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Its population rose 15% from 2016 to 2022. This town in Co. Roscommon has a population of 343.
Prices run to a median €177,500, 4.2 times local household income. Public transport, bikes and feet take 3% of commuters to work. Homes here sold for a median €144,400 over 2023 to 2025. 18% of adults are graduates.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Ballinlough has none.
The 3 things Ballinlough does most differently from other towns.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballinlough.
2 schools lie within 3 km of Ballinlough: 2 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrick Mixed N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 80 | Catholic |
| Ballinlough N.S. DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 35 | Church of Ireland |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballinlough | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | – | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | – | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Without school-level results from Ireland, the cards show no letters.
The EPA’s radon map puts 13% of homes in Ballinlough above the reference level. The ground under Ballinlough carries no high landslide susceptibility. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Ballinlough | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | – | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | – | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
A year brings 1,250 mm of rain, higher than Irish towns (937 mm). The annual mean in Ballinlough is 9.5°C. Midwinter nights in Ballinlough bottom out at 2.0°C on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballinlough | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.9°C | – | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.5°C | – | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,250 mm | – | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.0°C | – | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
27% of residents in Ballinlough live with a disability. At the census, 82% of people in Ballinlough called their health good or very good, below Irish towns (88%). Family carers: nearly a tenth of the people in Ballinlough look after someone without pay. Also worth knowing: in the HSE West and North West health region, just over a third of people hold a medical card.
| Census 2022 | Ballinlough | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 8.5% | – | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 82% | – | 88% |
| With a disability | 27% | – | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | – | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social renters account for 18% of households. 29% rent privately, higher than Irish towns (22%).
| Housing | Ballinlough | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €178K | – | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 51% | – | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 29% | – | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 18% | – | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Protected sites cover 5.8% of the land within 5 km, above Irish towns (1.8%). Per 1,000 residents, Ballinlough has 1.7 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Ballinlough | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 48% | – | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 12% | – | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | – | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 5.8% | – | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Ballinlough’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 10°C, the usual low 4°C. No rain is due today, though a breeze picks up to 21 km/h; the low is 7°C. By December, a normal day reaches 8°C and a normal night 2°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 375 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 256 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 10°C | 272 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 6°C | 346 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
5.7% of workers worked mainly from home, lower than Irish towns (11%). The car carried 90% of commuters at the census. Unemployment runs at 12%.
| Census 2022 | Ballinlough | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 32.2 min | – | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €42,160 | – | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 64% | – | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 12% | – | 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.
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, higher than Irish towns (14%). Overseas births account for just over a quarter of the people living here. The share of residents under 15 is 19%.
51.3% of Ballinlough’s residents are women
176 women and 167 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballinlough | Co. Roscommon | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | – | 20% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | – | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | – | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | – | 24% |
| 65+ | 17% | – | 14% |
| Primary or none | 18% | – | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | – | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 45% | – | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.8% | – | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 18% | – | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Roscommon and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
One council serves Ballinlough: Roscommon County Council. At the general election 66% voted, above Irish towns (59%). Independent lead Roscommon County Council with 7 of 18 seats, but no party has a majority: 10 are needed.
| Turnout | Ballinlough | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 59% | – | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | – | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 6.4% of the total, higher than Irish towns (3.4%). Ballinlough’s built heritage counts 3 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Ballinlough | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 87 | – | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 6.4% | – | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | – | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballinlough; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary29 km southwest
MuseumCastlerea Railway Museum9.5 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey34 km northeast
CastleGlinsk Castle17 km southeast
CastleFeartagar Castle28 km southwest
CastleRoscommon Castle31 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Ballinlough’s built heritage counts 3 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
One notable person was born in Ballinlough; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinlough | 343 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ballyhaunis Mayo | 2,773 | 9.5 | B+ | A+ | B | C+ |
| Castlerea | 2,348 | 9.8 | — | A+ | C | C+ |
| Ballaghaderreen | 2,387 | 18 | — | A+ | C+ | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Ballinlough had 343 people at the 2022 census, up from 299 in 2016: 14.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
6% mostly work from home, and 38% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in Ballinlough is 41.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Roscommon
343 people live in Ballinlough, in the area of Roscommon 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).