Living in Ennis

In Ennis, tenants pay an average rent of €1,157 a month (2025) and unemployment is 9.6% (2022).

Annual PM2.5 was 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. In April 2022, the foreign population was 3,965. Its population was 27,923 in April 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population27,923people3 Apr 2022Official source · CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size

Median gross salary (region)3,767EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)

Average rent1,157EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types

Unemployment rate9.6%country median 9.4% — 3% aboveOfficial source · CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town

Recorded crime4,381incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · CJQ05 — Recorded crime incidents by Garda Region, Type of Offence, and Quarter

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³country median 7.0 — 71% aboveOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IE 2024 PM2.5 station data

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

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 Ennis.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Ennis. 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 broadband⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	39.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	eir Mobile Essential¹⁰Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,157 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types¹⁴Official

Is Ennis a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–56%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–63%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on education · range 29–51%

Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–60%

Retirement34%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 23–45%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ennis?

The unemployment rate is 9.6 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁷

Unemployment across cities in IrelandUnemployment in Ennis is 9.6%. Of 90 cities with data, 21 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–18

Ennis 9.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,520 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹¹Official · county
Median gross salary (regional)	3,767 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹¹Official · county
Unemployment rate	9.6 %country median 9.4%	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Ennis?

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

Left over each month€1,826of €3,099 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.	€3,099
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types · 2025-12-31	− €1,157
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	€1,826

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ennis. 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 Ennis. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,381 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	26 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Nearest airport	SNN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	16 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ennis?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IE 2024 PM2.5 station data⁸

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

9°3°

11°4°

13°6°

16°8°

18°11°

19°13°

19°12°

17°11°

14°8°

11°6°

9°4°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

104

107

115

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

111

162

183

165

135

143

118

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

PM2.512WHO 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 Ennis is 12.0 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

Ennis 12.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	12 µg/m³country median 7.0	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IE 2024 PM2.5 station data⁸Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.9 · Feb 9.4 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 13.4 · May 16 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 19.1 · Sep 17.5 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 11.1 · Dec 9.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.3 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 4 · Apr 5.8 · May 8.1 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 12.6 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 3.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.1 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 9.6 · May 12 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 16 · Aug 15.8 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 6.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 103.8 · Feb 86.7 · Mar 75.8 · Apr 62.3 · May 63.1 · Jun 69.6 · Jul 75.8 · Aug 87.6 · Sep 77.4 · Oct 95.5 · Nov 106.6 · Dec 115.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 52.3 · Feb 68.9 · Mar 111.1 · Apr 162.3 · May 182.5 · Jun 164.5 · Jul 134.9 · Aug 142.5 · Sep 118.1 · Oct 93.4 · Nov 61.8 · Dec 46.2 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official

Similar climate. In Ireland: Cork ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Plymouth (United Kingdom) ±0.7 °C, Swansea (United Kingdom) ±1.0 °C, Blackpool (United Kingdom) ±0.6 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ennis?

The published population was 27,923 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 3,965 is not 17.8% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.8%
Foreign residents14.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	17.79 %	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)¹Official
Foreign residents	3,965 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence⁵Official
Female residents	14,546 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁶Official
Male residents	13,377 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁶Official
Population	27,923 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁶Official

International community in Ennis

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	27,548	100.0%
Ireland	21,231	77.1%
Rest of World	2,428	8.8%
United Kingdom	1,431	5.2%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	1,179	4.3%
Poland	1,072	3.9%
India	207	0.8%

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	27,654	100.0%
Ireland	22,747	82.3%
Poland	1,019	3.7%
Citizenship not stated	887	3.2%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)	422	1.5%
Other EU27 (2020)	391	1.4%
Brazil	283	1.0%
Africa(1)	249	0.9%
Ukraine	245	0.9%
Other Asia(1)	204	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Lithuania	183	0.7%
India	155	0.6%
Latvia	125	0.5%
Spain	77	0.3%
United States of America (the)	75	0.3%
France	68	0.2%
Rest of Europe(1)	67	0.2%
Germany	66	0.2%
Italy	64	0.2%
Multiple/Dual citizenship	63	0.2%
Romania	57	0.2%
No citizenship	55	0.2%
Other countries	43	0.2%
Croatia	38	0.1%
China	35	0.1%
Other America(1)	28	0.1%
Australia	8	0.0%

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	27,548	100.0%
Ireland	22,648	82.2%
Rest of World	1,300	4.7%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	1,065	3.9%
Poland	1,021	3.7%
Not stated	937	3.4%
United Kingdom	422	1.5%
India	155	0.6%

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

Alternatives for people set on Ennis

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.

Shannon as an Ennis alternative in the same region

17 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Annual PM2.5: 5.5 µg/m³ Shannon vs 12.0 µg/m³ Ennis−54%
Nearest airport: 4.0 km Shannon vs 16.0 km Ennis−75%
Residents: 10,256 Shannon vs 27,923 Ennis−63%
Unemployment: 9.1% Shannon vs 9.6% Ennis−5%
Foreign residents: 18.1% Shannon vs 17.8% Ennissame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,767 Shannon vs €3,767 Ennissame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,381 Shannon vs 4,381 Ennissame level

Full comparison More about Shannon

Waterford as an Ennis alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 11.7% Waterford vs 9.6% Ennis+22%
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Waterford vs 12.0 µg/m³ Ennis−33%
Nearest airport: 8.0 km Waterford vs 16.0 km Ennis−50%
Foreign residents: 20.6% Waterford vs 17.8% Ennis+16%

Full comparison More about Waterford

Cities near Ennis

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

Alternative cities in Ireland

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

All Ireland cities

Carlow27,351 residents Kilkenny27,184 residents Naas26,180 residents Tralee26,079 residents Newbridge24,366 residents Balbriggan24,322 residents

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Ennis in rankings

#12 of 25 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Ireland #13 of 27 in Largest cities in Ireland #18 of 27 in Most international cities in Ireland #25 of 25 in Cities with cleanest air in Ireland

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ennis 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.

Open the official coverage guide

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; Ennis'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 Ennis?

The published population was 27,923 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size.

Is the air quality good in Ennis?

What is the unemployment rate in Ennis?

The unemployment rate is 9.6 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town.

What is the typical salary around Ennis?

The median gross salary is 3,767 EUR/month. Source: NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ennis?

3,965 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence.

Is Ennis a good place to live?

Ennis 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 Ennis?

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

How many people born in Ireland live in Ennis?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,231 people (77.1%) 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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  title = {Ennis, Ireland: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
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CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town CSO Census 2022 F7115 · ws.cso.ie · checked 2026-07-27
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