Ranking

Overall Livability Ranking

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

#	City	Overall	Safety	Cost	Convenience	Welfare	Economy
1	KaruizawaNagano	60.9	58.6	49.7	64.9	56.2	75
2	TaketaOita	57.4	66	59.9	58.5	64.1	38.7
3	MiyakonojoMiyazaki	56.6	57.6	63.2	51.4	55.3	55.5
4	MinamiasoKumamoto	55.9	60.4	71.8	41.5	51.8	53.9
5	NichinanMiyazaki	55.7	57.6	64	53.9	63.4	39.5
6	YakushimaKagoshima	55.7	55.7	61	63.4	65.2	33.2
7	KofuYamanashi	55.5	56.4	55.8	55.4	59	51
8	NagasakiNagasaki	55.3	64.3	51.8	54.8	63.8	42
9	TokushimaTokushima	55.2	58.8	54.5	54.1	58.8	49.6
10	FukuiFukui	54.6	59	54.6	55.9	56.5	47
11	GotoNagasaki	54.3	64.3	66.2	50.5	61.4	29.1
12	MiyakojimaOkinawa	54.3	43.5	60	59.3	58.7	49.9
13	MatsumotoNagano	54.2	58.6	54.5	52.9	52.7	52.1
14	ShimonosekiYamaguchi	54.2	62.9	59.8	51.4	56.4	40.5
15	MoriokaIwate	54.1	67.8	53.6	51.3	51.5	46.3
16	HokutoYamanashi	54	56.4	60.7	50.5	59.7	42.8
17	YamagataYamagata	54	64.9	53.9	50.5	52.8	48.1
18	MatsueShimane	53.9	64.2	56.3	47.9	56.1	45
19	AkitaAkita	53.7	66.7	57.4	48.5	50.5	45.2
20	HanamakiIwate	53.6	67.8	58	48.3	43.9	50.2
21	KamakuraKanagawa	53.4	53	29.9	65.1	53	66.2
22	BieiHokkaido	53.1	55.5	60.9	53.1	50	45.8
23	NaraNara	52.9	54.5	46	50.7	55.8	57.6
24	NobeokaMiyazaki	52.9	57.6	61.9	53.1	53	38.9
25	YamaguchiYamaguchi	52.9	62.9	56.8	45.7	51.5	47.6
26	SagaSaga	52.8	53.2	54.5	52.7	56.3	47.5
27	TonoIwate	52.8	67.8	60	49.8	48.7	37.5
28	WakayamaWakayama	52.8	54.5	53.1	47.7	59.2	49.5
29	MiyazakiMiyazaki	52.7	57.6	56.1	51.5	52.5	45.8
30	OitaOita	52.6	66	53.8	45.8	48.1	49.5
31	SaseboNagasaki	52.5	64.3	57.2	50.2	54	36.8
32	KumamotoKumamoto	52.4	60.4	50.3	47.3	50.4	53.5
33	TakeoSaga	52.3	53.2	63	52	54.5	38.6
34	KanazawaIshikawa	52.1	55.8	49.6	53.8	49.9	51.5
35	AsoKumamoto	52	60.4	62.6	45.8	51.1	40.3
36	HakodateHokkaido	51.9	55.5	57.9	52.2	49.8	44.1
37	TakayamaGifu	51.9	43.9	51.8	63.5	56.8	43.5
38	OnomichiHiroshima	51.7	50.2	59.5	53.4	54.7	40.7
39	NaganoNagano	51.6	58.6	54.3	48.3	47.5	49.5
40	MinamiuonumaNiigata	51.5	57.3	57.7	48.7	51.2	42.4
41	ObihiroHokkaido	51.5	55.5	57.2	55.3	44.8	44.7
42	TottoriTottori	51.3	58.4	58.6	48.9	50.2	40.6
43	KashiharaNara	51.1	54.5	51.9	50	50.8	48.2
44	OmutaFukuoka	51.1	41.6	62.8	54.5	59.1	37.5
45	KagoshimaKagoshima	51	55.7	50.2	50.1	52	46.8
46	GifuGifu	50.9	43.9	54	52	51.9	52.8
47	NiigataNiigata	50.9	57.3	53.2	47.3	47.7	48.9
48	IwakiFukushima	50.8	54.4	58.7	46.8	49.8	44.4
49	KyotoKyoto	50.7	53.4	32.2	58.3	53.9	55.5
50	FukushimaFukushima	50.6	54.4	56.3	47.3	50.5	44.6
51	KochiKochi	50.6	52.9	54.1	54.1	49	42.8
52	AsahikawaHokkaido	50.5	55.5	59	48.7	45.2	44
53	IshigakiOkinawa	50.5	43.5	53.2	62.1	56	37.8
54	SapporoHokkaido	50.5	55.5	45.4	48.8	43.9	58.8
55	HakubaNagano	50.4	58.6	60.3	44.8	47.4	41
56	KureHiroshima	50.3	50.2	56	49.7	57.2	38.4
57	AomoriAomori	50.2	57.4	58	49.3	46.2	40.1
58	TsukubaIbaraki	50.1	38.5	50	43.2	46.5	72.5
59	KitakyushuFukuoka	50	41.6	55.4	51.5	53.6	48
60	ItoshimaFukuoka	49.9	41.6	53.1	45.9	50.5	58.5
61	KurumeFukuoka	49.9	41.6	54.7	50.2	53.9	49.1
