Living in Futtsu

In Futtsu, rents across existing tenancies average €5.86 per m² a month (2023).

Futtsu had an unemployment rate of 3.22% at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2433 sources

Population39,665people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total

Median gross salary (region)275.9EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent5.86EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 7% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.22%country median 3.8% — 15% belowOfficial 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)

Recorded crime639.5incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · 令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢統計表, 図表1-5-2

PM2.5, annual mean8.2µg/m³country median 8.4 — 2% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 富津市

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Futtsu?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in JapanNational rates and thresholds that apply in Futtsu.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

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 Futtsu?

Average net cold rent is about 5.86 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): 5.86 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp²⁰

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesFuttsu highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Futtsu€5.86

Show the other 6 cities

Saitama€10.37

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

Hiroshima€8.38

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²²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.86 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp²⁰Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	304.7 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura⁵Official

Is Futtsu 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.

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–64%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%

Student53%strong on education, weak on work · range 45–61%

Family57%strong on safety, weak on legal route · range 48–66%

Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–61%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 351 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.86 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.

Source period: 2023 Housing and Land Survey

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Futtsu?

The unemployment rate is about 3.2 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 3.22 % · 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)²⁵

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Futtsu is 3.2%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Futtsu 3.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	275.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp²¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.22 %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)²⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Futtsu?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

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€5.86/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €351
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	—

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Futtsu Salary needed to live in Futtsu

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Futtsu. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Hello Work — Public employment service

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

Job Search

Search jobs

Open the Japan service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Futtsu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	13 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127⁸Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	2.75 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁶Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	0.9 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁷Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	98.1 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 Futtsu 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.

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Physicians per 1,000 residents0.9 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	639.5 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1-5-2²³Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Futtsu's nearest airport was HND, 27 km away and offered 73 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	73 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Destinations from nearest airport	98 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.¹⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	27 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	HND	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Futtsu. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course

Agency for Cultural Affairs

For foreigners living in Japan.

JapaneseIn Person, Online

Open official information

Open the full Japan section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Futtsu.

Find courses near Futtsu

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Futtsu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 富津市⁹

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.2WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in JapanAnnual PM2.5 in Futtsu is 8.2 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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4–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Futtsu 8.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.2 µg/m³country median 8.4	31 Mar 2024	MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 富津市⁹Official

Population and city profile

Population density was 206.6 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Futtsu?

The published population was 39,665 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total¹⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	205.4 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)²⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	2.16 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)²⁷Official
Foreign residents	858 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)²⁷Official
Population density	206.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)²⁶Official
Population	39,665 people	1 Jan 2026	Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total¹⁸Official

International community in Futtsu

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	42,465	100.0%
Japanese	41,532	97.8%
Nationality not reported	480	1.1%
Foreigner	453	1.1%
Others	140	0.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	75	0.2%
Republic of the Philippines	58	0.1%
Republic of Korea	57	0.1%
Federative Republic of Brazil	46	0.1%
People's Republic of China	41	0.1%
Republic of Peru	13	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Republic of Indonesia	10	0.0%
United States of America	8	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	2	0.0%
India	2	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	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	58.3 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Futtsu

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.

Kimitsu as a Futtsu alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 78,657 Kimitsu vs 39,665 Futtsu+98%
Median gross pay, region: €294 Kimitsu vs €276 Futtsu+7%
Unemployment: 3.5% Kimitsu vs 3.2% Futtsu+8%
Annual PM2.5: 7.2 µg/m³ Kimitsu vs 8.2 µg/m³ Futtsu−12%
Foreign residents: 2.1% Kimitsu vs 2.2% Futtsu−4%
Rent: €5.88/m² Kimitsu vs €5.86/m² Futtsusame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 640 Kimitsu vs 640 Futtsusame level

Full comparison More about Kimitsu

Minamiuonuma as a Futtsu alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 215 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 463 Minamiuonuma vs 640 Futtsu−28%
Foreign residents: 3.0% Minamiuonuma vs 2.2% Futtsu+39%
Rent: €5.34/m² Minamiuonuma vs €5.86/m² Futtsu−9%
Median gross pay, region: €241 Minamiuonuma vs €276 Futtsu−13%
Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Minamiuonuma vs 8.2 µg/m³ Futtsu−17%
Residents: 51,603 Minamiuonuma vs 39,665 Futtsu+30%
Unemployment: 3.3% Minamiuonuma vs 3.2% Futtsu+4%

Full comparison More about Minamiuonuma

Cities near Futtsu

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Kimitsu 5.1 km away

Rent: 5.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kisarazu 9.7 km away

Rent: 6.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Sodegaura 16.6 km away

Rent: 6.79 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Yokosuka 17.0 km away

Rent: 8.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

Other cities in Japan to compare with Futtsu, nearest in population first.

All Japan cities

Kurobe39,638 residents Minamiashigara39,637 residents Amami39,636 residents Naze39,636 residents Minamishimabara39,790 residents Mibu-machi39,474 residents

How does Futtsu compare?

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Is Futtsu part of Tokyo?

Futtsu is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 43.6 km away by straight-line distance. Tokyo city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source³³

Which comparable places record less crime than Futtsu?

3 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Futtsu in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Futtsu: 444.2 offences/100k (2024).

Sakura — 386.8 offences/100k2024 Nagareyama — 408.2 offences/100k2024 Abiko — 423.9 offences/100k2024

Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source¹⁴

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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 Futtsu?

The published population was 39,665 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 Futtsu?

Average net cold rent is about 5.86 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 410 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Futtsu?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 富津市.

What is the unemployment rate in Futtsu?

The unemployment rate is about 3.2 % (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 Futtsu?

The median gross salary is 275.9 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Futtsu a good place to live?

Futtsu 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.

Is Futtsu part of Tokyo?

Futtsu is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 43.6 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Futtsu?

Kimitsu, Kisarazu, Sodegaura, Yokosuka are near Futtsu. 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 Futtsu?

The official citizenship distribution records 41,532 people (97.8%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Which comparable places record less crime than Futtsu?

3 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Futtsu in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Chiba Prefectural Police municipal crime table 2024 + Chiba Prefecture population estimate, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.

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