Living in Tralee

In Tralee, tenants pay an average rent of €1,210 a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.8% (2022).

Tralee had 26,079 residents in April 2022 and is a city in Ireland. The foreign population count was 3,856 in April 2022. Annual PM2.5 was 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population26,079people3 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 rent1,210EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types

Unemployment rate13.8%country median 9.4% — 48% 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 mean11µg/m³country median 7.0 — 57% aboveOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IE 2024 PM2.5 station data

Higher unemployment than 89% of Irish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 96% of Irish cities that publish it.

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

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 Tralee.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Tralee. 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)	1,210 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	RTB/ESRI Average Monthly Rent Report (CSO table RIA02), all bedrooms, all property types¹⁴Official

Is Tralee 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 worker27%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 18–36%

Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on education · range 42–60%

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

Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 35–57%

Retirement35%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 24–46%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Tralee?

The unemployment rate is 13.8 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁶

Unemployment across cities in IrelandUnemployment in Tralee is 13.8%. Of 90 cities with data, 21 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Tralee 13.8%

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)¹¹Official · county
Median gross salary (regional)	3,896 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	NEA05: Mean & Median Annual Earnings by Sex & NUTS 3 Region (2011–2025)¹¹Official · county
Unemployment rate	13.8 %country median 9.4%	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Tralee?

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

Left over each month€1,842of €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	− €1,210
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	€1,842

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tralee. 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 Tralee. 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	6 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Nearest airport	KIR	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 Tralee. 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 Tralee.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Tralee?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 data⁷

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

PM2.511WHO 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 Tralee is 11.0 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

Tralee 11.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³country median 7.0	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IE 2024 PM2.5 station data⁷Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13 · Feb 12.69 · Mar 14.81 · Apr 17.02 · May 19.86 · Jun 23.99 · Jul 24.03 · Aug 22.31 · Sep 20.42 · Oct 17.83 · Nov 15.68 · Dec 14.03 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -0.08 · Feb -0.9 · Mar -1.71 · Apr 2.41 · May 5.59 · Jun 7.84 · Jul 10.6 · Aug 10.43 · Sep 8.28 · Oct 5.39 · Nov 1.13 · Dec 0.68 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 7.94 · Feb 7.44 · Mar 7.85 · Apr 9.34 · May 11.41 · Jun 13.75 · Jul 15.11 · Aug 15.32 · Sep 14.34 · Oct 12.29 · Nov 10.04 · Dec 8.56 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁰Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Tralee?

The published population was 26,079 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁵

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 3,856 is not 20.9% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.2%
Foreign residents14.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	20.89 %	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)¹Official
Foreign residents	3,856 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence⁴Official
Female residents	13,406 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁵Official
Male residents	12,673 people	31 Dec 2022	Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO)⁵Official
Population	26,079 people	3 Apr 2022	CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size⁵Official

International community in Tralee

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	25,675	100.0%
Ireland	19,377	75.5%
Rest of World	2,270	8.8%
United Kingdom	1,517	5.9%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	1,254	4.9%
Poland	994	3.9%
India	263	1.0%

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	25,675	100.0%
Ireland	20,312	79.1%
Not stated	1,502	5.9%
Rest of World	1,234	4.8%
Other EU272020 (Exec Ireland & Poland)	1,132	4.4%
Poland	854	3.3%
United Kingdom	422	1.6%
India	219	0.9%

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	25,631	100.0%
Ireland	20,273	79.1%
Citizenship not stated	1,440	5.6%
Poland	853	3.3%
Other Asia(1)	457	1.8%
Africa(1)	454	1.8%
Other EU27 (2020)	420	1.6%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)	417	1.6%
India	220	0.9%
Lithuania	157	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Latvia	132	0.5%
Croatia	115	0.4%
Romania	104	0.4%
Spain	80	0.3%
Rest of Europe(1)	75	0.3%
No citizenship	62	0.2%
Germany	55	0.2%
Other countries	49	0.2%
China	48	0.2%
Other America(1)	47	0.2%
Italy	36	0.1%
France	35	0.1%
United States of America (the)	32	0.1%
Brazil	22	0.1%
Ukraine	21	0.1%
Multiple/Dual citizenship	16	0.1%
Australia	11	0.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Tralee

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 Tralee alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Waterford vs 11.0 µg/m³ Tralee−27%
Unemployment: 11.7% Waterford vs 13.8% Tralee−15%
Nearest airport: 8.0 km Waterford vs 16.0 km Tralee−50%
Foreign residents: 20.6% Waterford vs 20.9% Traleesame level

Full comparison More about Waterford

Alternative cities in Ireland

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

All Ireland cities

Naas26,180 residents Kilkenny27,184 residents Carlow27,351 residents Newbridge24,366 residents Ennis27,923 residents Balbriggan24,322 residents

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Tralee in rankings

#10 of 27 in Most international cities in Ireland #17 of 27 in Largest cities in Ireland #24 of 25 in Cities with cleanest air in Ireland #24 of 25 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Ireland

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

The published population was 26,079 people in April 2022. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5134 — Built Up Areas / Towns by Size.

Is the air quality good in Tralee?

What is the unemployment rate in Tralee?

The unemployment rate is 13.8 % (April 2022). Source: CSO Census 2022 F7115 — unemployment rate by town.

What is the typical salary around Tralee?

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 Tralee?

3,856 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CSO Census 2022 F5003 — population by citizenship and town of usual residence.

Is Tralee a good place to live?

Tralee 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 Tralee?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,377 people (75.5%) 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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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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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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