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Home to 199 people, this town lies in Co. Roscommon. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 16%.
Homes sell for a median €144,400, about 2.6 times what a household here earns in a year. 2% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. People aged 65 and over make up 18% of residents.
There are no grades for Ballintober: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The 3 things Ballintober does most differently from other towns.
8 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballintober.
100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, higher than Irish towns (0%). Landslides: none of Ballintober lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Ballintober | 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.
Ballintober sees January nights of 2.0°C on average. Across the year it averages 9.6°C, below Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,153 mm of rain to Ballintober.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballintober | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.1°C | – | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.6°C | – | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.0°C | – | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,153 mm | – | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
34% of people in the HSE West and North West health region hold a medical card. Allowing for its ages, Ballintober has 99 residents with a disability per 100 expected, below Irish towns (106). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.6% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Ballintober | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6% | – | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.6% | – | 2% |
| With a disability | 22% | – | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social housing holds 7% of households, below Irish towns (13%). Owners make up 62% of households, close to Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Ballintober | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €144K | – | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 7% | – | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 27% | – | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area F45, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.6 km per km², below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Every 1,000 residents of Ballintober share 0.1 ha of green space. 2 waymarked trails and greenways start within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Ballintober | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | – | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.6 km per km² | – | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.3% | – | 2.7% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 0.1 ha | – | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
For Ballintober, a normal November afternoon peaks at 10°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 4°C. Any rain today should be slight, though the wind picks up to 23 km/h; the low is 6°C. Expect highs from 7°C to 10°C over the rest of the week, with Friday the warmest.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 336 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 238 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 262 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 6°C | 317 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
89% of commuters drove to work at the census. Working mainly from home: 7.4% of workers, lower than Irish towns (11%). Among people aged 15 to 64, 74% were working at the census.
| Census 2022 | Ballintober | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 74% | – | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3% | – | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 35% | – | 31% |
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 18% of the town, higher than Irish towns (14%). Under 15: 22% of residents. Born abroad: 16% of residents.
52.8% of Ballintober’s residents are women
105 women and 94 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballintober | Co. Roscommon | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | – | 20% |
| 15–24 | 6% | – | 12% |
| 25–44 | 35% | – | 29% |
| 45–64 | 20% | – | 24% |
| 65+ | 18% | – | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | – | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 16% | – | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 35% | – | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.3% | – | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 31% | – | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Roscommon and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 7 of 18 seats, Independent are the largest group on Roscommon County Council, short of the 10 a majority needs. At the general election 66% voted, above Irish towns (59%). Roscommon County Council runs Ballintober: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it.
| Turnout | Ballintober | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 59% | – | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | – | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
8 archaeological sites are on the record, lower than Irish towns (11). 4.1% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Irish towns (3.4%). 7 of Ballintober’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | Ballintober | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 352 | – | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 8 | – | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Families in Ballintober have one school within 3 km. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 89.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bride's N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 89 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballintober | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | – | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | – | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballintober; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CastleGlinsk Castle7.4 km south
MuseumCastlerea Railway Museum8.1 km northwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey29 km north
CastleRoscommon Castle17 km southeast
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary37 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
7 of Ballintober’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 8 archaeological sites in and around the town.
One notable person was born in Ballintober; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan: Peter Mooney, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bill Jackson: DDADW, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballintober | 199 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castlerea | 2,348 | 7.4 | — | A+ | C | C+ |
| Roscommon | 6,555 | 18 | A− | B+ | A− | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Ballintober had 199 people at the 2022 census, up from 171 in 2016: 16.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Ballintober is 38.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Roscommon
199 people live in Ballintober, 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).