Ranking

Overall Livability Ranking

34 cities scored across 5 axes using deviation values (mean 50). Click any column header to sort.

#	City	Overall	Safety	Cost	Convenience	Welfare	Economy
1	MiyakonojoMiyazaki	56.6	57.6	63.2	51.4	55.3	55.5
2	YakushimaKagoshima	55.7	55.7	61	63.4	65.2	33.2
3	NagasakiNagasaki	55.3	64.3	51.8	54.8	63.8	42
4	MatsumotoNagano	54.2	58.6	54.5	52.9	52.7	52.1
5	HokutoYamanashi	54	56.4	60.7	50.5	59.7	42.8
6	MatsueShimane	53.9	64.2	56.3	47.9	56.1	45
7	AkitaAkita	53.7	66.7	57.4	48.5	50.5	45.2
8	KamakuraKanagawa	53.4	53	29.9	65.1	53	66.2
9	OitaOita	52.6	66	53.8	45.8	48.1	49.5
10	KumamotoKumamoto	52.4	60.4	50.3	47.3	50.4	53.5
11	KanazawaIshikawa	52.1	55.8	49.6	53.8	49.9	51.5
12	KagoshimaKagoshima	51	55.7	50.2	50.1	52	46.8
13	GifuGifu	50.9	43.9	54	52	51.9	52.8
14	NiigataNiigata	50.9	57.3	53.2	47.3	47.7	48.9
15	KyotoKyoto	50.7	53.4	32.2	58.3	53.9	55.5
16	SapporoHokkaido	50.5	55.5	45.4	48.8	43.9	58.8
17	ItoshimaFukuoka	49.9	41.6	53.1	45.9	50.5	58.5
18	NumazuShizuoka	49.9	55.3	49.5	52.3	47	45.5
19	ShizuokaShizuoka	49.9	55.3	44.8	50.5	46.5	52.3
20	FujisawaKanagawa	49.8	53	30.9	50.5	48.2	66.3
21	OkayamaOkayama	49.8	51.4	50.4	47.8	50.4	48.8
22	ChibaChiba	49	45	42.6	45.4	43	69
23	FukuokaFukuoka	48.9	41.6	34.2	55.1	50.7	63.1
24	KobeHyogo	48.9	38.9	39.1	57.8	53.7	55
25	NagoyaAichi	48.9	43.3	33.1	55.1	49.1	63.8
26	OsakaOsaka	48.8	25	31.9	65.3	58.8	63
27	TakasakiGunma	48.8	38.5	53.2	47	52.1	53.3
28	HiroshimaHiroshima	48.6	50.2	39.2	50.2	52	51.6
29	SendaiMiyagi	48.4	50.6	38.7	50.3	47.4	55
30	YokohamaKanagawa	47.7	53	25	50.2	44	66.5
31	NahaOkinawa	46.7	43.5	40.8	60.2	46.8	42
32	SagamiharaKanagawa	46.7	53	39.7	44.3	38.5	58
33	KawasakiKanagawa	46.6	53	25	48.4	38.7	68.1
34	SaitamaSaitama	45.2	40	29.2	46.8	41.9	68.2

Scores use deviation values (mean 50, std dev 10). 50 is average, 60+ is excellent. Sources: e-Stat, MLIT Real Estate Information Library. Learn more →

* This ranking is one objective measure based on statistical data and does not definitively determine the superiority of any area. Perceived livability varies greatly depending on individual values and lifestyle.