Living in Fermoy

In Fermoy, tenants pay an average rent of €1,197 a month (2025) and unemployment is 10.1% (2022).

Fermoy is a city in Ireland, with a population of 6,720 in April 2022. In April 2022, the unemployment rate was 10.1%.

Last checked 2026-10-0715 sources

Population6,720people3 Apr 2022Official source · CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size

Median gross salary (region)3,896EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)

Average rent1,197EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types

Unemployment rate10.1%country median 9.4% — 8% 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 mean5µg/m³country median 7.0 — 29% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Fermoy.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Fermoy. 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)	1,197 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types¹⁵Official

Is Fermoy 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%

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

Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–59%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Fermoy?

The unemployment rate is 10.1 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁷

Unemployment across cities in IrelandUnemployment in Fermoy is 10.1%. Of 90 cities with data, 21 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Fermoy 10.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,778 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹²Official · county
Median gross salary (regional)	3,896 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹²Official · county
Unemployment rate	10.1 %country median 9.4%	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Fermoy?

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

Left over each month€1,855of €3,168 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.	€3,168
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types · 2025-12-31	− €1,197
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	€1,855

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Fermoy. 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

Open official service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Fermoy. 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	30 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Nearest airport	ORK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	36 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Fermoy?

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 Fermoy 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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Fermoy 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 13.29 · Feb 13.14 · Mar 16.41 · Apr 18.54 · May 21.57 · Jun 23.19 · Jul 25.6 · Aug 24.72 · Sep 21.8 · Oct 18.47 · Nov 15.32 · Dec 13.57 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -4.91 · Feb -2.83 · Mar -3.9 · Apr -1.14 · May 1.66 · Jun 4.66 · Jul 6.95 · Aug 6.04 · Sep 3.8 · Oct 0.35 · Nov -1.83 · Dec -3.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.11 · Feb 5.87 · Mar 6.62 · Apr 8.56 · May 11.09 · Jun 13.81 · Jul 15.31 · Aug 15.05 · Sep 13.55 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 8.22 · Dec 6.66 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹¹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024

4.8

5.9

7.1

8.2

5.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 28.6% between 2015 and 2024, from 7.0 to 5.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Fermoy?

The published population was 6,720 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 passport78.9%
Foreign residents21.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	24.26 %	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)¹Official
Foreign residents	1,419 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence⁵Official
Female residents	3,407 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁶Official
Male residents	3,313 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁶Official
Population	6,720 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁶Official

International community in Fermoy

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	6,670	100.0%
Ireland	4,817	72.2%
Poland	620	9.3%
Rest of World	509	7.6%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	429	6.4%
United Kingdom	267	4.0%
India	28	0.4%

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	6,670	100.0%
Ireland	5,052	75.7%
Poland	561	8.4%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	438	6.6%
Rest of World	305	4.6%
Not stated	203	3.0%
United Kingdom	88	1.3%
India	23	0.3%

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	6,725	100.0%
Ireland	5,098	75.8%
Poland	561	8.3%
Citizenship not stated	191	2.8%
Other EU27 (2020)	162	2.4%
Brazil	137	2.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)	89	1.3%
Croatia	85	1.3%
Lithuania	68	1.0%
Romania	39	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Latvia	38	0.6%
Africa(1)	36	0.5%
Other Asia(1)	33	0.5%
India	23	0.3%
Spain	21	0.3%
China	20	0.3%
Multiple/Dual citizenship	17	0.3%
No citizenship	17	0.3%
Ukraine	16	0.2%
Other countries	15	0.2%
Rest of Europe(1)	13	0.2%
Italy	12	0.2%
France	10	0.1%
United States of America (the)	9	0.1%
Other America(1)	8	0.1%
Germany	5	0.1%
Australia	2	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 Fermoy

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Fermoy from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Fermoy

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

Alternative cities in Ireland

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

All Ireland cities

Dunshaughlin6,644 residents Kells6,608 residents Ballinasloe6,597 residents Westport6,872 residents Roscommon6,555 residents Buncrana6,971 residents

How does Fermoy compare?

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

The published population was 6,720 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size.

Is the air quality good in Fermoy?

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 Fermoy?

The unemployment rate is 10.1 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town.

What is the typical salary around Fermoy?

The median gross salary is 3,896 EUR/month. Source: NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025).

How many foreign residents live in Fermoy?

1,419 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence.

Is Fermoy a good place to live?

Fermoy 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 Fermoy?

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

How many people born in Ireland live in Fermoy?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,817 people (72.2%) 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 = {Fermoy, Ireland: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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