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犬上郡豊郷町 had 7,132 residents in October 2020 and is a city in Japan. For 犬上郡豊郷町, the unemployment rate was 4.1% in October 2020. The median age was 48.4 years in 2026. The foreign population count was 261 in 2024. The city had 4 schools in May 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1527 sources

Population7,132people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)249.3EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average rent339.3EUR/month31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings
Unemployment rate4.1%country median 3.8% — 9% aboveOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime1,096incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Municipality ranking: recorded Penal Code offences, year-end 2025 (confirmed)
PM2.5, annual mean8.56µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Toyosato-cho?

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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.

No city-level rent figure is published for Toyosato-cho. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Toyosato-cho recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesToyosato-cho highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Toyosato-cho highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Hiroshima€8.38
Sapporo€7.56
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Saitama€10.37
Chiba€9.08
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)339.3 EUR/month31 Dec 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings1Official · regional context

Is Toyosato-cho 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 40–60%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–64%
Student42%strong on housing, weak on work · range 34–50%
Family54%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 46–62%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 犬上郡豊郷町?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality8

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Toyosato-cho is 4.1%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)249.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp16Official
Unemployment rate4.1 %country median 3.8%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Toyosato-cho?

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

regional median gross pay: €249 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
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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
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings · 2023-12-31− €339
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 Toyosato-cho. 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 Toyosato-cho. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools4 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112712Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents46.97 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents4.31 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 202411Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents416.2 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.7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Toyosato-cho 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 residents4.31 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 犬上郡豊郷町?

Police recorded about 1,096 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Municipality ranking: recorded Penal Code offences, year-end 2025 (confirmed)13

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,096 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Municipality ranking: recorded Penal Code offences, year-end 2025 (confirmed)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport9 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 Toyosato-cho. 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 Toyosato-cho.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 犬上郡豊郷町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 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: 8.56 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202314
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 Toyosato-cho is 8.6 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 mean8.56 µg/m³31 Dec 2023NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202314Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 7.8 km² in 2024. Population density was 912.4 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 犬上郡豊郷町?

The published population was 7,132 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 area7.8 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 residents261 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口(外国人).5Official
Population density912.4 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
Population7,132 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table9Official

International community in Toyosato-cho

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
Total7,132100.0%
Japanese6,90896.9%
Foreigner1882.6%
Federative Republic of Brazil941.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam370.5%
Nationality not reported360.5%
Republic of the Philippines200.3%
People's Republic of China190.3%
Others80.1%
United States of America40.1%
Republic of Peru40.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Republic of Korea10.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age48.4 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Toyosato-cho

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.

Taga-cho as a Toyosato-cho alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 585 Taga-cho vs 1,096 Toyosato-cho−47%
  • Median gross pay, region: €275 Taga-cho vs €249 Toyosato-cho+10%
  • Unemployment: 4.0% Taga-cho vs 4.1% Toyosato-chosame level
  • Residents: 7,274 Taga-cho vs 7,132 Toyosato-cho+2%
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.6 µg/m³ Taga-cho vs 8.6 µg/m³ Toyosato-chosame level

Cities near Toyosato-cho

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

Aisho-cho 3.9 km away
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6.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Hikone 8.7 km away
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7.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Higashiomi 10.0 km away
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6.59 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Maibara 13.9 km away
Rent
6.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Ōmihachiman 14.4 km away
Rent
7.35 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 犬上郡豊郷町?

The published population was 7,132 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

Is the air quality good in 犬上郡豊郷町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 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.

How safe is 犬上郡豊郷町?

Police recorded about 1,096 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Municipality ranking: recorded Penal Code offences, year-end 2025 (confirmed).

What is the unemployment rate in 犬上郡豊郷町?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Toyosato-cho?

The median gross salary is 249.3 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Toyosato-cho?

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

Is Toyosato-cho a good place to live?

Toyosato-cho 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 Toyosato-cho?

Kora-cho, Aisho-cho, Taga-cho, Hikone, Youkaichi are near Toyosato-cho. 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 Toyosato-cho?

The official citizenship distribution records 6,908 people (96.9%) 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). Toyosato-cho, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a62677cb46145a4a28a669d35f08537a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/inugamiguntoyosatomachi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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