Living in Castlebar

In Castlebar, tenants pay an average rent of €1,247 a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.1% (2022).

For Castlebar, the foreign population count was 2,193 in April 2022. Castlebar had a population of 13,054 in April 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0715 sources

Population13,054people3 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 rent1,247EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types

Unemployment rate11.1%country median 9.4% — 19% 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 mean5µg/m³country median 7.0 — 29% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 67% of Irish cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Irish city that publishes it.

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

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 Castlebar.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Castlebar. 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)	1,247 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types¹⁵Official

Is Castlebar 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 worker32%strong on work, weak on safety · range 23–41%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–61%

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

Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 36–58%

Retirement45%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 34–56%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Castlebar?

The unemployment rate is 11.1 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁷

Unemployment across cities in IrelandUnemployment in Castlebar is 11.1%. Of 90 cities with data, 21 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–18

Castlebar 11.1%

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)¹²Official · county
Median gross salary (regional)	3,731 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹²Official · county
Unemployment rate	11.1 %country median 9.4%	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Castlebar?

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

Left over each month€1,715of €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 Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types · 2025-12-31	− €1,247
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	€1,715

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Castlebar. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Castlebar. 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	OpenFlights¹³Official
Nearest airport	NOC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	32 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Castlebar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency¹⁰

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

PM2.55WHO 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 Castlebar is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 68 cities with data, 23 have annual PM2.5 of 7 to under 8 µg/m³.

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Castlebar 5.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5 µg/m³country median 7.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹⁰Official
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 Center¹¹Official
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 Center¹¹Official
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 Center¹¹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2015–2024

4.9

5.3

5.7

6.1

5.02015201720202024

Annual PM2.5 fell 16.7% between 2015 and 2024, from 6.0 to 5.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Castlebar?

The published population was 13,054 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁶

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 2,193 is not 22.1% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport83.2%
Foreign residents16.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	22.14 %	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)¹Official
Foreign residents	2,193 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence⁵Official
Female residents	6,801 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁶Official
Male residents	6,253 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁶Official
Population	13,054 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁶Official

International community in Castlebar

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	12,907	100.0%
Ireland	9,343	72.4%
Rest of World	1,088	8.4%
United Kingdom	933	7.2%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	672	5.2%
Poland	595	4.6%
India	276	2.1%

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	12,810	100.0%
Ireland	10,039	78.4%
Citizenship not stated	536	4.2%
Poland	490	3.8%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)	229	1.8%
India	228	1.8%
Other Asia(1)	199	1.6%
Africa(1)	179	1.4%
Lithuania	158	1.2%
Other EU27 (2020)	153	1.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Latvia	95	0.7%
Ukraine	72	0.6%
Croatia	56	0.4%
Romania	55	0.4%
Brazil	49	0.4%
No citizenship	42	0.3%
Other America(1)	33	0.3%
Spain	27	0.2%
United States of America (the)	25	0.2%
Italy	23	0.2%
Multiple/Dual citizenship	23	0.2%
Other countries	20	0.2%
Germany	19	0.1%
France	17	0.1%
Rest of Europe(1)	16	0.1%
China	14	0.1%
Australia	13	0.1%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	12,907	100.0%
Ireland	10,049	77.9%
Not stated	652	5.1%
Rest of World	649	5.0%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	607	4.7%
Poland	491	3.8%
United Kingdom	231	1.8%
India	228	1.8%

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

Alternatives for people set on Castlebar

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.

Westport as a Castlebar alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 1 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 7.3% Westport vs 11.1% Castlebar−34%
Nearest airport: 48.0 km Westport vs 32.0 km Castlebar+50%
Residents: 6,872 Westport vs 13,054 Castlebar−47%
Foreign residents: 18.1% Westport vs 22.1% Castlebar−18%
Median gross pay, region: €3,731 Westport vs €3,731 Castlebarsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,247 Westport vs 4,247 Castlebarsame level
Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Westport vs 5.0 µg/m³ Castlebarsame level

Full comparison More about Westport

Cities near Castlebar

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

Alternative cities in Ireland

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

All Ireland cities

Wicklow12,957 residents Arklow13,399 residents Mallow13,456 residents Enniscorthy12,310 residents Midleton13,906 residents Cobh14,148 residents

How does Castlebar compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Castlebar 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; Castlebar'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 Castlebar?

The published population was 13,054 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size.

Is the air quality good in Castlebar?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Castlebar?

The unemployment rate is 11.1 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town.

What is the typical salary around Castlebar?

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

How many foreign residents live in Castlebar?

2,193 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence.

Is Castlebar a good place to live?

Castlebar 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 Castlebar?

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

How many people born in Ireland live in Castlebar?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,343 people (72.4%) 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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  title = {Castlebar, Ireland: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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