Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 4,365: a town in Co. Wexford. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 19%.
Courtown grades low on several counts. Work and incomes lag: 60% of working-age residents are employed, with an unemployment rate of 15%. This Co. Wexford town grades D overall, better than 14% of Irish towns, and ranks #277 of 320 Irish towns. Health lags: 155 residents in bad health and 136 with a disability for every 100 its ages predict. Its best grade is for safety: 3.2 burglaries and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, and 4.8 violent crimes. Half the homes sold for more than €315,000, a price of 7.1 times what the median household earns.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · work and health, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
This town's house price is the median for its whole Eircode routing key, town and countryside together: fewer than 30 sales in the town itself were recorded on the Property Price Register in 2023 to 2025, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Rents for this town aren't published on their own, so its Cost Grade uses the county's average rent.
The 3 things Courtown does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Courtown 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 →
6 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courtown.
A household here earns €44,117 a year before tax, on average. In work: three in five residents aged 15 to 64, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (63%) and Irish towns (68%). 7.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
| Census 2022 | Courtown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34.7 min | 24.1 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 60% | 63% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 15% | 14% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 30% | 48% | 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.
At the census, 84% of people in Courtown called their health good or very good, close to Co. Wexford’s towns (85%) and below Irish towns (88%). A disability affects 29% of people here. On top of that, of the 5 towns in Co. Wexford, Courtown has the second-largest share in bad or very bad health: 2.8%.
| Census 2022 | Courtown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 29% | 26% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 84% | 85% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
The closest place to swim from Courtown is Courtown, North Beach, 1.4 km away, rated excellent in 2025. 93% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, above both Co. Wexford’s towns (69%) and Irish towns (0%).
| Share of homes | Courtown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 93% | 69% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Per 1,000 residents, 28.4 crimes of all kinds are recorded a year. Of the graded crimes in Courtown, assaults and harassment came up most often (2023–2025). Thefts came to 3.7 per 1,000 a year (not part of the grade), below Co. Wexford’s towns (14) and Irish towns (15.3) alike.
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 | Courtown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 3.2 | 8 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 28.4 | 70.4 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 3.7 | 14 | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 4.8 | 8.3 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
One school lies within 3 km of Courtown. Since 2019/20, pupils changed −16%, below Co. Wexford’s towns (+6%) and Irish towns (+4%) alike. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 304.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverchapel N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 304 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Courtown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 35% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −16% | +6% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.
July afternoons reach 19.8°C here, about level with both Co. Wexford’s towns (20.0°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Across the year, Courtown averages 10.6°C. November is the wettest month locally, with 113 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Courtown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 3.4°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.6°C | 10.4°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.8°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 946 mm | 1,052 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Green space lies within 400 m of 69% of homes. Within 5 km, 37% is sea, above both Co. Wexford’s towns (1.7%) and Irish towns (0%). Per 1,000 residents, Courtown has 1.1 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Courtown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 37% | 1.7% | 0% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 8.6% | 5.4% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 69% | 85% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 3.8% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Despite wind of up to 40 km/h, no rain is due today, and the low is 11°C. Rain peaks later in the week on Tuesday, at about 14 mm for the day. For Courtown, a normal November afternoon peaks at 11°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 256 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 189 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 213 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 287 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Children under 15 make up 21%, above both Co. Wexford’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (20%). Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
51.3% of Courtown’s residents are women
2,239 women and 2,126 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Courtown | Co. Wexford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 13% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.1% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wexford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
No party holds a majority on Wexford County Council: Independent lead with 11 of 34 seats, short of the 18 needed. There is just one council for Courtown, Wexford County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. 52% of voters turned out at the last local elections, about level with Co. Wexford’s towns (51%) and above Irish towns (46%). The general election drew a turnout of 61%.
| Turnout | Courtown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 51% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 62% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The ground here holds 6 recorded archaeological sites. Courtown has 44 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (254) and Irish towns (48). Homes built before 1919 account for 2.5% of the housing.
| Heritage | Courtown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 44 | 254 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 6 | 43 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 2.5% | 8.4% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Courtown is the second most expensive of the 5 towns in Co. Wexford, at €315,000. Social housing holds 8% of households.
| Housing | Courtown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 8% | 20% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 68% | 56% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €315K | €243K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area Y25, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Courtown. Best known first.
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 19 buildings in Courtown, 1 of national or international importance. The national record lists 6 archaeological sites in and around the town.
2 notable people were born in Courtown; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Róisín Murphy: The British Library, CC BY 3.0 · Ron Delany: United Press, Public domain · Daniel Murray: Wendy Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Courtown had 4,365 people at the 2022 census, up from 3,673 in 2016: 18.8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
11% mostly work from home, and 30% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in Courtown is 39.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Wexford
Courtown has 4,365 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) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). 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).