Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 1,575 residents in Co. Westmeath. The population grew 19% between 2016 and 2022.
Cost of living is its strong suit — at a median €210,000, a home costs 4.3 times the town’s median household income. It is a safe place by the numbers (A−): gardaí record 3.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, and 2.8 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. Getting around depends on the car (C): 17% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train, against 23% in the typical Irish town. Hazard risk is lower than in most Irish towns (A−): an estimated 2% of homes are above the radon reference level.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · commuting, CSO Census 2022 · radon, EPA. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Kilbeggan gets subject grades but no overall one among Irish towns.
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 Kilbeggan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Kilbeggan 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 →
54 buildings on the National Inventory inside Kilbeggan, 2 of them of national importance.
The record adds 9 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 10%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilbeggan.
Owners make up 54% of households, lower than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%). The private rented sector houses a quarter of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €210,000 | 60 |
| Housing | Kilbeggan | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €210K | €269K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 19% | 13% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 54% | 60% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Of the graded crimes in Kilbeggan, assaults and harassment came up most often (2023–2025). For its size, Kilbeggan records less crime per resident than two thirds of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Thefts came to 7 per 1,000 a year (not part of the grade), below both Co. Westmeath’s towns (17.1) and Irish towns (15.3).
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 | Kilbeggan | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 2.8 | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 3.4 | 7 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 7 | 17.1 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Kilbeggan’s nearest bathing water is Lilliput, Lough Ennel, 10 km away, rated good in 2025. Radon above the reference level is estimated in 1.7% of homes here. The ground under Kilbeggan carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Kilbeggan | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
20% of residents in Kilbeggan live with a disability. Allowing for its ages, Kilbeggan has 101 residents with a disability per 100 expected, lower than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (108) and Irish towns (106). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.4% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Kilbeggan | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.4% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.5% | 5% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 20% | 22% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
The mean temperature over a year in Kilbeggan is 9.8°C. A January night in Kilbeggan drops to 2.0°C on average, near Co. Westmeath’s towns (2.0°C) and lower than Irish towns (2.9°C). Also worth knowing: across the year, Kilbeggan now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kilbeggan | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.0°C | 2.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.8°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
2 parks and 4 ha of green space in all: that is Kilbeggan’s share. Protected sites cover 0.8% of the land within 5 km, below Co. Westmeath’s towns (3.9%) and Irish towns (1.8%) alike.
| Outdoors | Kilbeggan | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 53% | 68% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.8% | 3.9% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 2.8% | 5.3% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.9 km per km² | 0.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
In a typical November, days climb to about 10°C and nights sink to 4°C, the yardstick for Kilbeggan’s forecast. Nothing falls from the sky tomorrow, by the look of it; the wind keeps to 13 km/h or less, and the low is 3°C. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 9 mm.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 249 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 185 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 232 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 257 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Just over one in ten residents are 65 or over, lower than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (14%). Born abroad: 29% of residents. The share of residents under 15 is 23%.
Women make up 49.5% of Kilbeggan
779 women and 796 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kilbeggan | Co. Westmeath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 22% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 13% | 10% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.2% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 24% | 34% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Westmeath and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Westmeath County Council is the one council for Kilbeggan; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. In the Dáil, Kilbeggan is part of Longford-Westmeath, which elects 5 TDs. The town sits in the Moate local electoral area, which elects 4 councillors.
| Turnout | Kilbeggan | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 51% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
9.9% of homes were built before 1919. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 sites here, lower than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (26) and Irish towns (11). 54 of Kilbeggan’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 2 rank of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Kilbeggan | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 343 | 89 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 9.9% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 9 | 26 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Three quarters of commuters took the car to work at the census. Short trips: 47% under 15 minutes, above both Co. Westmeath’s towns (41%) and Irish towns (31%). At the census, 65% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job.
| Census 2022 | Kilbeggan | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 47% | 41% | 31% |
| Average trip | 23.4 min | 26.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €49,395 | €53,593 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 65% | 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.
Meán Scoil an Chlochair is the nearest secondary school, 1 km away. 2 schools lie within 3 km of Kilbeggan: 1 primary school and 1 secondary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil an Chlochair Cill Bheagan Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 226 | Catholic |
| Meán Scoil an ChlochairLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 740 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Kilbeggan | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 25% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +15% | +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 · No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Kilbeggan. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryDurrow Abbey4.1 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteDurrow High Cross4.1 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
54 of Kilbeggan’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 2 rank of national or international importance. Archaeologists have recorded 9 sites here.
3 notable people were born in Kilbeggan.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Kilbeggan had 1,575 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,323 in 2016: 19% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Kilbeggan is 35.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
7% mostly work from home, and 47% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Westmeath
Kilbeggan has 1,575 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)
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).
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