Living in Tipperary

In Tipperary, tenants pay an average rent of €931 a month (2025) and unemployment is 15.1% (2022).

Annual PM2.5 was 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Tipperary, a city in Ireland, had a population of 5,387 in April 2022. The foreign population count was 809 in April 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0710 sources

Population5,387people3 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 rent931.4EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types

Unemployment rate15.1%country median 9.4% — 61% 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 mean7µg/m³country median 7.0 — about the sameOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IE 2024 PM2.5 follow-up exact station subset

Higher unemployment than 94% of Irish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of Irish cities that publish it.

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

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 Tipperary.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Tipperary. 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)	931.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types¹⁰Official

Is Tipperary a good place to live?

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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%

Student44%strong on cost, weak on education · range 33–55%

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

Retirement63%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 52–74%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Tipperary?

The unemployment rate is 15.1 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁵

Unemployment across cities in IrelandUnemployment in Tipperary is 15.1%. Of 90 cities with data, 21 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–18

Tipperary 15.1%

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)⁹Official · county
Median gross salary (regional)	3,767 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)⁹Official · county
Unemployment rate	15.1 %country median 9.4%	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Tipperary?

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

Left over each month€2,051of €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	− €931
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	€2,051

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tipperary. 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 Tipperary. 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 Quarter²Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Tipperary?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 follow-up exact station subset⁶

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

PM2.57WHO 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 Tipperary is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 68 cities with data, 23 have annual PM2.5 of 7 to under 8 µg/m³.

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Tipperary 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³country median 7.0 — about the same	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IE 2024 PM2.5 follow-up exact station subset⁶Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Tipperary?

The published population was 5,387 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85%
Foreign residents15%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	14.9 %	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)³Official
Foreign residents	809 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence³Official
Female residents	2,769 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁴Official
Male residents	2,618 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁴Official
Population	5,387 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁴Official

International community in Tipperary

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	5,351	100.0%
Ireland	4,173	78.0%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	428	8.0%
Rest of World	266	5.0%
United Kingdom	259	4.8%
Poland	206	3.8%
India	19	0.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	5,351	100.0%
Ireland	4,327	80.9%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	406	7.6%
Not stated	221	4.1%
Poland	173	3.2%
Rest of World	141	2.6%
United Kingdom	67	1.3%
India	16	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Population Usually Resident and Present in the State · 2022

Published group	People	Share
All citizenships	5,377	100.0%
Ireland	4,339	80.7%
Citizenship not stated	204	3.8%
Poland	177	3.3%
Romania	142	2.6%
Latvia	99	1.8%
Lithuania	89	1.7%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)	67	1.2%
Other Asia(1)	53	1.0%
Other EU27 (2020)	43	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
No citizenship	25	0.5%
Other countries	20	0.4%
India	16	0.3%
Africa(1)	15	0.3%
Rest of Europe(1)	12	0.2%
Spain	11	0.2%
China	10	0.2%
Brazil	9	0.2%
Croatia	8	0.1%
Ukraine	8	0.1%
Germany	7	0.1%
Italy	7	0.1%
Multiple/Dual citizenship	7	0.1%
United States of America (the)	4	0.1%
Other America(1)	3	0.1%
Australia	1	0.0%
France	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Alternatives for people set on Tipperary

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.

Limerick as a Tipperary alternative in the same country

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

Unemployment: 10.9% Limerick vs 15.1% Tipperary−28%
Foreign residents: 22.0% Limerick vs 14.9% Tipperary+48%
Annual PM2.5: 6.7 µg/m³ Limerick vs 7.0 µg/m³ Tipperary−5%

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Alternative cities in Ireland

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

All Ireland cities

Ballybofey-Stranorlar5,406 residents Monasterevin5,307 residents Ardee5,478 residents Roscrea5,542 residents Carrigtwohill5,568 residents Blessington5,611 residents

How does Tipperary compare?

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

The published population was 5,387 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size.

Is the air quality good in Tipperary?

What is the unemployment rate in Tipperary?

The unemployment rate is 15.1 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town.

What is the typical salary around Tipperary?

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 Tipperary?

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

Is Tipperary a good place to live?

Tipperary 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 Tipperary?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,173 people (78.0%) 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 = {Tipperary, Ireland: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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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
EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IE 2024 PM2.5 follow-up exact station subset EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-29
eir 500 Mbps broadband eir.ie · checked 2026-09-15
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RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types data.cso.ie · checked 2026-09-18

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