Living in Mitaka
In Mitaka, rents across existing tenancies average €13.67 per m² a month (2023).
The unemployment rate was 3.4% in October 2020. 三鷹市 is in Japan; its population was 190,497 in 2024. 三鷹市 had 31 schools in May 2024. The median age was 46.7 years in 2026.
Pricier rent than 98% of Japanese cities that publish it and lower unemployment than 69% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Mitaka?
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 三鷹市?
Average net cold rent is about 13.67 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): 13.67 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp17
| 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19Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate | 10.76 % | 31 Oct 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 13.67 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp17Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 550.2 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 mura8Official |
Is Mitaka 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 820 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 13.67 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in 三鷹市?
The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality9
Mitaka 3.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 436.2 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp18Official |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4 %country median 3.8% | 1 Oct 2020 | Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality9Official |
What does a salary buy in Mitaka?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobile
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€13.67/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €820 |
| 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 | — |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mitaka. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Hello Work — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Mitaka. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 31 schools | 1 May 2024 | MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112713Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP practices | 79 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット clinics facility and specialty CSV 2026-06-0120Official |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 14.08 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 1,408 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 202410Official |
| Hospitals | 7 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV21Official |
| Pharmacies | 88 count | 1 Jun 2026 | 医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV22Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 5.33 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 202411Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 572.9 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.7Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mitaka 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is 三鷹市?
Police recorded about 1,233 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-13-Tokyo-202412
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglaries per 100,000 residents | 1.54 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | JP-13-Tokyo-202412Official |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,233 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | JP-13-Tokyo-202412Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 6.14 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | JP-13-Tokyo-202412Official |
Mobility and administration
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destinations from nearest airport | 4 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.15Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Mitaka. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course
Agency for Cultural Affairs
For foreigners living in Japan.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in 三鷹市?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.7 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: tenbou.nies.go.jp14
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Mitaka 8.7
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.7 µg/m³country median 8.4 | 31 Dec 2023 | tenbou.nies.go.jp14Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 9.8 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 14.2 · Apr 19.4 · May 23.6 · Jun 26.1 · Jul 29.9 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 27.5 · Oct 22 · Nov 16.7 · Dec 12 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 1.2 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 5 · Apr 9.8 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 3.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.4 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 14.3 · May 18.8 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 26.9 · Sep 23.3 · Oct 18 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 7.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 59.7 · Feb 56.5 · Mar 116 · Apr 133.7 · May 139.7 · Jun 167.8 · Jul 156.2 · Aug 154.7 · Sep 224.9 · Oct 234.8 · Nov 96.3 · Dec 57.9 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 192.6 · Feb 170.4 · Mar 175.3 · Apr 178.8 · May 179.6 · Jun 124.2 · Jul 151.4 · Aug 174.2 · Sep 126.7 · Oct 129.4 · Nov 149.8 · Dec 174.4 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKYO16Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Japan: Ichinomiya ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±2.1 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.4 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.5 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±3.1 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±3.1 °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 16.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 11,601.5 people per km² in 2024.
How many people live in 三鷹市?
The published population was 190,497 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
By nationality
National passport97.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 16.42 km² | 2024 | Exact 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 residents | 4,811 people | 2024 | Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口(外国人).5Official |
| Population density | 11,602 people/km² | 2024 | Exact 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 |
| Population | 190,497 people | 31 Dec 2024 | 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5Official |
International community in Mitaka
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 | 195,391 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 185,052 | 94.7% |
| Nationality not reported | 6,928 | 3.5% |
| Foreigner | 3,411 | 1.7% |
| People's Republic of China | 1,236 | 0.6% |
| Republic of Korea | 636 | 0.3% |
| Others | 560 | 0.3% |
| United States of America | 279 | 0.1% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 166 | 0.1% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 165 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 92 | 0.0% |
Show 6 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 80 | 0.0% |
| India | 63 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 53 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Indonesia | 41 | 0.0% |
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 31 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Peru | 9 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.7 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Mitaka
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.
Kisarazu as a Mitaka alternative in the same region
47 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €6.47/m² Kisarazu vs €13.67/m² Mitaka−53%
- Median gross pay, region: €320 Kisarazu vs €436 Mitaka−27%
- Empty flats: 15.1% Kisarazu vs 10.8% Mitaka+40%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 613 Kisarazu vs 1,233 Mitakano percentage
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,447.9 Kisarazu vs 1,408.2 Mitakasame level
Yamaguchi as a Mitaka alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 756 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €6.51/m² Yamaguchi vs €13.67/m² Mitaka−52%
- Median gross pay, region: €286 Yamaguchi vs €436 Mitaka−34%
- Empty flats: 17.0% Yamaguchi vs 10.8% Mitaka+58%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 422 (2025) Yamaguchi vs 1,233 (2024) Mitakano percentage
- Residents: 185,982 Yamaguchi vs 190,497 Mitaka−2%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,408.0 Yamaguchi vs 1,408.2 Mitakasame level
Cities near Mitaka
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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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 三鷹市?
The published population was 190,497 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 三鷹市?
Average net cold rent is about 13.67 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 957 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in 三鷹市?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.7 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: tenbou.nies.go.jp.
How safe is 三鷹市?
Police recorded about 1,233 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-13-Tokyo-2024.
What is the unemployment rate in 三鷹市?
The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.
What is the typical salary around Mitaka?
The median gross salary is 436.2 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Mitaka a good place to live?
Mitaka 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 Mitaka?
Kichijōji-honchō, Chōfu, Musashino, Nishitokyo, Koganei are near Mitaka. 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 Mitaka?
The official citizenship distribution records 185,052 people (94.7%) 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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