Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its population rose 17% from 2016 to 2022. 740 people live in this town in Co. Wexford.
Home prices sit at a median €195,000, which is 4.8 years of the town’s median household income. 9% of residents 15 and over hold a degree. 12 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. The 2022 census put unemployment at 21%.
Taghmon is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Taghmon does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 13 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 10%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Taghmon.
0.3% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, about level with Irish towns (0%) and below Co. Wexford’s towns (0.9%). Radon: 19% of homes are in high-radon areas, lower than Co. Wexford’s towns (93%) yet higher than Irish towns (0%). Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Taghmon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 19% | 93% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Across the year it averages 10.2°C, about level with Irish towns (10.3°C) and below Co. Wexford’s towns (10.4°C). The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 19.6°C in Taghmon. October is the wettest month in the town, with 122 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Taghmon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.6°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,086 mm | 1,026 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.4°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Unpaid carers make up 4.2% of residents, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (5.6%) and Irish towns (5.4%). Disability, age-adjusted: 118 for every 100 expected in Taghmon. Asked at the census, 87% of residents of Taghmon said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Taghmon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 4.2% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 85% | 88% |
| With a disability | 24% | 26% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Owners make up 44% of households. Private renters make up 18% of households, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €195,000 | 39 |
| Housing | Taghmon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 36% | 17% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 44% | 60% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €195K | €250K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 18% | 22% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Woodland covers 3.8% of the land within 1 km, below Co. Wexford’s towns (6.9%) but above Irish towns (2.7%). Its paths and tracks come to 0.1 km per km², lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (0.7 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²).
| Outdoors | Taghmon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.8% | 6.9% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 2.1% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 34 km/h and a low of 10°C. Highs in the days that follow range from 7°C to 10°C, warmest on Thursday. In November a normal day reaches 11°C and a normal night 5°C; the forecast for Taghmon below sets each day against them.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 295 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 217 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 246 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 327 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Unemployment stood at 21%, above both Co. Wexford’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (9.2%). Getting to work takes 22 min on average. A household here earns €40,800 a year before tax, on average.
| Census 2022 | Taghmon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 52% | 61% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 21% | 15% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 22 min | 25.2 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €40,800 | €44,117 | €57,760 |
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.
Born abroad: just over one in ten residents, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). Children are nearly a quarter of the town. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 13% of residents.
Women make up 52.6% of Taghmon
389 women and 351 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Taghmon | Co. Wexford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 28% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 41% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.8% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 8.8% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wexford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Taghmon answers to one council, Wexford County Council; Ireland has no town tier. General election turnout: 62%, about level with Co. Wexford’s towns (62%) and above Irish towns (59%). Independent lead Wexford County Council with 11 of 34 seats, but no party has a majority: 18 are needed.
| Turnout | Taghmon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 52% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 62% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Before 1919: that is when one in ten homes were built. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 13 sites here, between Co. Wexford’s towns (28) and Irish towns (11). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 12 buildings in Taghmon, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Taghmon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 162 | 216 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 10.1% | 8% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 13 | 28 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Taghmon there is one school. Since 2019/20, pupils changed −1%, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (+5%) and Irish towns (+4%). 183 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Fionntain DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 183 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Taghmon | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 44% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −1% | +5% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Taghmon; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey16 km southwest
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral21 km north
Garden · Office of Public WorksThe John F. Kennedy Arboretum19 km west
CastleBargy Castle16 km southeast
CastleJohnstown Castle11 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 12 buildings in Taghmon, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 13 sites here.
One notable person was born in Taghmon; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
John Banville: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eoin Colfer: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dan O'Herlihy: Cleary, Strauss and Irwin, public relations., Public domain · Robert John McClure: unknown, from The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S. « Investigator » Capt. R. M'Clure, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854 , Robert McClure, Londres, Longman, Brown, Green, Longman, & Roberts, 18, Public domain · Mick Wallace: GUE/NGL, CC BY-SA 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taghmon | 740 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wexford | 21,524 | 12 | C | B | D | D |
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 16 | — | B− | A− | C |
| Rosslare | 1,795 | 19 | — | B− | B− | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Taghmon had 740 people at the 2022 census, up from 632 in 2016: 17.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Taghmon is 33.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
75% of working residents drive to work and 18% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%).
Urban area in Co. Wexford
740 people live in Taghmon, 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).