Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
10% of people here were born outside Ireland. A town in Co. Offaly, home to 1,051 people.
Homes are affordable: home prices sit at a median €160,000, which is 3.5 years of the town’s median household income. The weak point is jobs & income — 56% of working-age residents are employed, with an unemployment rate of 19%. Health lags (D): 156 residents in bad health and 125 with a disability for every 100 its ages predict. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · work, health and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Irish towns; Kilcormac has its subject grades alone.
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 Kilcormac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Kilcormac 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 →
3 archaeological sites 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 Kilcormac.
56% of 15 to 64s were in work, lower than both Co. Offaly’s towns (62%) and Irish towns (68%). On average, the journey to work lasts 26.3 min. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 13% of commuters at the census.
| Census 2022 | Kilcormac | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 19% | 12% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 56% | 62% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 41% | 50% | 31% |
| Median household income | €46,180 | €50,278 | €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.
21% live in social housing, above Co. Offaly’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 65%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €160,000 | 39 |
| Housing | Kilcormac | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €160K | €233K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 10% | 23% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 21% | 17% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 65% | 61% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.9% of the town. 83% of Kilcormac’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below both Co. Offaly’s towns (86%) and Irish towns (88%). A disability affects 27% of people in the town.
| Census 2022 | Kilcormac | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 86% | 88% |
| With a disability | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.2% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Radon tests would find about 1.2% of Kilcormac’s homes above the reference level, by estimate. No part of Kilcormac is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Kilcormac | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Within 3 km of Kilcormac there are 3 schools (2 primary schools and 1 secondary school). 33% of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, about level with Irish towns (35%) and below Co. Offaly’s towns (71%). The nearest secondary, Coláiste Naomh Cormac, is 0.7 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. BhrideLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 111 | Catholic |
| Coláiste Naomh CormacLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 316 | Multi-denominational |
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 109 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Kilcormac | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +24% | −1% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 33% | 71% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 0% | 39% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
Averaged across the seasons, Kilcormac sits at 10.0°C. January nights bottom out at 2.1°C here, near Co. Offaly’s towns (2.1°C) and lower than Irish towns (2.9°C). This Co. Offaly town is 0.3°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kilcormac | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.1°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.0°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 885 mm | 899 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
One park and 14 ha of green space in all: that is Kilcormac’s share. Within 1 km, 0.9% of the land is woodland, lower than both Co. Offaly’s towns (8.7%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Every 1,000 residents of Kilcormac share 12.9 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Kilcormac | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.9% | 8.7% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 78% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 4.5% | 1.8% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 12.9 ha | 4.3 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Thursday should be the warmest of the days ahead, at 11°C, and the coolest reaches only 6°C. Long-term averages for Kilcormac put November days at 11°C and November nights at 4°C. It should stay dry today, with a fresh breeze of up to 22 km/h and a low near 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 241 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 179 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 219 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 246 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Degrees are held by 17% of adults. Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.1%, below Co. Offaly’s towns (0.8%) and Irish towns (1.1%) alike. Children under 15 count for 22% of the people here.
51.4% of Kilcormac’s residents are women
540 women and 511 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kilcormac | Co. Offaly | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 16% | 15% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 24% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.5% | 6.3% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 17% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Offaly and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Offaly County Council is the council for Kilcormac, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. With 8 of 19 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Offaly County Council, short of the 10 a majority needs. This Co. Offaly town sits in the Birr local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
| Turnout | Kilcormac | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 7.5% of the total, above Co. Offaly’s towns (6.5%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. Beneath and around the town lie 3 recorded archaeological sites. Kilcormac’s built heritage counts 14 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Kilcormac | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 133 | 119 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.5% | 6.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 5 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
For its size, Kilcormac records more crime per resident than 79% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Violence comes to 3.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Every kind together came to 27.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Co. Offaly’s towns (51.7) and Irish towns (54.3). Of the graded crimes locally, damage to property came up most often (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 | Kilcormac | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 27.5 | 51.7 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 1.6 | 9.7 | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 3.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Kilcormac; with them, the best known within 40 km.
Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise24 km northwest
CastleBirr Castle15 km southwest
CastleLeap Castle17 km south
Art gallerySculpture in the Parklands6 km north
CathedralClonfert Cathedral24 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Kilcormac’s built heritage counts 14 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 3 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
6 notable people were born in Kilcormac.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Kilcormac had 1,051 people at the 2022 census, up from 980 in 2016: 7.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Kilcormac is 36.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
6% mostly work from home, and 41% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Offaly
Kilcormac has 1,051 people, in the area of Offaly 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).