Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 263 residents and lies in Co. Wexford. It grew by 9% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses.
The median home here went for €288,600, 5.8 times the median household income. The car is not the only way to work here: 8% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. Born outside Ireland: 10% of residents. 19% of adults have a degree.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Clongeen out for now.
The 3 things Clongeen does most differently from other towns.
9 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clongeen.
Clongeen’s nearest bathing water is Duncannon, 14 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Landslides: none of Clongeen lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Under 1% of homes in the town are estimated to have radon above the reference level.
| Share of homes | Clongeen | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 93% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.9% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
1,053 mm of rain falls in a year, close to Co. Wexford’s towns (1,026 mm) and above Irish towns (937 mm). October is the wettest month in Clongeen, with 119 mm of rain on average. This Co. Wexford town is 0.2°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clongeen | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,053 mm | 1,026 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.8°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
0.8% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (2.7%) and Irish towns (2%). Weighed against its ages, disability in Clongeen runs at 100 per 100 expected. Asked at the census, 89% of residents of Clongeen said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Clongeen | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 0.8% | 2.7% | 2% |
| With a disability | 21% | 26% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 85% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.1% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
17% of households are private tenants. Owners make up 57% of households, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Clongeen | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 25% | 17% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €289K | €250K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 57% | 60% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area Y35, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Within 1 km, 2% of the land is woodland, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (6.9%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Walkers have 0.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (0.7 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). 2 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Clongeen | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 2% | 6.9% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 0.0 ha | 2.3 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Judged by the averages, Clongeen sees November days reach 11°C and nights fall to 5°C. Only a trace of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 38 km/h, with a low of 9°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 12 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 288 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 212 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 239 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 315 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Of those in the labour force, 11% are unemployed. 29% of trips took under 15 minutes, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (44%) and Irish towns (31%). At the census, 63% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job.
| Census 2022 | Clongeen | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 32.8 min | 25.2 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 29% | 44% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 11% | 15% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 63% | 61% | 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.
Retirement age and beyond: 16% of residents are 65 or older. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of residents, close to Co. Wexford’s towns (12%) and below Irish towns (12%).
54.0% of Clongeen’s residents are women
142 women and 121 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clongeen | Co. Wexford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 18% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.6% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 19% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wexford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
The general election drew a turnout of 62%. With 11 of 34 seats, Independent are the largest group on Wexford County Council, short of the 18 a majority needs. Local government for Clongeen is Wexford County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier.
| Turnout | Clongeen | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 52% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 62% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 sites here, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (28) and Irish towns (11). Homes from before 1919 make up 5.4% of the total. 3 of Clongeen’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | Clongeen | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 114 | 216 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 9 | 28 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 5.4% | 8% | 3.4% |
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 Clongeen; these are the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey8.1 km southwest
Garden · Office of Public WorksThe John F. Kennedy Arboretum11 km west
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford24 km west
MuseumReginald's Tower23 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksBallyhack Castle15 km southwest
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral27 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
3 of Clongeen’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 9 archaeological sites in and around the town.
No notable person born in Clongeen is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Michael O'Hanrahan: Joy, Maurice, ed., Public domain · Martin Doyle: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Clongeen had 263 people at the 2022 census, up from 241 in 2016: 9.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Clongeen is 37.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Wexford
Clongeen has 263 people, in the area of Wexford 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).