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Living in Hamura

In Hamura, rents across existing tenancies average €8.81 per m² a month (2023).

The unemployment rate was 4.2% in October 2020. 羽村市 is in Japan; its population was 54,326 in October 2020. The city had 12 schools in May 2024. The median age was 48.5 years in 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-1723 sources

Population54,326people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)307.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent8.81EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 41% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate4.2%country median 3.8% — 11% aboveOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Pricier rent than 85% of Japanese cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 69% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 羽村市?

Average net cold rent is about 8.81 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): 8.81 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp13

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Hamura yet.

Net rent across major citiesHamura highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Hamura highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hamura€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
Sapporo€7.56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.81 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp13Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)380.7 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 mura5Official

Is Hamura 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–59%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%
Student49%strong on education, weak on safety · range 41–57%
Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–61%
Retirement48%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 36–60%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 529 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.81 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 羽村市?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality6

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Hamura is 4.2%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)307.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp14Official
Unemployment rate4.2 %country median 3.8%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality6Official

What does a salary buy in Hamura?

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

regional median gross pay: €308 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
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€8.81/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €529
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities, internet, mobile plan—
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 Hamura. 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 Hamura. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools12 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112711Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents4.52 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20249Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents0.827 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents97.2 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.4Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hamura 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 residents0.827 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport4 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.12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hamura. 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 Hamura.

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Population and city profile

The city covered 9.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 5,467.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 羽村市?

The published population was 54,326 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area9.9 km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.3Official
Foreign residents1,979 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.2Official
Population density5,467 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 km2.3Official
Population54,326 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table8Official

International community in Hamura

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
Total54,326100.0%
Japanese52,87397.3%
Foreigner1,3132.4%
Republic of Peru2900.5%
Republic of the Philippines2400.4%
People's Republic of China2090.4%
Nationality not reported1400.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam1360.3%
Others1330.2%
Republic of Korea770.1%
Federative Republic of Brazil740.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
United States of America510.1%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal350.1%
Republic of Indonesia290.1%
Kingdom of Thailand210.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland110.0%
India70.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source1

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age48.5 years1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table7Official

Alternatives for people set on Hamura

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.

Cities near Hamura

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

Fussa 3.5 km away
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8.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Ōme 3.9 km away
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8.22 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Mizuho-machi 3.9 km away
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8.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Akiruno 4.5 km away
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8.18 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Hinode-machi 5.6 km away
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7.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Musashimurayama 7.0 km away
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7.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Akishima 7.8 km away
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8.46 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Hannō 9.9 km away
Rent
8.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities
Konan54,460 residentsNōgata54,154 residentsNishikan-ku (Niigata)54,546 residentsMutsu54,103 residentsHidaka54,571 residentsHamada54,592 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 羽村市?

The published population was 54,326 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 羽村市?

Average net cold rent is about 8.81 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 617 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

What is the unemployment rate in 羽村市?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Hamura?

The median gross salary is 307.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Hamura?

1,979 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

Is Hamura a good place to live?

Hamura 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 Hamura?

Fussa, Ōme, Mizuho-machi, Akiruno, Hinode-machi are near Hamura. 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 Hamura?

The official citizenship distribution records 52,873 people (97.3%) 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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