Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 9,895 residents, it is a town in Co. Tipperary. It grew by 10% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses.
Overall, Nenagh earns a B, better than 63% of Irish towns. The ranking puts it #2 of 9 in Co. Tipperary. Prices are modest for what you get: the median home sold for €235,000, 4.9 times the town’s median household income. Health is a weak point: for every 100 its ages would predict, 151 residents are in bad health and 114 have a disability. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety, B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · health, work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025.
The 2 things Nenagh does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Nenagh 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 →
43 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nenagh.
Within 3 km of Nenagh there are 11 schools (7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 special school). 9% of the schools teach through Irish, above Co. Tipperary’s towns (4%) and Irish towns (8%) alike. The nearest secondary, St Mary's Secondary School, is 0.1 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Convent Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 351 | Catholic |
| St. Joseph's CBS Nenagh BoysLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 715 | Catholic |
| Gaelscoil Aonach GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 179 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Nenagh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 67% | 58% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 9% | 4% | 8% |
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.
Between 2010 and 2025 the typical sale price in Nenagh rose 75%, to €289K, in step with Irish towns (77%). 55% of households own their home, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (57%) and below Irish towns (61%). Social renters account for 17% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €327,500 | 36 |
| Second-hand homes | €230,000 | 586 |
| The last 12 months | €286,500 | 188 |
| Housing | Nenagh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,098 | €1,055 | €1,606 |
| Median sale price | €235K | €223K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 27% | 22% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 55% | 57% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
2.8% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.6%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Ages taken into account, Nenagh counts 114 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. A disability affects nearly a quarter of people in the town.
| Census 2022 | Nenagh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2% |
| With a disability | 24% | 26% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.6% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
The nearest bathing water to Nenagh is Dromineer Beach , 8.3 km away, rated good in 2025. Radon: an estimated 1.5% of homes locally are over the reference level. Landslides: none of Nenagh lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
| Share of homes | Nenagh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 6.9% | 5.1% | 0.5% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.1% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Here July highs average 19.8°C, about level with both Co. Tipperary’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). In January, overnight lows in Nenagh settle at 2.3°C. Also worth knowing: this Co. Tipperary town gets 1,037 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Nenagh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.4°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.8°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,037 mm | 1,047 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Within 1 km, 1.8% of the land is woodland, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (3.1%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Just over nine in ten homes are within 400 m of green space.
| Outdoors | Nenagh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 3.7% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.4 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.8% | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 91% | 81% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Thursday should be the warmest of the days ahead, at 10°C, and the coolest reaches only 7°C. Long-term averages for Nenagh put November days at 11°C and November nights at 4°C. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 20 km/h, then a low of 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 311 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 207 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 228 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 291 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. Among adults, 29% have a degree. Under-15s account for 21% of the population.
51.3% of Nenagh’s residents are women
5,079 women and 4,816 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Nenagh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 14% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.7% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 29% | 23% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Tipperary County Council is the council for Nenagh, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. Local election turnout came to 57%. No party holds a majority on Tipperary County Council: Independent lead with 14 of 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.
| Turnout | Nenagh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | 61% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 57% | 55% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
43 archaeological sites are on the record, higher than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (24) and Irish towns (11). The pre-1919 share of homes is 5.3%. Nenagh’s built heritage counts 66 inventory entries; 1 carry national or international standing.
| Heritage | Nenagh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 67 | 128 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 43 | 24 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 5.3% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Households had €47,530 a year before tax, close to Co. Tipperary’s towns (€45,412) and below Irish towns (€57,760). 6.9% of workers worked mainly from home at the census. Unemployment runs at 9.4%.
| Census 2022 | Nenagh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 51% | 49% | 31% |
| Average trip | 22.1 min | 23.6 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €47,530 | €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.
Per 1,000 residents, 4.9 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Among the graded crimes in Nenagh, the most frequent 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 | Nenagh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 195.5 | 59.6 | 54.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 4.9 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Nenagh. Best known first.
CastleNenagh Castlein town
Abbey or prioryNenagh Friaryin townMuseumMuseumNorth Tipperary Genealogy Centrein townAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryFranciscan Friaryin townHistoric siteHistoric siteOld Barracksin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Nenagh’s built heritage counts 66 inventory entries; 1 carry national or international standing. 43 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
44 notable people were born in Nenagh.
Daryl McCormack: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Dominic Crossan: Donald Vish, CC BY 2.0 · Michael O'Kennedy: European Communities, CC BY 4.0 · Tomás Mac Giolla: Coolavokig at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Bernadette Flynn: Philipp Hayer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daniel Morrissey: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nenagh | 9,895 | — | B | A− | C+ | C− |
| Borrisokane | 1,117 | 15 | — | A | A+ | C− |
| Ballina | 2,959 | 17 | B− | C− | B | A− |
| Killaloe Clare | 1,666 | 18 | — | B | B | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Nenagh had 9,895 people at the 2022 census, up from 9,022 in 2016: 9.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Nenagh is 38.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 21% of residents are under 15 and 14% are 65 or over.
7% mostly work from home, and 51% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
Nenagh has 9,895 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).