69% of households own their home, lower than Co. Meath’s towns (75%) yet higher than Irish towns (61%). The typical sale price in Trim reached €380K in 2025, up 82% from €209K in 2010. Social renters account for 12% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €425,000 | 163 |
| Second-hand homes | €342,000 | 300 |
| The last 12 months | €420,000 | 229 |
| Housing | Trim | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 69% | 75% | 61% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,439 | €1,677 | €1,606 |
| Households renting privately | 18% | 14% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 12% | 9% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
23% of residents have a disability, about level with Irish towns (22%) and above Co. Meath’s towns (19%). Self-reported good health: 89% of Trim’s residents. At the census, 1.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Trim | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 92% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.4% | 4.6% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
For secondary school, the closest is Scoil Mhuire, 0.5 km from the town. 14% of the schools teach through Irish, above Co. Meath’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%) alike. 7 schools lie within 3 km of Trim: 5 primary schools and 2 secondary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Convent N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 521 | Catholic |
| Boyne Community School DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 1,008 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelscoil na Boinne GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 206 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Trim | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 50% | 0% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 14% | 7% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 14% | 0% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +5% | +2% | +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 year’s mean temperature is 9.9°C, near Co. Meath’s towns (9.9°C) and lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). Expect January lows of around 2.0°C in Trim. Summer highs in Trim reach 20.0°C in July.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Trim | 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 | 855 mm | 855 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
A short walk to green space: 88% of homes, below both Co. Meath’s towns (98%) and Irish towns (92%). Green space in Trim totals 47 ha, in one park. Protected nature near Trim includes River Boyne.
| Outdoors | Trim | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 88% | 98% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 1.3 km per km² | 1.3 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
What counts as normal for Trim in November: highs come to 10°C and lows to 4°C. Showers may brush past today without adding up to much, on a breeze of up to 25 km/h; the coldest it gets is 8°C. Of the days after that, Tuesday brings the most rain: about 5 mm.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 225 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 176 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 213 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 242 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Children under 15 make up just over a fifth of residents. 14% of residents are 65 or over, higher than Co. Meath’s towns (8.9%) and near Irish towns (14%). One measure of its mix: 19% of residents were born abroad.
51.0% of Trim’s residents are women
4,873 women and 4,690 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Trim | Co. Meath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 14% | 8.9% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 10% | 7.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.3% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 33% | 37% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Meath and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Local election turnout came to 44%. Trim is run by Meath County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. Meath County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 11 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.
| Turnout | Trim | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 44% | 47% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 60% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 2.5% of the total, above Co. Meath’s towns (1.1%) but below Irish towns (3.4%). Trim’s built heritage counts 62 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Trim | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 65 | 29 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 120 | 22 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nearly one in ten workers worked mainly from home, below both Co. Meath’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (11%). On average, the journey to work lasts 32 min. Household income averages €62,071 a year before tax.
| Census 2022 | Trim | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 36% | 29% | 31% |
| Median household income | €62,071 | €77,553 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 32 min | 32.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9% | 6.6% | 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.
In 2023–2025, assaults and harassment led the graded crimes in Trim. Burglary and damage come to 4.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Among the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Trim has less crime per resident than 66% of them.
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 | Trim | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 4.3 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 5 | 3.7 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Trim’s built heritage counts 62 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 120 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
12 notable people were born in Trim.
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 · Sylvester Malone: Unknown photographer, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Trim had 9,563 people at the 2022 census, up from 9,203 in 2016: 3.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Trim is 38.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
75% of working residents drive to work and 15% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%).
Urban area in Co. Meath
9,563 people live in Trim, 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).