Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its population rose 9% from 2016 to 2022. A town in Co. Westmeath, home to 702 people.
Half the homes sold for more than €357,100, a price of 6.1 times what the median household earns. On the way to work, 5% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. 19 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. A degree is held by nearly a quarter of adults.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Clonmellon falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
The 3 things Clonmellon does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 1 archaeological site.
Homes built before 1919: 12%, against 3% across Irish towns.
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 19 buildings in Clonmellon, each rated of regional importance. One archaeological site is on the record here.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clonmellon.
One school lies within 3 km of Clonmellon. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 178.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cluain Maolain N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 178 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Clonmellon | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −21% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 17% | 35% |
| 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.
The Cut, Lough Lene, 12 km from Clonmellon, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. The ground under Clonmellon carries no high landslide susceptibility. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Clonmellon | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Day and night, summer and winter, Clonmellon averages 9.6°C. Here July highs average 19.7°C, about level with both Co. Westmeath’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). December is the wettest month here, with 101 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clonmellon | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.6°C | 9.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 1.8°C | 2.0°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 982 mm | 947 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
0.9% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Co. Westmeath’s towns (2%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Asked at the census, nine in ten residents of Clonmellon said they were in good or very good health. Family carers: 6.4% of the people in Clonmellon look after someone without pay.
| Census 2022 | Clonmellon | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 0.9% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.4% | 5% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 88% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Private renters make up 13% of households, lower than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (25%) and Irish towns (22%). Just over one in ten households rent from a council or housing body.
| Housing | Clonmellon | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 74% | 60% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 13% | 25% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €357K | €269K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area C15, 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, lower than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (0.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Among the protected sites near Clonmellon is River Boyne. Every 1,000 residents of Clonmellon share 6.3 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Clonmellon | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 68% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 2.7% | 5.3% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 4.8% | 3.9% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The forecast keeps rain away tomorrow, with a gentle wind of up to 10 km/h and a low of 4°C. Over the coming week, Wednesday looks wettest, with about 11 mm of rain. In December, the normal shifts to highs of 8°C and lows of 2°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 269 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 4°C | 201 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 241 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 272 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
At the census, 83% of commuters went by car. 7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Co. Westmeath’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (9.2%) alike. The census found 69% of 15- to 64-year-olds in work.
| Census 2022 | Clonmellon | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 37.1 min | 26.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 7% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 27% | 41% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 69% | 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.
Over-65s are a tenth of the population. 14% were born abroad, below Co. Westmeath’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by 23% of adults.
Women make up 50.9% of Clonmellon
357 women and 345 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clonmellon | Co. Westmeath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 22% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | 10% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 23% | 34% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Westmeath and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Westmeath County Council has no ruling majority: Fianna Fáil hold 9 of its 20 seats, short of the 11 needed. There is just one council for Clonmellon, Westmeath County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. The town sits in the Kinnegad local electoral area, which elects 5 councillors.
| Turnout | Clonmellon | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 55% | 51% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes built before 1919 account for 11.5% of the housing. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 sites here, below both Co. Westmeath’s towns (26) and Irish towns (11). One archaeological site is on the record here.
| Heritage | Clonmellon | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 271 | 89 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 11.5% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 26 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Clonmellon; these are the best known within 40 km.
Historic houseKells High Crosses11 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle20 km southeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksFore Abbey14 km west
CastleClonyn Castle7.9 km southwest
CastleSlane Castle31 km east
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King27 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
No notable person born in Clonmellon is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Alice Stopford Green: Henry Herschel Hay Cameron, Public domain · Mark Clinton: Christian Lambiotte for European Commission, CC BY 4.0
Urban area in Co. Westmeath
Clonmellon has 702 people, 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmellon | 702 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Athboy Meath | 2,596 | 7.9 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Kells Meath | 6,608 | 12 | B | A | B− | C |
| Oldcastle Meath | 1,409 | 15 | — | A− | B+ | C+ |
| Ballivor Meath | 1,870 | 15 | — | A− | B | D |
| Mullagh Cavan | 1,651 | 17 | — | B+ | A | C− |
| Castlepollard | 1,349 | 18 | — | A | A | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
11% mostly work from home, and 27% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Clonmellon had 702 people at the 2022 census, up from 642 in 2016: 9.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Clonmellon is 36.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 22% of residents are under 15 and 10% are 65 or over.
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).