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Living in Hakusan

In Hakusan, rents across existing tenancies average €6.20 per m² a month (2023).

In October 2020, the unemployment rate was 3.3%. Its population was 112,524 in 2024. There were 143.5 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2022. The median age was 49.6 years in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population112,524people31 Dec 2024Official source · e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ(オリジナル)0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口(総数), 調査年 2024年度
Median gross salary (region)275.6EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent6.2EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — about the sameOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.3%country median 3.8% — 12% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime350.5incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-17-Ishikawa-2025
PM2.5, annual mean7.1µg/m³country median 8.4 — 15% belowOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 白山市

Lower unemployment than 74% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 82% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 白山市?

Average net cold rent is about 6.2 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): 6.2 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp17
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Hakusan recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesHakusan highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Hakusan highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Hakusan€6.20
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19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate8.06 %31 Oct 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.2 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — about the same31 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp17Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)298.7 EUR/month31 Oct 2023Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura8Official

Is Hakusan 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 worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–67%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–75%
Student67%strong on education, weak on work · range 60–74%
Family75%strong on safety, weak on legal route · range 68–82%
Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 52–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 372 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 6.2 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 白山市?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality9

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Hakusan is 3.3%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)275.6 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp18Official
Unemployment rate3.3 %country median 3.8%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality9Official

What does a salary buy in Hakusan?

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

regional median gross pay: €276 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
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€6.20/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €372
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 Hakusan Salary needed to live in Hakusan

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hakusan. 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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools38 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112713Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents4.78 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents478.5 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official
Hospitals4 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV20Official
Pharmacies48 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV21Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.33 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202411Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents143.5 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 Hakusan 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents478.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 白山市?

Police recorded about 351 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: 350.5 incidents per 100,000 · JP-17-Ishikawa-202512
MetricValuePeriodSource
Burglaries per 100,000 residents0.906 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-17-Ishikawa-202512Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents350.5 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-17-Ishikawa-202512Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport7 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.15Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 白山市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.1 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 — 白山市14

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Hakusan is 7.1 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 mean7.1 µg/m³country median 8.431 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 白山市14Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.1 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 11.6 · Apr 17.3 · May 22.3 · Jun 25.6 · Jul 29.5 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 27.2 · Oct 21.8 · Nov 15.9 · Dec 10.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KANAZAWA16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.2 · Feb 1 · Mar 3.4 · Apr 8.2 · May 13.6 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 3.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KANAZAWA16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4 · Feb 4.2 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 12.6 · May 17.7 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 27.3 · Sep 23.2 · Oct 17.6 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 6.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KANAZAWA16Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 256 · Feb 162.6 · Mar 157.2 · Apr 143.9 · May 138 · Jun 170.3 · Jul 233.4 · Aug 179.3 · Sep 231.9 · Oct 177.1 · Nov 250.8 · Dec 301.1 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KANAZAWA16Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 62.3 · Feb 86.5 · Mar 144.8 · Apr 184.8 · May 207.2 · Jun 162.5 · Jul 167.2 · Aug 215.9 · Sep 153.6 · Oct 152 · Nov 108.6 · Dec 68.9 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KANAZAWA16Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Japan: Adachi-ku ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.7 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.7 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.8 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±3.8 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±3.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 754.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 149.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 白山市?

The published population was 112,524 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ(オリジナル)0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口(総数), 調査年 2024年度5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area754.9 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 residents2,010 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口(外国人).5Official
Population density149.1 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
Population112,524 people31 Dec 2024e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ(オリジナル)0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口(総数), 調査年 2024年度5Official

International community in Hakusan

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
Total110,408100.0%
Japanese108,48598.3%
Foreigner1,4021.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam6540.6%
Nationality not reported5210.5%
People's Republic of China3170.3%
Others1200.1%
Republic of the Philippines1090.1%
Republic of Korea700.1%
Republic of Indonesia340.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil290.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kingdom of Thailand230.0%
United States of America190.0%
India100.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal70.0%
Republic of Peru70.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland30.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age49.6 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Hakusan

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.

Takaoka as a Hakusan alternative in the same region

48 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,515.4 Takaoka vs 478.5 Hakusan+217%
  • Empty flats: 15.5% Takaoka vs 8.1% Hakusan+92%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 535 Takaoka vs 351 Hakusanno percentage
  • Residents: 162,672 Takaoka vs 112,524 Hakusan+45%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.4 µg/m³ Takaoka vs 7.1 µg/m³ Hakusan+4%
  • Rent: €6.17/m² Takaoka vs €6.20/m² Hakusansame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €278 Takaoka vs €276 Hakusansame level

Beppu as a Hakusan alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 3,114.4 Beppu vs 478.5 Hakusan+551%
  • Empty flats: 21.7% Beppu vs 8.1% Hakusan+169%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 383 Beppu vs 351 Hakusanno percentage
  • Rent: €5.86/m² Beppu vs €6.20/m² Hakusan−5%
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.4 µg/m³ Beppu vs 7.1 µg/m³ Hakusan−10%
  • Median gross pay, region: €265 Beppu vs €276 Hakusan−4%

Cities near Hakusan

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

Nonoichi 5.0 km away
Rent
7.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Nomi 7.6 km away
Rent
5.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Kanazawa 9.6 km away
Rent
7.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Uchinada-machi 17.0 km away
Rent
5.99 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Tsubata-machi 22.5 km away
Rent
6.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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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 白山市?

The published population was 112,524 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ(オリジナル)0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口(総数), 調査年 2024年度.

How much does it cost to rent in 白山市?

Average net cold rent is about 6.2 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 434 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 白山市?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.1 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 — 白山市.

How safe is 白山市?

Police recorded about 351 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-17-Ishikawa-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in 白山市?

The unemployment rate is 3.3 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Hakusan?

The median gross salary is 275.6 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Hakusan a good place to live?

Hakusan 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 Hakusan?

Nonoichi, Nomi, Tsurugi-asahimachi, Kanazawa, Uchinada-machi are near Hakusan. 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 Hakusan?

The official citizenship distribution records 108,485 people (98.3%) 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). Hakusan, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7d60dd4f3d943c2f2a6a9d4632af8996]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/hakusanshi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Hakusan, Japan: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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