Living in Ballina

In Ballina, unemployment is 16.3% (2022).

For Ballina, the unemployment rate was 16.3% in April 2022. The population of Ballina, in Ireland, was 10,556 in April 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0713 sources

Population10,556people3 Apr 2022Official source · CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size

Median gross salary (region)3,731EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)

Average rent1,121EUR/month31 Mar 2026District figureOfficial source · RTB/ESRI Rent Index Q1 2026, Table 8 - Standardised Average Rent in New Tenancies by LEA

Unemployment rate16.3%country median 9.4% — 74% 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

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

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 Ballina.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Ballina. 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 broadband⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	39.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	eir Mobile Essential⁸Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,121 EUR/month	31 Mar 2026	RTB/ESRI Rent Index Q1 2026, Table 8 - Standardised Average Rent in New Tenancies by LEA¹³Official · county

Is Ballina 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–60%

Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on education · range 40–60%

Student44%strong on cost, weak on education · range 32–56%

Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–59%

Retirement41%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 27–55%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

9.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 968 of 10,556 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in IrelandUnemployment in Ballina is 16.3%. Of 90 cities with data, 21 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Ballina 16.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,444 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹⁰Official · county
Median gross salary (regional)	3,731 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹⁰Official · county
Unemployment rate	16.3 %country median 9.4%	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Ballina?

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

Left over each month€1,841of €3,078 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.	€3,078
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · RTB/ESRI Rent Index Q1 2026, Table 8 - Standardised Average Rent in New Tenancies by LEA · 2026-03-31	− €1,121
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	€1,841

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ballina. 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

Job Search

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Open the Ireland service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ballina. 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

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	15 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Nearest airport	NOC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	32 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ballina. 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

Open official information

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

Open official information

Open the full Ireland section

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

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Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.03 · Feb 13.31 · Mar 16.94 · Apr 19.36 · May 22.95 · Jun 26.94 · Jul 25.98 · Aug 25.94 · Sep 21.72 · Oct 18.95 · Nov 15.36 · Dec 13.21 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -4.16 · Feb -2.76 · Mar -2.77 · Apr -1.6 · May 1.57 · Jun 5.07 · Jul 7.1 · Aug 7 · Sep 3.93 · Oct 1.62 · Nov -2.1 · Dec -5.25 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.58 · Feb 5.38 · Mar 6.24 · Apr 8.24 · May 10.72 · Jun 13.12 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14.37 · Sep 13 · Oct 10.38 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 6.08 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	11.03 %	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)¹Official
Foreign residents	968 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence⁴Official
Female residents	5,388 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁵Official
Male residents	5,168 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁵Official
Population	10,556 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁵Official

International community in Ballina

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	10,500	100.0%
Ireland	8,622	82.1%
United Kingdom	802	7.6%
Poland	447	4.3%
Rest of World	401	3.8%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	162	1.5%
India	66	0.6%

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	10,535	100.0%
Ireland	9,367	88.9%
Poland	381	3.6%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)	189	1.8%
Citizenship not stated	178	1.7%
Other Asia(1)	68	0.6%
India	55	0.5%
Other EU27 (2020)	55	0.5%
Brazil	37	0.4%
Africa(1)	26	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
No citizenship	22	0.2%
Romania	20	0.2%
Other countries	18	0.2%
United States of America (the)	18	0.2%
Germany	14	0.1%
Croatia	12	0.1%
Other America(1)	12	0.1%
France	11	0.1%
Spain	10	0.1%
Latvia	10	0.1%
Australia	7	0.1%
China	6	0.1%
Multiple/Dual citizenship	6	0.1%
Lithuania	5	0.0%
Rest of Europe(1)	5	0.0%
Ukraine	2	0.0%
Italy	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	10,500	100.0%
Ireland	9,342	89.0%
Poland	376	3.6%
Rest of World	204	1.9%
Not stated	191	1.8%
United Kingdom	191	1.8%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	141	1.3%
India	55	0.5%

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

Alternatives for people set on Ballina

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.

Waterford as a Ballina alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 20.6% Waterford vs 11.0% Ballina+87%
Unemployment: 11.7% Waterford vs 16.3% Ballina−28%
Nearest airport: 8.0 km Waterford vs 32.0 km Ballina−75%

Full comparison More about Waterford

Alternative cities in Ireland

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

All Ireland cities

Skerries10,743 residents Portmarnock10,750 residents Kildare10,302 residents Shannon10,256 residents Rush10,875 residents Longford10,952 residents

How does Ballina compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ballina 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; Ballina'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.

What is the typical salary around Ballina?

The median gross salary is 3,731 EUR/month. Source: NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025).

What is the unemployment rate in Ballina?

The unemployment rate is 16.3 %. Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town.

How safe is Ballina?

Police recorded 4,247 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: CJQ05 — Recorded crime incidents by Garda Region, Type of Offence, and Quarter.

How many people live in Ballina?

The published population is 10,556 people. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size.

How many foreign residents live in Ballina?

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

Is Ballina a good place to live?

Ballina 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.

How many people born in Ireland live in Ballina?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,622 people (82.1%) 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). Ballina, Ireland: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a21646dca2228ad2fcb2ea049c6028c3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/ballina/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ballina, Ireland: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a21646dca2228ad2fcb2ea049c6028c3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ie/ballina/},
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Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO) cso.ie · checked 2026-08-03
Central Statistics Office Ireland country of birth distribution ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-08-28
CJQ05 — Recorded crime incidents by Garda Region, Type of Offence, and Quarter CJQ05 · ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-10-05
CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence CSO Census 2022 F5003 · ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-07-27
CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size CSO Census 2022 F5134 · ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-07-14
CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town CSO Census 2022 F7115 · ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-07-27
eir 500 Mbps broadband eir.ie · checked 2026-09-15
eir Mobile Essential home.eir.ie · checked 2026-09-15
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025) ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-10-07

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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
RTB/ESRI Rent Index Q1 2026, Table 8 - Standardised Average Rent in New Tenancies by LEA rtb.ie · checked 2026-10-06

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