Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 3,679 residents, it is a town in Co. Tipperary.
Cahir’s best grade is for cost of living (A): half the homes sold for more than €225,000, a price of 4.8 times what the median household earns. With an A overall, Cahir is better than 89% of Irish towns. It ranks #37 of 320 Irish towns. Health is a strength too (B+). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B− for jobs & income, C+ for walkability and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · health, work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · radon, EPA.
This town's Hazard risk Grade uses radon and landslides only: open LiDAR heights don't cover enough of its homes to measure flooding, so flood isn't counted for or against it.
The 3 things Cahir does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cahir 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 →
The record adds 17 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 13%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Cahir. Best known first.
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castlein town
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksCahir Prioryin townChurchChurchSt Paul's Churchin townHistoric houseHistoric house · Office of Public WorksSwiss Cottage700 m outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cahir.
Private renters make up 28% of households, above both Co. Tipperary’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%). 54% of households are owner-occupiers. Social renters account for 17% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €215,000 | 199 |
| The last 12 months | €247,000 | 70 |
| Housing | Cahir | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €948 | €1,079 | €1,606 |
| Median sale price | €225K | €228K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 54% | 57% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Unpaid carers make up 4.3% of residents, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (5.8%) and Irish towns (5.4%) alike. A disability affects 21% of people in Cahir. Its share in bad or very bad health, 2.2%, is the second lowest of the 9 towns in Co. Tipperary.
| Census 2022 | Cahir | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 4.3% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 21% | 26% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Cahir sees January nights of 2.7°C on average. The year’s mean temperature is 10.4°C, higher than Co. Tipperary’s towns (10.1°C) and near Irish towns (10.3°C). Also worth knowing: a year brings 1,099 mm of rain to Cahir.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Cahir | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 20.3°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,099 mm | 1,028 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.4°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.7°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Protected nature near Cahir includes Lower River Suir SAC. Green space in Cahir totals 9 ha, in one park. A short walk to green space: 83% of homes, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (83%) and below Irish towns (92%).
| Outdoors | Cahir | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 7.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 1.0 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 83% | 83% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 3.4% | 2.7% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Only a trace of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 23 km/h, with a low of 4°C. Set beside Cahir’s forecast, a normal November runs from 5°C at night to 11°C by day. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 3°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 320 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 225 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 11°C | 237 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 7°C | 318 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Children under 15 make up 19%, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (20%) alike. Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
Women make up 49.0% of Cahir
1,804 women and 1,875 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Cahir | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 43% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.1% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 25% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Turnout at the general election came to 61%. There is just one council for Cahir, Tipperary County Council: Ireland has only 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 | Cahir | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 58% | 55% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 63% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The pre-1919 share of homes is 13.2%. 17 archaeological sites are on the record, between Co. Tipperary’s towns (35) and Irish towns (11). Cahir’s built heritage counts 72 inventory entries; 3 carry national or international standing.
| Heritage | Cahir | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 196 | 120 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 13.2% | 6.6% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 17 | 35 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
On average, the journey to work lasts 23.4 min. 4.5% of workers worked mainly from home, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (6.3%) and Irish towns (11%). Household income averages €46,575 a year before tax.
| Census 2022 | Cahir | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 48% | 50% | 31% |
| Average trip | 23.4 min | 23.4 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €46,575 | €45,412 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 68% | 66% | 68% |
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.
No part of Cahir is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Cahir | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.1% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
In 2023–2025, assaults and harassment led the graded crimes in Cahir. Homes saw 5.4 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (6.8) and Irish towns (6.4). Violence comes to 4.7 per 1,000 residents a year.
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 | Cahir | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 5.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Theft | 7.2 | 11.5 | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 4.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 64.6 | 59.6 | 54.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Within 3 km of Cahir there are 2 schools (1 primary school and 1 secondary school). Half of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, above both Co. Tipperary’s towns (42%) and Irish towns (35%). For secondary school, the closest is Colaiste Dun Iascaigh, 0.6 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunscoil na Cathrach DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 411 | Catholic |
| Colaiste Dun IascaighLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 889 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Cahir | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 67% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +13% | +6% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 42% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No school here carries a letter or a result: Ireland publishes neither for individual schools.
Cahir’s built heritage counts 72 inventory entries; 3 carry national or international standing. 17 archaeological sites are on the record here.
13 notable people were born in Cahir.
David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie: Bassano Ltd, Public domain · John N. Dempsey: Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, Public domain · Tommy O'Donnell: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Michael Murphy: Unknown artist c1858, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Cahir had 3,679 people at the 2022 census, up from 3,539 in 2016: 4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Cahir is 39.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
5% mostly work from home, and 48% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
Cahir has 3,679 people, 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).