KochiLivability Score

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Kochi's crime rate is 4.77 per 1,000 residents, with a safety score of 52.8. As a prefectural capital of about 327,000, it maintains a relatively safe environment. Deep-rooted cultural traditions like the Sunday Market and Yosakoi Festival create strong community bonds that contribute to safety. The calm streetscape with tram lines running through is characteristic.

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Kochi's average land price is 94,734 yen per square meter, with a cost score of 53.8. This is affordable for a prefectural capital. Average rent is 45,132 yen. Per capita taxable income is about 3.28 million yen. Beyond the numbers, the low cost of living combined with abundant fresh seafood — famously katsuo-no-tataki — offers quality of life that statistics alone don't capture.

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Kochi's convenience score is 52.4. Public transit usage is 3.3%, though the tram system serves as the backbone of urban transport. There are 2,188 restaurants (6.70 per 1,000) and 2,854 retail stores (8.74 per 1,000) — very high commercial density per capita. The Obiyamachi shopping arcade and Hirome Market are thriving local commercial centers, and the Sunday street market culture is embedded in daily life.

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Kochi's welfare score is 49.2. It has 61 hospitals (1.87 per 10,000) and 252 clinics (7.72 per 10,000), with a combined density of 9.59 per 10,000. The hospital density is notably high — Kochi Prefecture is nationally known for having one of the highest hospital bed counts. Schools total 66, at 0.20 per 1,000 residents.

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Kochi's economy score is 44.1, with per capita taxable income of about 3.28 million yen. Net migration is -0.52%, losing 1,710 residents annually. About half the prefecture's population concentrates in Kochi City, making it a primate city driven by commerce and services. Local commercial vitality — epitomized by Hirome Market — remains strong, and cultural assets like the Yosakoi Festival form an important tourism-based economic foundation.