Living in Kitanakagusuku-son

In Kitanakagusuku-son, rents across existing tenancies average €7.17 per m² a month (2023).

中頭郡北中城村's population was 17,969 in October 2020. The city covered 11.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,555.5 people per km² in 2024. The median age was 45.8 years in 2026. The unemployment rate was 6.5% in October 2020. The city had 8 schools in May 2024. For 中頭郡北中城村, there were 724.8 physicians per 100,000 people in 2022.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population17,969people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)301.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent7.17EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 14% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate6.5%country median 3.8% — 73% aboveOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime728.3incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · 令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢統計表, 図表1-5-2

PM2.5, annual mean7.29µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Pricier rent than 70% of Japanese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 98% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 78% of Japanese cities that publish it.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Kitanakagusuku-son?

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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 中頭郡北中城村?

Average net cold rent is about 7.17 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): 7.17 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesKitanakagusuku-son highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Sapporo€7.56

Kitanakagusuku-son€7.17

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Saitama€10.37

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

Hiroshima€8.38

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¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.17 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴Official

Is Kitanakagusuku-son 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 worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–57%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–62%

Student46%strong on education, weak on work · range 38–54%

Family48%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–57%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 430 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 7.17 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 中頭郡北中城村?

The unemployment rate is 6.5 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁷

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Kitanakagusuku-son is 6.5%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Kitanakagusuku-son 6.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	301.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁵Official
Unemployment rate	6.5 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Kitanakagusuku-son?

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

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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
Rent, 60 m²€7.17/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €430
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 Kitanakagusuku-son. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	8 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹¹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	48.35 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁹Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	7.14 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	724.8 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.⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kitanakagusuku-son when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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Physicians per 1,000 residents7.14 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	728.3 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢統計表, 図表1-5-2¹⁷Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	43 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.¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kitanakagusuku-son. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course

Agency for Cultural Affairs

For foreigners living in Japan.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 中頭郡北中城村?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 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: 7.29 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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.3WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Kitanakagusuku-son is 7.3 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Kitanakagusuku-son 7.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.29 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in 中頭郡北中城村?

The published population was 17,969 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	11.54 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 km2.⁵Official
Foreign residents	435 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁴Official
Population density	1,556 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 km2.⁵Official
Population	17,969 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁸Official

International community in Kitanakagusuku-son

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	17,969	100.0%
Japanese	17,453	97.1%
Foreigner	383	2.1%
United States of America	160	0.9%
Nationality not reported	133	0.7%
Republic of the Philippines	69	0.4%
Others	50	0.3%
India	42	0.2%
People's Republic of China	15	0.1%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	11	0.1%
Republic of Peru	11	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Federative Republic of Brazil	8	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	7	0.0%
Republic of Korea	5	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	2	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	2	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	45.8 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Kitanakagusuku-son

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.

Nishihara-cho as a Kitanakagusuku-son alternative in the same region

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

Residents: 34,984 Nishihara-cho vs 17,969 Kitanakagusuku-son+95%
Median gross pay, region: €255 Nishihara-cho vs €302 Kitanakagusuku-son−15%
Unemployment: 5.3% Nishihara-cho vs 6.5% Kitanakagusuku-son−18%
Rent: €6.78/m² Nishihara-cho vs €7.17/m² Kitanakagusuku-son−6%
Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Nishihara-cho vs 7.3 µg/m³ Kitanakagusuku-son+7%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 728 Nishihara-cho vs 728 Kitanakagusuku-sonsame level

Full comparison More about Nishihara-cho

Miyako as a Kitanakagusuku-son alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1981 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €4.26/m² Miyako vs €7.17/m² Kitanakagusuku-son−41%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 293 Miyako vs 728 Kitanakagusuku-son−60%
Residents: 50,369 Miyako vs 17,969 Kitanakagusuku-son+180%
Median gross pay, region: €239 Miyako vs €302 Kitanakagusuku-son−21%

Full comparison More about Miyako

Cities near Kitanakagusuku-son

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

Ginowan 2.6 km away

Rent: 7.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Chatan-cho 3.6 km away

Rent: 8.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Okinawa 4.0 km away

Rent: 6.33 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Nakagusuku-son 4.3 km away

Rent: 8.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Nishihara-cho 9.3 km away

Rent: 6.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Urasoe 9.4 km away

Rent: 7.36 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 中頭郡北中城村?

The published population was 17,969 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 中頭郡北中城村?

Average net cold rent is about 7.17 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 502 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 中頭郡北中城村?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.3 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.

What is the unemployment rate in 中頭郡北中城村?

The unemployment rate is 6.5 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Kitanakagusuku-son?

The median gross salary is 301.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Kitanakagusuku-son a good place to live?

Kitanakagusuku-son 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 Kitanakagusuku-son?

Ginowan, Chatan-cho, Okinawa, Nakagusuku-son, Nishihara are near Kitanakagusuku-son. 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 Kitanakagusuku-son?

The official citizenship distribution records 17,453 people (97.1%) 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). Kitanakagusuku-son, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 61a384755d0ec9ba48a3104e8b1ff69f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/nakazugunkitanakagusukumura/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kitanakagusuku-son, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {61a384755d0ec9ba48a3104e8b1ff69f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/nakazugunkitanakagusukumura/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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