Living in Ardee

In Ardee, tenants pay an average rent of €1,269 a month (2025) and unemployment is 12.1% (2022).

In April 2022, the unemployment rate was 12.1%. In April 2022, Ardee had a population of 5,478.

Last checked 2026-10-0711 sources

Population5,478people3 Apr 2022Official source · CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size

Median gross salary (region)3,969EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)

Average rent1,269EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types

Unemployment rate12.1%country median 9.4% — 29% aboveOfficial source · CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town

Recorded crime4,247incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · CJQ05 — Recorded crime incidents by Garda Region, Type of Offence, and Quarter

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Which Ireland-wide rules apply when you move to Ardee?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in IrelandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Ardee.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Ardee. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€76

Mobile plan, 10 GB€40

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	75.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	eir 500 Mbps broadband⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	39.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	eir Mobile Essential⁹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,269 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types¹¹Official

Is Ardee a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker29%strong on work, weak on safety · range 19–39%

Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on education · range 42–60%

Student39%strong on cost, weak on education · range 28–50%

Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–57%

Retirement38%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 25–51%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ardee?

The unemployment rate is 12.1 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁷

Unemployment across cities in IrelandUnemployment in Ardee is 12.1%. Of 90 cities with data, 21 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–18

Ardee 12.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,928 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹⁰Official · county
Median gross salary (regional)	3,969 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹⁰Official · county
Unemployment rate	12.1 %country median 9.4%	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Ardee?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,820of €3,205 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€3,205
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types · 2025-12-31	− €1,269
Internet€76 · official · eir 500 Mbps broadband · 2026-09-30	− €76
Mobile plan€40 · official · eir Mobile Essential · 2026-09-30	− €40
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,820

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ardee Salary needed to live in Ardee

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ardee. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Intreo employment service — Public employment service

Department of Social Protection, Ireland

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ardee. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,247 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	CJQ05 — Recorded crime incidents by Garda Region, Type of Offence, and Quarter³Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ardee. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Education and Training Board adult English language skills and ESOL — State Language Course

The 16 Education and Training Boards across Ireland

For adult migrants, refugees, adults who need to improve English.

EnglishFree

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Local Authority Integration Teams (LAITs) — Newcomer Adaptation

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

For new arrivals, people who applied for International Protection, refugees, people from Ukraine.

EnglishIn Person

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ardee.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ardee?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in IrelandAnnual PM2.5 in Ardee is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 68 cities with data, 23 have annual PM2.5 of 7 to under 8 µg/m³.

5–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–13

Ardee 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ardee?

The published population was 5,478 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	10.2 %	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁵Official
Foreign residents	555 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence⁵Official
Female residents	2,815 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁶Official
Male residents	2,663 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁶Official
Population	5,478 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁶Official

International community in Ardee

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table · 2022

Published group	People	Share
Total	5,436	100.0%
Ireland	4,447	81.8%
United Kingdom	313	5.8%
Rest of World	267	4.9%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	251	4.6%
Poland	105	1.9%
India	53	1.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Citizenship

Usually resident population by birthplace or citizenship; source-native CSO table · 2022

Published group	People	Share
Total	5,436	100.0%
Ireland	4,618	85.0%
Not stated	260	4.8%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	252	4.6%
Rest of World	112	2.1%
Poland	88	1.6%
United Kingdom	68	1.3%
India	38	0.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Citizenship

Population Usually Resident and Present in the State · 2022

Published group	People	Share
All citizenships	5,449	100.0%
Ireland	4,635	85.1%
Citizenship not stated	253	4.6%
Lithuania	93	1.7%
Poland	88	1.6%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)	68	1.2%
Other EU27 (2020)	64	1.2%
Romania	41	0.8%
India	38	0.7%
Africa(1)	35	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Latvia	24	0.4%
Brazil	18	0.3%
Other Asia(1)	18	0.3%
Rest of Europe(1)	13	0.2%
Germany	9	0.2%
Italy	9	0.2%
Ukraine	9	0.2%
Multiple/Dual citizenship	6	0.1%
No citizenship	6	0.1%
Croatia	5	0.1%
France	4	0.1%
Australia	3	0.1%
Other America(1)	3	0.1%
United States of America (the)	3	0.1%
Other countries	2	0.0%
China	1	0.0%
Spain	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁵

Alternatives for people set on Ardee

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Carrickmacross as an Ardee alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 25.4% Carrickmacross vs 10.2% Ardee+149%
Median gross pay, region: €3,374 Carrickmacross vs €3,969 Ardee−15%
Unemployment: 11.7% Carrickmacross vs 12.1% Ardee−3%
Residents: 5,745 Carrickmacross vs 5,478 Ardee+5%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,247 Carrickmacross vs 4,247 Ardeesame level

Full comparison More about Carrickmacross

Galway city and suburbs as an Ardee alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 177 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 85,910 Galway city and suburbs vs 5,478 Ardee+1468%
Foreign residents: 18.2% Galway city and suburbs vs 10.2% Ardee+78%
Median gross pay, region: €3,566 (2024) Galway city and suburbs vs €3,969 (2025) Ardeeno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,247 Galway city and suburbs vs 4,247 Ardeesame level

Full comparison More about Galway city and suburbs

Cities near Ardee

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Ireland

Other cities in Ireland to compare with Ardee, nearest in population first.

All Ireland cities

Roscrea5,542 residents Ballybofey-Stranorlar5,406 residents Carrigtwohill5,568 residents Tipperary5,387 residents Blessington5,611 residents Monasterevin5,307 residents

How does Ardee compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ardee when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: English as additional language support (whole-school approach, National Strategy Literacy and Numeracy 2011). How to enrol a child (gov.ie).

A country-wide rule for Ireland; Ardee's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Ardee?

The published population was 5,478 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size.

Is the air quality good in Ardee?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

What is the unemployment rate in Ardee?

The unemployment rate is 12.1 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town.

What is the typical salary around Ardee?

The median gross salary is 3,969 EUR/month. Source: NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ardee?

555 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence.

Is Ardee a good place to live?

Ardee may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Ardee?

Carrickmacross is near Ardee. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Ireland live in Ardee?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,447 people (81.8%) in the source-defined population for 2022. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ardee, Ireland: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 39f8d5c6cf6d9a1189e8b5637c0337f9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/ardee/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ardee, Ireland: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/ardee/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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