62	NumazuShizuoka	49.9	55.3	49.5	52.3	47	45.5
63	ShizuokaShizuoka	49.9	55.3	44.8	50.5	46.5	52.3
64	TakamatsuKagawa	49.9	43.5	52.9	50.7	52.4	49.8
65	TsuMie	49.9	46.5	56.4	44.3	55.3	47.1
66	FujisawaKanagawa	49.8	53	30.9	50.5	48.2	66.3
67	HamamatsuShizuoka	49.8	55.3	51.1	45.7	46.3	50.7
68	NagaokaNiigata	49.8	57.3	54	47.7	47.5	42.6
69	OkayamaOkayama	49.8	51.4	50.4	47.8	50.4	48.8
70	MaebashiGunma	49.5	38.5	55.5	46	53.5	53.9
71	OtsuShiga	49.5	48.1	48.4	45.4	46.8	59
72	ZushiKanagawa	49.4	53	45.6	56.4	45.8	46.4
73	MitoIbaraki	49.3	38.5	55.3	49.6	49.9	53.2
74	MatsuyamaEhime	49.2	49.7	52.5	45.7	50	48.3
75	ChibaChiba	49	45	42.6	45.4	43	69
76	YokosukaKanagawa	49	53	47.2	50.6	44.6	49.5
77	FukuokaFukuoka	48.9	41.6	34.2	55.1	50.7	63.1
78	KobeHyogo	48.9	38.9	39.1	57.8	53.7	55
79	KoriyamaFukushima	48.9	54.4	52.7	45.6	45.5	46.2
80	NagoyaAichi	48.9	43.3	33.1	55.1	49.1	63.8
81	OsakaOsaka	48.8	25	31.9	65.3	58.8	63
82	TambasasayamaHyogo	48.8	38.9	54.5	52.9	58.7	39
83	TakasakiGunma	48.8	38.5	53.2	47	52.1	53.3
84	HiroshimaHiroshima	48.6	50.2	39.2	50.2	52	51.6
85	UtsunomiyaTochigi	48.6	43.1	51.4	45.8	47.1	55.6
86	YokkaichiMie	48.6	46.5	54.9	45.4	47.3	48.8
87	SendaiMiyagi	48.4	50.6	38.7	50.3	47.4	55
88	ToyookaHyogo	48.4	38.9	57.2	49	54.2	42.9
89	KurashikiOkayama	48.2	51.4	53.9	43.3	44.2	48
90	AkashiHyogo	47.8	38.9	48	48.3	45.1	58.8
91	MachidaTokyo	47.8	42.8	37.3	47.9	43.9	67
92	YokohamaKanagawa	47.7	53	25	50.2	44	66.5
93	FukuyamaHiroshima	47.6	50.2	53.9	45.7	46.8	41.2
94	HimejiHyogo	47.6	38.9	52.3	49.3	45.8	51.5
95	AmagasakiHyogo	47.5	38.9	40.7	51	51	56.1
96	AtamiShizuoka	47.1	55.3	49.6	46.9	38	45.7
97	HachiojiTokyo	47	42.8	44	47.2	42.3	58.6
98	NishinomiyaHyogo	47	38.9	30.7	49.5	53.2	62.5
99	HayamaKanagawa	46.7	53	35.5	50.4	36.6	58.1
100	NahaOkinawa	46.7	43.5	40.8	60.2	46.8	42
101	SagamiharaKanagawa	46.7	53	39.7	44.3	38.5	58
102	KawasakiKanagawa	46.6	53	25	48.4	38.7	68.1
103	MatsudoChiba	46.6	45	40.5	48	36.5	63.1
104	IchinomiyaAichi	46.4	43.3	51	46	40.5	51
105	NasushiobaraTochigi	46.4	43.1	62.2	46.8	45.5	34.2
106	ToyotaAichi	45.8	43.3	49.4	41.3	40.4	54.4
107	ToyohashiAichi	45.6	43.3	51.8	45.1	42.8	45.2
108	KawagoeSaitama	45.5	40	43.8	45	39.8	58.9
109	KasugaiAichi	45.4	43.3	47.7	42.8	41.5	51.7
110	OkazakiAichi	45.3	43.3	49.2	43.8	39.5	50.8
111	TakasagoHyogo	45.3	38.9	52.7	43.9	40.9	50.2
112	SaitamaSaitama	45.2	40	29.2	46.8	41.9	68.2
113	FunabashiChiba	44.9	45	34.8	47.2	36.3	61.2
114	KoshigayaSaitama	44.6	40	40.4	48.9	36.4	57.3
115	SuitaOsaka	44.3	25	32	46.7	47.7	69.9
116	TokorozawaSaitama	44.2	40	38.4	46.2	40.1	56.4
117	SakaiOsaka	44	25	48.2	46.4	47.6	52.8
118	ToyonakaOsaka	44	25	32.8	48.5	50.7	63
119	HigashiosakaOsaka	43.9	25	46.1	49.1	44.1	55.1
120	IchikawaChiba	43.6	45	25.8	45.8	37.7	63.5
121	NeyagawaOsaka	43.3	25	48.6	46.6	44.3	51.8
122	TakatsukiOsaka	43.1	25	42.8	44.7	46.2	56.6
123	HirakataOsaka	42.7	25	46.3	44.8	42.8	54.6
124	KawaguchiSaitama	41	40	28.6	44.6	35.8	56.2

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.