Ranking

Overall Livability Ranking

129 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	AmamiKagoshima	56.6	55.7	60.1	63.6	68	35.4
4	MiyakonojoMiyazaki	56.6	57.6	63.2	51.4	55.3	55.5
5	MinamiasoKumamoto	55.9	60.4	71.8	41.5	51.8	53.9
6	NichinanMiyazaki	55.7	57.6	64	53.9	63.4	39.5
7	YakushimaKagoshima	55.7	55.7	61	63.4	65.2	33.2
8	KofuYamanashi	55.5	56.4	55.8	55.4	59	51
9	NagasakiNagasaki	55.3	64.3	51.8	54.8	63.8	42
10	TokushimaTokushima	55.2	58.8	54.5	54.1	58.8	49.6
11	FukuiFukui	54.6	59	54.6	55.9	56.5	47
12	GotoNagasaki	54.3	64.3	66.2	50.5	61.4	29.1
13	MiyakojimaOkinawa	54.3	43.5	60	59.3	58.7	49.9
14	MatsumotoNagano	54.2	58.6	54.5	52.9	52.7	52.1
15	ShimonosekiYamaguchi	54.2	62.9	59.8	51.4	56.4	40.5
16	MoriokaIwate	54.1	67.8	53.6	51.3	51.5	46.3
17	HokutoYamanashi	54	56.4	60.7	50.5	59.7	42.8
18	YamagataYamagata	54	64.9	53.9	50.5	52.8	48.1
19	MatsueShimane	53.9	64.2	56.3	47.9	56.1	45
20	AkitaAkita	53.7	66.7	57.4	48.5	50.5	45.2
21	HanamakiIwate	53.6	67.8	58	48.3	43.9	50.2
22	KamakuraKanagawa	53.4	53	29.9	65.1	53	66.2
23	BieiHokkaido	53.1	55.5	60.9	53.1	50	45.8
24	NaraNara	52.9	54.5	46	50.7	55.8	57.6
25	NobeokaMiyazaki	52.9	57.6	61.9	53.1	53	38.9
26	YamaguchiYamaguchi	52.9	62.9	56.8	45.7	51.5	47.6
27	SagaSaga	52.8	53.2	54.5	52.7	56.3	47.5
28	TonoIwate	52.8	67.8	60	49.8	48.7	37.5
29	WakayamaWakayama	52.8	54.5	53.1	47.7	59.2	49.5
30	MiyazakiMiyazaki	52.7	57.6	56.1	51.5	52.5	45.8
31	OitaOita	52.6	66	53.8	45.8	48.1	49.5
32	SaseboNagasaki	52.5	64.3	57.2	50.2	54	36.8
33	KumamotoKumamoto	52.4	60.4	50.3	47.3	50.4	53.5
34	TakeoSaga	52.3	53.2	63	52	54.5	38.6
35	KanazawaIshikawa	52.1	55.8	49.6	53.8	49.9	51.5
36	AsoKumamoto	52	60.4	62.6	45.8	51.1	40.3
37	HakodateHokkaido	51.9	55.5	57.9	52.2	49.8	44.1
38	TakayamaGifu	51.9	43.9	51.8	63.5	56.8	43.5
39	OnomichiHiroshima	51.7	50.2	59.5	53.4	54.7	40.7
40	NaganoNagano	51.6	58.6	54.3	48.3	47.5	49.5
41	FuranoHokkaido	51.5	55.5	63.7	53.2	43.5	41.6
42	MinamiuonumaNiigata	51.5	57.3	57.7	48.7	51.2	42.4
43	ObihiroHokkaido	51.5	55.5	57.2	55.3	44.8	44.7
44	TottoriTottori	51.3	58.4	58.6	48.9	50.2	40.6
45	KashiharaNara	51.1	54.5	51.9	50	50.8	48.2
46	OmutaFukuoka	51.1	41.6	62.8	54.5	59.1	37.5
47	ToyamaToyama	51.1	54.8	54.8	48.3	49.8	48
48	KagoshimaKagoshima	51	55.7	50.2	50.1	52	46.8
49	GifuGifu	50.9	43.9	54	52	51.9	52.8
50	NiigataNiigata	50.9	57.3	53.2	47.3	47.7	48.9
51	IwakiFukushima	50.8	54.4	58.7	46.8	49.8	44.4
52	KyotoKyoto	50.7	53.4	32.2	58.3	53.9	55.5
53	FukushimaFukushima	50.6	54.4	56.3	47.3	50.5	44.6
54	KochiKochi	50.6	52.9	54.1	54.1	49	42.8
55	AsahikawaHokkaido	50.5	55.5	59	48.7	45.2	44
56	IshigakiOkinawa	50.5	43.5	53.2	62.1	56	37.8
57	SapporoHokkaido	50.5	55.5	45.4	48.8	43.9	58.8
58	HakubaNagano	50.4	58.6	60.3	44.8	47.4	41
59	KureHiroshima	50.3	50.2	56	49.7	57.2	38.4
60	AomoriAomori	50.2	57.4	58	49.3	46.2	40.1
61	TsukubaIbaraki	50.1	38.5	50	43.2	46.5	72.5
62	KitakyushuFukuoka	50	41.6	55.4	51.5	53.6	48
63	ItoshimaFukuoka	49.9	41.6	53.1	45.9	50.5	58.5
64	KurumeFukuoka	49.9	41.6	54.7	50.2	53.9	49.1
