Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,117 in Co. Tipperary. The population grew 17% between 2016 and 2022.
Police record less crime here than in most towns: violent crime runs at 2 per 1,000 residents a year, burglary and criminal damage at 2.5. A typical home sold for €189,200, or 4.5 years of the town’s median household income. The weak point is jobs & income — unemployment is 14%, and 61% of 15 to 64s have a job. Hazard risk is lower than in most Irish towns: an estimated 2% of homes are above the radon reference level.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · work, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · radon, EPA. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Borrisokane gets subject grades but no overall one among Irish towns.
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 Borrisokane does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Borrisokane with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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4 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Borrisokane.
Violence came to 2 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (6.1) and Irish towns (5.7). For its size, Borrisokane records less crime per resident than 90% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. The graded crime recorded most locally was assaults and harassment (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 | Borrisokane | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 2.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 19 | 59.9 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 2 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 3.2 | 11.2 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Commutes averaged 25.6 min, higher than Co. Tipperary’s towns (23.4 min) yet lower than Irish towns (27.6 min). Driving is how 80% of commuters got to work at the census. Household income averages €42,110 a year before tax.
| Census 2022 | Borrisokane | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 14% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 61% | 67% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 42% | 49% | 31% |
| Median household income | €42,110 | €46,245 | €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.
14% rent privately, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%). Home ownership stands at 55% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €185,000 | 45 |
| Housing | Borrisokane | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 26% | 18% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €189K | €225K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 14% | 23% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 55% | 55% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Allowing for its ages, Borrisokane has 120 residents in bad health per 100 expected, lower than Co. Tipperary’s towns (145) yet higher than Irish towns (113). Disability touches 30% of the town’s population. Self-reported good health: 86% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Borrisokane | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 86% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
For a swim, the nearest bathing water is Bathing Place at Portumna, 11 km from Borrisokane, rated excellent in 2025. The ground under Borrisokane carries no high landslide susceptibility. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Borrisokane | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 5.9% | 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 Borrisokane there are 2 schools (1 primary school and 1 secondary school). DEIS, the support scheme, covers 50% of them, near Co. Tipperary’s towns (50%) and higher than Irish towns (35%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 139 | Catholic |
| Borrisokane Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 723 | Multi-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Borrisokane | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 67% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +24% | +6% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 50% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
Over twelve months, Borrisokane averages 10.0°C. A January night in Borrisokane drops to 2.3°C on average, close to Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.3°C) and below Irish towns (2.9°C). December is the wettest month locally, with 104 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Borrisokane | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 955 mm | 1,037 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Nearly four in five homes are a short walk (400 m) from green space. Walkers have 0.2 km per km² of paths and tracks, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (0.5 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). There are 7.9 ha of green space for every 1,000 people in Borrisokane.
| Outdoors | Borrisokane | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 79% | 83% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.6% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 7.9 ha | 3.2 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
In a typical November, days climb to about 11°C and nights sink to 4°C, the yardstick for Borrisokane’s forecast. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 21 km/h and a low of 4°C. Expect highs from 7°C to 11°C over the rest of the week, with Thursday the warmest.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 271 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 191 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 225 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 267 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (11%) and below Irish towns (12%). Over-65s are 18% of the population. A fifth of adults hold a degree.
51.7% of Borrisokane’s residents are women
577 women and 540 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Borrisokane | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 18% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.9% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 20% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
57% of voters turned out at the last local elections, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (56%) and above Irish towns (46%). Borrisokane is run by Tipperary County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. Independent lead Tipperary County Council with 14 of 40 seats, but no party has a majority: 21 are needed.
| Turnout | Borrisokane | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | 61% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 57% | 56% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes built before 1919 account for just over a tenth of the housing. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 sites here, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (26) and Irish towns (11). Borrisokane’s built heritage counts 18 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Borrisokane | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 161 | 126 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 10.8% | 7.1% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 4 | 26 | 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 Borrisokane; these are the best known within 40 km.
Castle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens12 km northwest
CastleBirr Castle18 km northeast
Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise38 km north
CastleLeap Castle22 km east
CastleRedwood Castle17 km north
CastleLackeen Castle Lorrha11 km northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Borrisokane’s built heritage counts 18 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 4 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
7 notable people were born in Borrisokane.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrisokane | 1,117 | — | — | A | A+ | C− |
| Portumna Galway | 1,690 | 12 | — | A+ | C+ | C+ |
| Nenagh | 9,895 | 15 | B | A− | C+ | C− |
| Birr Offaly | 4,726 | 18 | C | A+ | C− | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Borrisokane had 1,117 people at the 2022 census, up from 952 in 2016: 17.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Borrisokane is 38.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
7% mostly work from home, and 42% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
1,117 people live in Borrisokane, in the area of Tipperary 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).