Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2,183 people, this town lies in Co. Tipperary. It skews young: only 10% of residents are 65 or over.
Police record less crime here than in most towns: burglary and criminal damage run at 2.5 per 1,000 residents a year, violent crime at 1.6. Work and incomes are strong (A): the unemployment rate is 7%, with 69% of 15 to 64s in work. Getting around depends on the car (C−): on the way to work, 5% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. The median home sold for €290,000, 4.6 times the town’s median household income.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO. Irish towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Newport has subject grades only.
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 Newport does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Newport 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 →
5 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 Newport.
The graded crime recorded most in Newport was burglary (2023–2025). In all, 26.2 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded a year, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (59.9) and Irish towns (54.3) alike.
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 | Newport | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 2.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 1.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 26.2 | 59.9 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 5.3 | 11.2 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
A household here earns €62,855 a year before tax, on average. 83% of commuters drove, above both Co. Tipperary’s towns (75%) and Irish towns (66%). Working from home was the norm for 11% of workers at the census.
| Census 2022 | Newport | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 7% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €62,855 | €46,245 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 39% | 49% | 31% |
| Average trip | 22.8 min | 23.4 min | 27.6 min |
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.
Within 3 km of Newport there are 4 schools (2 primary schools and 2 secondary schools). DEIS, the support scheme, covers a quarter of them, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (50%) and Irish towns (35%). St. Mary's Secondary School is the nearest secondary school, 0.4 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convent of MercyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 266 | Catholic |
| St. Mary's Secondary SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 719 | Catholic |
| Newport College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 407 | Multi-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Newport | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 67% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +22% | +6% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 25% | 50% | 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.
The private rented sector houses 13% of households. 15% live in social housing, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (18%) but above Irish towns (13%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €290,000 | 105 |
| The last 12 months | €315,000 | 37 |
| Housing | Newport | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 70% | 55% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 13% | 23% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €290K | €225K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 15% | 18% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Allowing for its ages, Newport has 152 residents in bad health per 100 expected, near Co. Tipperary’s towns (145) and higher than Irish towns (113). Family carers: 4.6% of the people in Newport look after someone without pay. Self-reported good health: 89% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Newport | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.6% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 86% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Some 4.5% of homes in Newport are estimated to exceed the radon reference level. No part of Newport is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Newport | 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.
January nights bottom out at 2.3°C in Newport, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.3°C) and below Irish towns (2.9°C). December is the wettest month locally, with 123 mm of rain on average. Also worth knowing: this Co. Tipperary town is 0.3°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Newport | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,143 mm | 1,037 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Walkers have 0.1 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). Green space in Newport totals 8 ha, in one park. Nine in ten homes are a short walk (400 m) from green space.
| Outdoors | Newport | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 24% | 3.4% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 4.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 90% | 83% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
In November a normal day reaches 11°C and a normal night 4°C; the forecast for Newport below sets each day against them. No rain is due today, though a breeze picks up to 21 km/h; the low is 7°C. Little rain is due later in the week: 5 of the next 6 days stay dry.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 327 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 227 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 269 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 319 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
People 65 and over make up 9.7% of the town, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 13% of residents. 36% of adults hold a degree.
51.4% of Newport’s residents are women
1,122 women and 1,061 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Newport | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 9.7% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.8% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 15% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 34% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.4% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 36% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
No party holds a majority on Tipperary County Council: Independent lead with 14 of 40 seats, short of the 21 needed. 57% of voters turned out at the last local elections, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (56%) and above Irish towns (46%). Tipperary County Council runs Newport: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it.
| Turnout | Newport | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | 61% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 57% | 56% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
5 archaeological sites are on the record, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (26) and Irish towns (11). Homes from before 1919 make up 3.5% of the total. 12 of Newport’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | Newport | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 55 | 126 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 5 | 26 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 3.5% | 7.1% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Newport; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey4.3 km outside town, to the south
CathedralSt John's Cathedral15 km west
CastleBunratty Castle27 km west
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral15 km west
MuseumThe Hunt Museum15 km west
CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches11 km northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
12 of Newport’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 5 archaeological sites in and around the town.
9 notable people were born in Newport.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 2,183 | — | — | B+ | A+ | C |
| Castleconnell Limerick | 2,488 | 6.3 | — | C | C− | B− |
| Moroe Limerick | 1,432 | 6.3 | — | C | B+ | C− |
| Annacotty Limerick | 3,398 | 9.8 | C+ | D | D | A− |
| Killaloe Clare | 1,666 | 11 | — | B | B | D |
| Castletroy Limerick | 15,093 | 11 | C− | D | D | A− |
| Ballina | 2,959 | 12 | B− | C− | B | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Newport is 36, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Newport had 2,183 people at the 2022 census, up from 2,033 in 2016: 7.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
2,183 people live in Newport, 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).