Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The population grew 14% between 2016 and 2022. In Co. Waterford, this town has 349 residents.
The median home here went for €260,100, 4.9 times the median household income. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. 14% of adults have a degree. The 2022 census put unemployment at 20%.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Kill has none.
The 3 things Kill does most differently from other towns.
1 archaeological site are on the record here too.
7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kill.
One school lies within 3 km of Kill. The one school within 3 km of Kill has 105 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S N na CilleLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 105 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Kill | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −29% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 41% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.
100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, higher than both Co. Waterford’s towns (69%) and Irish towns (0%). The nearest bathing water to Kill is Bunmahon Beach, 4.9 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Landslides: none of Kill lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
| Share of homes | Kill | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 69% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.2% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
The coldest nights come in January, when Kill averages a low of 3.1°C. Across the year it averages 10.4°C, below Co. Waterford’s towns (10.8°C) and close to Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,129 mm of rain to Kill.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kill | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.5°C | 20.2°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,129 mm | 1,022 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.4°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.1°C | 3.4°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
1.8% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Co. Waterford’s towns (2.4%) and Irish towns (2%). Ages taken into account, Kill counts 122 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. Asked at the census, 88% of residents of Kill said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Kill | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 2.4% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.2% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 88% | 87% | 88% |
| With a disability | 23% | 24% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
7% rent privately, below Co. Waterford’s towns (16%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 50%.
| Housing | Kill | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 40% | 19% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 7% | 16% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 50% | 59% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €260K | €294K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area X42, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
100% of homes are a short walk (400 m) from green space. Protected sites cover 2.4% of the land within 5 km, lower than Co. Waterford’s towns (5.5%) yet higher than Irish towns (1.8%). Walkers have 8 waymarked trails and greenways starting within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Kill | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 6.7% | 1% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 80% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 1.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Sea within 5 km | 5.6% | 0% | 0% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Rain of about 1 mm rides in on the wind today (40 km/h); the low is 7°C. Of the days after that, Tuesday brings the most rain: about 20 mm. Set beside Kill’s forecast, a normal November runs from 5°C at night to 11°C by day.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 307 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 231 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 263 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 329 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Short trips: 35% under 15 minutes, lower than Co. Waterford’s towns (47%) yet higher than Irish towns (31%). Of those in the labour force, 20% are unemployed. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.4% of commuters at the census.
| Census 2022 | Kill | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 54% | 65% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 20% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 23 min | 20.4 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 35% | 47% | 31% |
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.
One measure of its mix: just over one in ten residents were born abroad. People 65 and over make up a tenth of the town, below both Co. Waterford’s towns (16%) and Irish towns (14%).
50.4% of Kill’s residents are women
176 women and 173 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kill | Co. Waterford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 43% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.9% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 14% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Waterford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Turnout at the general election came to 56%. One council serves Kill: Waterford City and County Council. 51% of voters turned out at the last local elections, above Co. Waterford’s towns (48%) and Irish towns (46%) alike. With 8 of 32 seats, Independent are the largest group on Waterford City and County Council, short of the 17 a majority needs.
| Turnout | Kill | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 51% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 56% | 56% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 6.5% of the total, above Co. Waterford’s towns (2.6%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. Its archaeology runs to 1 recorded sites. 7 of Kill’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
| Heritage | Kill | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 201 | 34 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 6.5% | 2.6% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Kill. Best known first.
7 of Kill’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
No notable person born in Kill is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Louise Richardson: Alan Richardson (transfered by odder), CC BY 3.0 · Grace O'Sullivan: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0 · Geraldine Kennedy: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Kill had 349 people at the 2022 census, up from 305 in 2016: 14.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Kill is 36.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Waterford
349 people live in Kill, in the area of Waterford City and 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). 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).