Ireland / Leinster
Athlone is a town on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree, on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath in Ireland's Midlands. Its riverside setting near the geographical centre of the country makes it a central base for nearby weekend trips along the Shannon and its lakes. Athlone is a leinster city of about Pending integration in Ireland. On the composite city-intelligence score, Athlone sits at an early stage relative to the indexed set (50/100).
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50/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
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Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 50/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 50/100 | Athlone's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 50/100 | Athlone's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 50/100 | Athlone's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 50/100 | Athlone's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 50/100 | Athlone's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 50/100 | Athlone's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 50/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Athlone is estimated to be a generally safe city (77/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Athlone has a high quality-of-life estimate (76/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Athlone scores high for family living (75/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Athlone is moderate for remote workers (67/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Athlone is high for retirement (71/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.
Local public safety guidance for Athlone, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Athlone, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Ireland emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare context for Athlone, with national-level information from Ireland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Athlone, see the Ireland healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Local mobility context for Athlone, with national-level context from Ireland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Athlone, see the Ireland transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Athlone. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Athlone will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailableThe air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
Quick, evidence-based answers about Athlone drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Yes — strong quality of life (76/100), with nearby nature such as Slieve Bloom Mountains, Clara Bog.
Strong (75/100) on safety, schools and green space.
Around average cost; about €1,910/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly tourism, technology, hospitality.
An oceanic climate, averaging about 8.9°C.
Higher education is strong (68/100).
Healthcare access is strong (69/100).
Retirement suitability is strong (65/100).
Within ~170 km: Slieve Bloom Mountains, Clara Bog.
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Athlone's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Athlone's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Athlone's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Athlone's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Athlone's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Athlone's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living estimates for Athlone — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate profile for Athlone — Oceanic climate, annual average 8.9°C, comfort score 58/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for Athlone — regional center, economy score 81/100, key industries including tourism, technology, hospitality. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Athlone — regional education center, education score 68/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Athlone — healthcare access city, healthcare score 69/100, retirement score 65/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for Athlone using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning checklist for Athlone — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Athlone using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Athlone using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Athlone. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
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Regional discovery collections that include Athlone — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
Mountain region · 13 places across 11 cities.
Weekend escapes · 28 places across 6 cities.
Theme-first discovery collections that include Athlone — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
Hiking Areas · 50 places across 80 cities.
Mountain Escapes · 50 places across 80 cities.
Wetlands & Marshes · 23 places across 23 cities.
Hiking Areas · 23 places across 14 cities.
Mountain Escapes · 17 places across 13 cities.
Nature Photography Spots · 33 places across 15 cities.
Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Athlone, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Athlone has a high quality-of-life estimate (76/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure. Visitors can also reach nature such as Slieve Bloom Mountains, Clara Bog and Lough Ree within weekend range.
Athlone has a high quality-of-life estimate (76/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure. It indexes 76/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Athlone spends roughly €1,910 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near €1,020. Overall the city is around average cost for Ireland. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for around-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Athlone is moderate for remote workers (67/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Athlone's labour market is very strong, with opportunities concentrated in technology, tourism and hospitality and education and research. Athlone has a regional economy with strengths in tourism, technology and hospitality.
Athlone offers strong infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 83/100.
Athlone is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science.
Athlone offers a moderate student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods and strong quality of life.
Athlone has solid baseline healthcare access, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 69/100. Residents have strong access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Athlone offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 65/100. Residents benefit from walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Athlone has an oceanic climate, averaging about 8.9°C annually with roughly 1148 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jun.
Athlone is estimated to be a generally safe city (77/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Athlone indexes a walkability score of 83 and a cycling score of 50 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Athlone include Slieve Bloom Mountains, Clara Bog and Lough Ree. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Athlone scores high for family living (75/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.
Athlone rates 39/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 61/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Slieve Bloom Mountains, Clara Bog and Lough Ree supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Use this record as a planning anchor for local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, verifying access, transport, and seasonal context with official sources. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (50/100) and air quality (50/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (50/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Ireland country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Athlone appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.