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Living in Haga-machi

The median age was 51.5 years in 2026. The unemployment rate was 2.9% in October 2020. The city had 4 schools in May 2024. The foreign population count was 248 in 2024. For 芳賀郡芳賀町, there were 83.6 physicians per 100,000 people in 2022. Its population was 14,961 in October 2020. The city covered 70.2 km² in 2024. Population density was 219.2 people per km² in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1526 sources

Population14,961people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)276.9EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent7.58EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 21% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate2.9%country median 3.8% — 23% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime429.2incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Confirmed 2025 Penal Code offence counts by municipality and offence category (刑法犯 市町村別 認知件数)
PM2.5, annual mean8.52µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Pricier rent than 75% of Japanese cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 87% of Japanese cities that publish it.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Haga-machi?

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

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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 芳賀郡芳賀町?

Average net cold rent is about 7.58 EUR/m² per month (2018 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): 7.58 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp14
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Haga-machi recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesHaga-machi highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Haga-machi highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Haga-machi€7.58
Sapporo€7.56
Show the other 6 cities
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.58 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2018www.e-stat.go.jp14Official

Is Haga-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.

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–58%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–62%
Student39%strong on safety, weak on work · range 32–46%
Family53%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 46–60%
Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–60%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 455 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 7.58 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: 2018 Housing and Land Survey

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 芳賀郡芳賀町?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality8

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Haga-machi is 2.9%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)276.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp15Official
Unemployment rate2.9 %country median 3.8%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Haga-machi?

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

regional median gross pay: €277 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
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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€7.58/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2018-12-31− €455
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—
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Haga-machi. 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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools4 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112711Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 1,000 residents0.387 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents83.6 per 100,0002022Exact 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.7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Haga-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.

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Physicians per 1,000 residents0.387 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 芳賀郡芳賀町?

Police recorded about 429 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 429.2 incidents per 100,000 · Confirmed 2025 Penal Code offence counts by municipality and offence category (刑法犯 市町村別 認知件数)2
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents429.2 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Confirmed 2025 Penal Code offence counts by municipality and offence category (刑法犯 市町村別 認知件数)2Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count2024Unique 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.13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Haga-machi. 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
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Haga-machi.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 芳賀郡芳賀町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.5 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: 8.52 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202312
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Haga-machi is 8.5 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.52 µg/m³31 Dec 2023NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202312Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in 芳賀郡芳賀町?

The published population was 14,961 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area70.16 km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.6Official
Foreign residents248 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.5Official
Population density219.2 people/km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.6Official
Population14,961 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table9Official

International community in Haga-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 groupPeopleShare
Total14,961100.0%
Japanese14,76798.7%
Foreigner1591.1%
People's Republic of China380.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam380.3%
Nationality not reported350.2%
Federative Republic of Brazil220.1%
Others170.1%
Republic of the Philippines110.1%
Kingdom of Thailand110.1%
Republic of Korea70.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
India60.0%
Republic of Peru40.0%
Republic of Indonesia30.0%
United States of America20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age51.5 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Haga-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.

Takanezawa-machi as a Haga-machi alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €6.62/m² (2023) Takanezawa-machi vs €7.58/m² (2018) Haga-machino percentage
  • Residents: 29,229 Takanezawa-machi vs 14,961 Haga-machi+95%
  • Median gross pay, region: €302 Takanezawa-machi vs €277 Haga-machi+9%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 455 Takanezawa-machi vs 429 Haga-machi+6%
  • Unemployment: 2.9% Takanezawa-machi vs 2.9% Haga-machisame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.5 µg/m³ Takanezawa-machi vs 8.5 µg/m³ Haga-machisame level
Full comparisonMore about Takanezawa-machi

Yasu as a Haga-machi alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 399 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 50,513 Yasu vs 14,961 Haga-machi+238%
  • Rent: €7.24/m² (2023) Yasu vs €7.58/m² (2018) Haga-machino percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €316 Yasu vs €277 Haga-machi+14%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 618 Yasu vs 429 Haga-machino percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Yasu vs 8.5 µg/m³ Haga-machi−8%
Full comparisonMore about Yasu

Cities near Haga-machi

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

Mashiko-machi 9.5 km away
Rent
5.65 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Takanezawa-machi 11.2 km away
Rent
6.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Mooka 12.6 km away
Rent
6.32 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Nasukarasuyama 14.7 km away
Rent
3.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Utsunomiya 15.8 km away
Rent
7.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Sakura 17.3 km away
Rent
6.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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Kushimoto14,959 residentsKushimoto-cho14,959 residentsTōbetsu14,974 residentsSunagawa15,015 residentsOwase15,041 residentsTamaki-cho15,041 residents

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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 芳賀郡芳賀町?

The published population was 14,961 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 芳賀郡芳賀町?

Average net cold rent is about 7.58 EUR/m² per month (2018 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 530 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 芳賀郡芳賀町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.5 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.

How safe is 芳賀郡芳賀町?

Police recorded about 429 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Confirmed 2025 Penal Code offence counts by municipality and offence category (刑法犯 市町村別 認知件数).

What is the unemployment rate in 芳賀郡芳賀町?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Haga-machi?

The median gross salary is 276.9 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Haga-machi a good place to live?

Haga-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 Haga-machi?

Ichikai-machi, Mashiko-machi, Takanezawa-machi, Motegi-machi, Mooka are near Haga-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 Haga-machi?

The official citizenship distribution records 14,767 people (98.7%) 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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