Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 5,387 residents in Co. Tipperary. 112 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Tipperary’s overall C+ puts it #8 of 9 in Co. Tipperary. On that grade it does better than 36% of Irish towns. Its weakest subject is health: bad health runs at 177 and disability at 123 per 100 expected for its ages. The local economy is weaker than most (D): 59% of working-age residents are employed, with an unemployment rate of 15%. Cost of living is its strong suit — at a median €166,000, a home costs 4.4 times the town’s median household income.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · health and work, CSO Census 2022.
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 Tipperary does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Tipperary 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 12 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 13%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tipperary.
Renting cost €931 a month on average, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (€1,079) and Irish towns (€1,606). Owners make up just over half of households. No town in Co. Tipperary costs less to buy into than Tipperary, at €166,000, the lowest of 9.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €160,000 | 217 |
| The last 12 months | €185,000 | 61 |
| Housing | Tipperary | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 24% | 17% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €166K | €230K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €931 | €1,079 | €1,606 |
| Households owning their home | 51% | 57% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Within 3 km of Tipperary there are 8 schools (5 primary schools and 3 secondary schools). Irish-medium schools make up 13%, above both Co. Tipperary’s towns (4%) and Irish towns (8%). The Abbey School is the nearest secondary school, 0.4 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil na mBraithre DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 199 | Catholic |
| St. Ailbe's School DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 704 | Multi-denominational |
| Gaelscoil Thiobraid Arann GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 107 | Catholic |
| St Josephs Primary School DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 192 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Tipperary | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +20% | +6% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 75% | 42% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 13% | 4% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 67% | 58% | 39% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
83% of Tipperary’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (86%) and Irish towns (88%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.5% of the town. A disability affects 27% of people here.
| Census 2022 | Tipperary | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 2.6% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 83% | 86% | 88% |
| With a disability | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.7% | 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
A trip to work takes 22.8 min on average. 59% of 15 to 64s were in work, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (68%) and Irish towns (68%) alike. A household here earns €37,495 a year before tax, on average.
| Census 2022 | Tipperary | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 15% | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 59% | 68% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 52% | 49% | 31% |
| Median household income | €37,495 | €46,410 | €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.
The ground under Tipperary carries no high landslide susceptibility. Under 1% of homes here are estimated to have radon above the reference level. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
| Share of homes | Tipperary | 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.
Among the graded crimes in Tipperary, the most frequent was damage to property (2023–2025). Violent crime ran at 4.8 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (6.3) and Irish towns (5.7). For its size, Tipperary records more crime per resident than 64% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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 | Tipperary | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 10 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 4.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
1,109 mm of rain falls in a year, above both Co. Tipperary’s towns (1,028 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). Over twelve months, Tipperary averages 10.0°C. On a January night, the temperature in Tipperary falls to about 2.3°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Tipperary | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,109 mm | 1,028 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.4°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.8°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
71% of homes are within 400 m of green space. Across its 3 parks, Tipperary has 17 ha of green space. Woodland covers 0.7% of the land within 1 km, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (3.1%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike.
| Outdoors | Tipperary | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 71% | 85% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.7% | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.8% | 3.7% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
A passing shower is possible today, but barely measurable; the breeze reaches 22 km/h, and the low is 5°C. Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 4 mm of rain. In December, the normal shifts to highs of 9°C and lows of 3°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 319 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 226 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 246 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 318 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
0.8% speak Irish daily outside school, close to Co. Tipperary’s towns (0.9%) and below Irish towns (1.1%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town. Under-15s account for 19% of the population.
Women make up 51.4% of Tipperary
2,769 women and 2,618 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Tipperary | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 15% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 41% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 18% | 25% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is just one council for Tipperary, Tipperary County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. 53% voted at the last local elections. General election turnout: 61%, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (63%) but above Irish towns (59%). Tipperary County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 14 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.
| Turnout | Tipperary | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 56% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 63% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
12.7% of its homes were built before 1919, above Co. Tipperary’s towns (6.6%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. The archaeological record lists 12 sites here. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 112 buildings in Tipperary, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Tipperary | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 208 | 120 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 12.7% | 6.6% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 12 | 35 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Tipperary; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CastleRock of Cashel19 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle19 km southeast
Abbey or prioryHore Abbey18 km east
Abbey or prioryAthassel Priory12 km east
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles33 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 112 buildings in Tipperary, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 12 sites here.
18 notable people were born in Tipperary.
John O'Leary: Frederick Hollyer, Public domain · John Lacey: quintinsmith_ip, CC BY 2.0 · John Dolan: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0 · Ben Healy: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Declan Browne: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0 · George Rowland Patrick Roupell: not identified, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Tipperary had 5,387 people at the 2022 census, up from 5,049 in 2016: 6.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Tipperary is 40.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
6% mostly work from home, and 52% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
Tipperary has 5,387 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).