Living in Aizu-misato Machi
In Aizu-misato Machi, rents across existing tenancies average €5.10 per m² a month (2023).
Aizu-misato Machi had an unemployment rate of 3.31% at the end of 2020. Aizu-misato Machi's population density measured 68.8 people per km² at the end of 2020.
Cheaper rent than 74% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 72% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 88% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Aizu-misato Machi?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
Japan's Housing and Land Survey monthly-rent measure excludes security deposits, key money/right money and common-area charges. The Ministry of Land says deposit terms vary by regional custom; these sources provide context, not a comparable city-level distribution. Statistics Bureau glossary (2018) · MLIT rental-housing Q&A.
How much does it cost to rent in Aizu-misato Machi?
Average net cold rent is about 5.1 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 5.1 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp13
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 31.61 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ15Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp13Official |
Is Aizu-misato Machi a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 306 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.1 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Aizu-misato Machi?
The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 3.31 % · 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表)18
Aizu-misato Machi 3.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 533.7 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp14Official |
| Unemployment rate | 3.31 %country median 3.8% | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表)18Official |
What does a salary buy in Aizu-misato Machi?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobile
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | outside the model's range |
| Rent, 60 m²€5.10/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €306 |
| Internet€32 · official · ドコモ光 月額料金 · 2026-09-30 | − €32 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · docomo mini 10GB · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | — |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Aizu-misato Machi. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Hello Work — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Aizu-misato Machi. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 6 schools | 1 May 2024 | MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311277Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 2.86 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20245Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 0.324 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 37 per 100,000 | 2022 | Exact e-Stat municipality row I6100 (医師数), derived with the exact same-JIS e-Stat A2301 total resident population row. No prefecture or parent-area value is used.4Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Aizu-misato Machi when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 497.6 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | 令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢 統計表, 図表1-5-216Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
Aizu-misato Machi's nearest airport was FKS, 58 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | 2 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights9Official |
| Destinations from nearest airport | 2 count | 2024 | Unique direct scheduled destination endpoints for the nearest scheduled-service airport in the complete 97-airport MLIT universe; domestic endpoints come from the official 2024 annual route table and international endpoints from the official 2024 summer and winter direct scheduled-flight tables.12Official |
| Distance to the nearest major airport | 58 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports10Official |
| Nearest major airport (IATA code) | FKS | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports10Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Aizu-misato Machi. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course
Agency for Cultural Affairs
For foreigners living in Japan.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Aizu-misato Machi?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.6 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.62 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 20238
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Aizu-misato Machi 6.6
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6.62 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2023 | NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 20238Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Aizu-misato Machi?
The published population was 17,825 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total11
By nationality
National passport99.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 276.3 km² | 3 Aug 2026 | 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)17Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 0.365 % | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)20Official |
| Foreign residents | 65 people | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)20Official |
| Population density | 68.8 people/km² | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)19Official |
| Population | 17,825 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total11Official |
International community in Aizu-misato Machi
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Persons in the official 2020 Population Census Basic Complete Tabulation on Population and Households; sex-total population by source-native nationality category. · 2020
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 19,014 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 18,907 | 99.4% |
| Nationality not reported | 69 | 0.4% |
| Foreigner | 38 | 0.2% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 13 | 0.1% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 10 | 0.1% |
| Republic of Korea | 9 | 0.0% |
| People's Republic of China | 3 | 0.0% |
| Others | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official |
Alternatives for people set on Aizu-misato Machi
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Shiozawa as an Aizu-misato Machi alternative in the same country
Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Residents: 51,603 Shiozawa vs 17,825 Aizu-misato Machi+189%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 463 Shiozawa vs 498 Aizu-misato Machi−7%
- Annual PM2.5: 6.6 µg/m³ Shiozawa vs 6.6 µg/m³ Aizu-misato Machisame level
Cities near Aizu-misato Machi
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 5.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 3.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 4.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Aizu-misato Machi?
The published population was 17,825 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total.
How much does it cost to rent in Aizu-misato Machi?
Average net cold rent is about 5.1 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 357 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in Aizu-misato Machi?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.6 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023.
What is the unemployment rate in Aizu-misato Machi?
The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (October 2020). Source: 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表).
What is the typical salary around Aizu-misato Machi?
The median gross salary is 533.7 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Aizu-misato Machi a good place to live?
Aizu-misato Machi may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Aizu-misato Machi?
Aizu-Wakamatsu, Aizubange-machi, Kitakata, Nishiaizu-machi are near Aizu-misato Machi. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Japanese citizenship group in Aizu-misato Machi?
The official citizenship distribution records 18,907 people (99.4%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Aizu-misato Machi, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 693ff53fd059fd3ee55e2cf5ac1314ca]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/aizu-misato-machi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13
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