Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 478 people, lies in Co. Westmeath.
Ballymore takes 5.4 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €289,900. Of those who commute, 2% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 14 buildings here.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Ballymore has none.
The 3 things Ballymore does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites 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 Ballymore.
0.9% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, higher than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). In Ballymore, an estimated 2.9% of homes exceed the radon reference level. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Ballymore | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.9% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Expect January lows of around 1.9°C in Ballymore. Across the year it averages 9.7°C, close to Co. Westmeath’s towns (9.8°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). Summer highs in Ballymore reach 19.7°C in July.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballymore | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.9°C | 2.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.7°C | 9.8°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 977 mm | 947 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
At the census, 1.7% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Unpaid carers make up 4.6% of residents, below both Co. Westmeath’s towns (5%) and Irish towns (5.4%). Disability, age-adjusted: 107 for every 100 expected in Ballymore.
| Census 2022 | Ballymore | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 4.6% | 5% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 2% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 22% | 22% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
21% live in social housing, above Co. Westmeath’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. Households that own their home make up 65%.
| Housing | Ballymore | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 12% | 25% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 21% | 13% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 65% | 60% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €290K | €269K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area N91, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Walkers have 0.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, below both Co. Westmeath’s towns (0.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Green space in Ballymore works out at 0.6 ha per 1,000 people.
| Outdoors | Ballymore | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 68% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.4% | 5.3% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.4% | 3.9% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect little more than a sprinkle today, wind picking up to 24 km/h, and a low of 5°C. No day after this one climbs past 11°C, reached on Thursday, and the coolest stops at 7°C. In Ballymore, the November norm is a high of 10°C and a low of 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 271 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 4°C | 195 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 240 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 271 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Unemployment stood at 14%, higher than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (9.2%). The car carried 90% of commuters at the census. 6.2% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
| Census 2022 | Ballymore | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 14% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 30 min | 26.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 31% | 41% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 67% | 65% | 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.
11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%). Retirement age and beyond: 13% of residents are 65 or older.
49.8% of Ballymore’s residents are women
238 women and 240 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballymore | Co. Westmeath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 22% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 13% | 10% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.4% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 34% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Westmeath and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
One council serves Ballymore: Westmeath County Council. With 9 of 20 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Westmeath County Council, short of the 11 a majority needs. This Co. Westmeath town sits in the Moate local electoral area, which elects 4 councillors.
| Turnout | Ballymore | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 51% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 sites here, lower than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (26) and Irish towns (11). Homes from before 1919 make up 6.6% of the total.
| Heritage | Ballymore | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 293 | 89 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 26 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 6.6% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Pupil numbers changed −9% since 2019/20, below both Co. Westmeath’s towns (+4%) and Irish towns (+4%). One school lies within 3 km of Ballymore.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eoin Naofa N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 100 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballymore | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 17% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −9% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 3% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Without school-level results from Ireland, the cards show no letters.
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballymore; these are the best known within 40 km.
Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise27 km southwest
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King22 km east
CathedralSt. Mel's Cathedral27 km north
MuseumAthlone Castle19 km southwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksFore Abbey37 km northeast
CathedralClonfert Cathedral38 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
14 of Ballymore’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 2 archaeological sites in and around the town.
No notable person born in Ballymore is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Stefan Molyneux: Stefan Molyneux, CC BY 3.0 · John McCormack: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain · Thomas Power O'Connor: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain · Alan Sheehan: Bucomofo25, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michael Joseph Curley: Regimus LaFort is listed as the Censor Librorum, and Cardinal John Farley is listed as the Imprimatur., Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
6% mostly work from home, and 31% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Ballymore had 478 people at the 2022 census, up from 477 in 2016: 0.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Ballymore is 36.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Westmeath
478 people live in Ballymore, in the area of Westmeath 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).