Find your town in County Offaly
Half the county’s households earned more than €56,048 in 2022, and half less. New rents across the county averaged €1,198 a month in 2025. The 2022 census counted 83,150 residents in County Offaly. At the top of the towns in County Offaly stands Clara, #132 among 320 in the country. People in County Offaly numbered 6.7% more in 2022 than at the 2016 census.
What County Offaly is like
Too few towns in County Offaly have an overall grade for a ranking, so this reads all 8 that have subject grades (1,000 residents or more). Against towns across Ireland, their middle town is strongest on cost of living and hazard risk, weakest on jobs & income.
0 of 4 (0%) grade A− or better, against 25% of Irish towns.
Every town ranked by scoreThe full list for County Offaly, with what drives each gradeCounty report cardHow County Offaly compares with Ireland’s other counties, subject by subjectCompare two townsSide by side, subject by subjectFind a town that’s…
Each town’s place in the country is beside it.
Towns without an overall grade
Each has its page and the subject grades it has; the reason it has no overall grade is beside it.
19 smaller places in County Offaly
With every town of 1,000 or more above, these are the remaining places in County Offaly, A to Z: each has its page with its figures, too small for grades. The search at the top finds these too.
19 places under 1,000 people, A to Z: their page, no grades
Counties next to County Offaly
The counties that share a border with it: each one’s places, and how many of its towns have an overall grade.
Questions about County Offaly
How do the biggest towns in County Offaly grade?
Tullamore grades C+ overall, with its best grade in hazard risk. Next in size, Edenderry grades C, best in hazard risk.
How does County Offaly compare with the other counties?
On its report card, which sets official figures for the whole county beside how its towns grade, County Offaly comes 16th of 26 counties overall (C+). It does best on hazard risk and worst on health.
Is every town in County Offaly on TownRatings?
Yes: every one has its page, listed here from the biggest town to the smallest place; size decides only how many grades a page carries.
Why isn’t my town ranked?
A county ranks its towns once five or more have an overall grade; County Offaly has fewer, so its towns stand in national order. Banagher, Ferbane, Daingean and Kilcormac have no overall grade; their pages show the grades they have, and why.
Photos: Clara, Mike Searle (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Tullamore, Colin Park (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Birr, Colin Park (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Edenderry, James Allan (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Irish towns against each other only, run #54 of 3 November 2026 · CSO, Census 2022 (population). 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).