65	NumazuShizuoka	49.9	55.3	49.5	52.3	47	45.5
66	ShizuokaShizuoka	49.9	55.3	44.8	50.5	46.5	52.3
67	TakamatsuKagawa	49.9	43.5	52.9	50.7	52.4	49.8
68	TsuMie	49.9	46.5	56.4	44.3	55.3	47.1
69	FujisawaKanagawa	49.8	53	30.9	50.5	48.2	66.3
70	HamamatsuShizuoka	49.8	55.3	51.1	45.7	46.3	50.7
71	NagaokaNiigata	49.8	57.3	54	47.7	47.5	42.6
72	OkayamaOkayama	49.8	51.4	50.4	47.8	50.4	48.8
73	MaebashiGunma	49.5	38.5	55.5	46	53.5	53.9
74	OtsuShiga	49.5	48.1	48.4	45.4	46.8	59
75	ZushiKanagawa	49.4	53	45.6	56.4	45.8	46.4
76	MitoIbaraki	49.3	38.5	55.3	49.6	49.9	53.2
77	MatsuyamaEhime	49.2	49.7	52.5	45.7	50	48.3
78	ChibaChiba	49	45	42.6	45.4	43	69
79	YokosukaKanagawa	49	53	47.2	50.6	44.6	49.5
80	FukuokaFukuoka	48.9	41.6	34.2	55.1	50.7	63.1
81	KobeHyogo	48.9	38.9	39.1	57.8	53.7	55
82	KoriyamaFukushima	48.9	54.4	52.7	45.6	45.5	46.2
83	NagoyaAichi	48.9	43.3	33.1	55.1	49.1	63.8
84	OsakaOsaka	48.8	25	31.9	65.3	58.8	63
85	TambasasayamaHyogo	48.8	38.9	54.5	52.9	58.7	39
86	TakasakiGunma	48.8	38.5	53.2	47	52.1	53.3
87	HiroshimaHiroshima	48.6	50.2	39.2	50.2	52	51.6
88	UtsunomiyaTochigi	48.6	43.1	51.4	45.8	47.1	55.6
89	YokkaichiMie	48.6	46.5	54.9	45.4	47.3	48.8
90	SendaiMiyagi	48.4	50.6	38.7	50.3	47.4	55
91	ToyookaHyogo	48.4	38.9	57.2	49	54.2	42.9
92	KurashikiOkayama	48.2	51.4	53.9	43.3	44.2	48
93	ShodoshimaKagawa	48.2	43.5	59.9	59.2	48.2	30.2
94	AkashiHyogo	47.8	38.9	48	48.3	45.1	58.8
95	MachidaTokyo	47.8	42.8	37.3	47.9	43.9	67
96	YokohamaKanagawa	47.7	53	25	50.2	44	66.5
97	FukuyamaHiroshima	47.6	50.2	53.9	45.7	46.8	41.2
98	HimejiHyogo	47.6	38.9	52.3	49.3	45.8	51.5
99	AmagasakiHyogo	47.5	38.9	40.7	51	51	56.1
100	AtamiShizuoka	47.1	55.3	49.6	46.9	38	45.7
101	KashiwaChiba	47.1	45	42	46.8	38.9	63
102	HachiojiTokyo	47	42.8	44	47.2	42.3	58.6
103	NishinomiyaHyogo	47	38.9	30.7	49.5	53.2	62.5
104	HayamaKanagawa	46.7	53	35.5	50.4	36.6	58.1
105	NahaOkinawa	46.7	43.5	40.8	60.2	46.8	42
106	SagamiharaKanagawa	46.7	53	39.7	44.3	38.5	58
107	KawasakiKanagawa	46.6	53	25	48.4	38.7	68.1
108	MatsudoChiba	46.6	45	40.5	48	36.5	63.1
109	IchinomiyaAichi	46.4	43.3	51	46	40.5	51
110	NasushiobaraTochigi	46.4	43.1	62.2	46.8	45.5	34.2
111	ToyotaAichi	45.8	43.3	49.4	41.3	40.4	54.4
112	ToyohashiAichi	45.6	43.3	51.8	45.1	42.8	45.2
113	KawagoeSaitama	45.5	40	43.8	45	39.8	58.9
114	KasugaiAichi	45.4	43.3	47.7	42.8	41.5	51.7
115	OkazakiAichi	45.3	43.3	49.2	43.8	39.5	50.8
116	TakasagoHyogo	45.3	38.9	52.7	43.9	40.9	50.2
117	SaitamaSaitama	45.2	40	29.2	46.8	41.9	68.2
118	FunabashiChiba	44.9	45	34.8	47.2	36.3	61.2
119	KoshigayaSaitama	44.6	40	40.4	48.9	36.4	57.3
120	SuitaOsaka	44.3	25	32	46.7	47.7	69.9
121	TokorozawaSaitama	44.2	40	38.4	46.2	40.1	56.4
122	SakaiOsaka	44	25	48.2	46.4	47.6	52.8
123	ToyonakaOsaka	44	25	32.8	48.5	50.7	63
124	HigashiosakaOsaka	43.9	25	46.1	49.1	44.1	55.1
125	IchikawaChiba	43.6	45	25.8	45.8	37.7	63.5
126	NeyagawaOsaka	43.3	25	48.6	46.6	44.3	51.8
127	TakatsukiOsaka	43.1	25	42.8	44.7	46.2	56.6
128	HirakataOsaka	42.7	25	46.3	44.8	42.8	54.6
129	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.