Living in Chatan-cho

In Chatan-cho, rents across existing tenancies average €8.13 per m² a month (2023).

中頭郡北谷町 had 28,201 residents in October 2020 and is a city in Japan. The city had 11 schools in May 2024. In October 2020, the unemployment rate was 6.4%. The median age was 44 years in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population28,201people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)321.2EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent8.13EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 30% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate6.4%country median 3.8% — 70% 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 81% 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 Chatan-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.

How much does it cost to rent in 中頭郡北谷町?

Average net cold rent is about 8.13 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): 8.13 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 citiesChatan-cho highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Chatan-cho€8.13

Sapporo€7.56

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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)	8.13 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁴Official

Is Chatan-cho a good place to live?

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Remote worker43%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 34–52%

Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–58%

Student44%strong on education, weak on work · range 36–52%

Family45%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 36–54%

Retirement46%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 34–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 488 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.13 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 中頭郡北谷町?

The unemployment rate is 6.4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁷

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Chatan-cho is 6.4%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Chatan-cho 6.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	321.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁵Official
Unemployment rate	6.4 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Chatan-cho?

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

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€8.13/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €488
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 Chatan-cho. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	11 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹¹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	5.98 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁹Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	0.962 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	103.2 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 Chatan-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 residents0.962 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 Chatan-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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 中頭郡北谷町?

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 Chatan-cho 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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Chatan-cho 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

The city covered 13.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 2,103.5 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 中頭郡北谷町?

The published population was 28,201 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	13.91 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	1,107 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁴Official
Population density	2,104 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	28,201 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁸Official

International community in Chatan-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 group	People	Share
Total	28,201	100.0%
Japanese	26,731	94.8%
Foreigner	787	2.8%
Nationality not reported	683	2.4%
United States of America	257	0.9%
Republic of the Philippines	158	0.6%
People's Republic of China	90	0.3%
Others	88	0.3%
Federative Republic of Brazil	64	0.2%
Republic of Korea	44	0.2%
India	18	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	17	0.1%
Kingdom of Thailand	14	0.0%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	14	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	10	0.0%
Republic of Peru	9	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	4	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	43.9 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Chatan-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.

Nishihara-cho as a Chatan-cho alternative in the same region

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

Rent: €6.78/m² Nishihara-cho vs €8.13/m² Chatan-cho−17%
Median gross pay, region: €255 Nishihara-cho vs €321 Chatan-cho−21%
Unemployment: 5.3% Nishihara-cho vs 6.4% Chatan-cho−17%
Residents: 34,984 Nishihara-cho vs 28,201 Chatan-cho+24%
Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Nishihara-cho vs 7.3 µg/m³ Chatan-cho+7%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 728 Nishihara-cho vs 728 Chatan-chosame level

Full comparison More about Nishihara-cho

Miyako as a Chatan-cho 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 €8.13/m² Chatan-cho−48%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 293 Miyako vs 728 Chatan-cho−60%
Median gross pay, region: €239 Miyako vs €321 Chatan-cho−26%
Residents: 50,369 Miyako vs 28,201 Chatan-cho+79%

Full comparison More about Miyako

Cities near Chatan-cho

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

Kitanakagusuku-son 3.6 km away

Rent: 7.17 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Okinawa 4.1 km away

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

Ginowan 4.5 km away

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

Nakagusuku-son 6.9 km away

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

Urasoe 9.3 km away

Rent: 7.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Nishihara-cho 10.8 km away

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

Alternative cities in Japan

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Tsugaru28,166 residents Matsubushi-machi28,266 residents Uda28,121 residents Mizumaki-machi28,114 residents Kamaishi28,097 residents Niimi28,079 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 中頭郡北谷町?

The published population was 28,201 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 中頭郡北谷町?

Average net cold rent is about 8.13 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 569 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 中頭郡北谷町?

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 中頭郡北谷町?

The unemployment rate is 6.4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Chatan-cho?

The median gross salary is 321.2 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Chatan-cho a good place to live?

Chatan-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 Chatan-cho?

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

The official citizenship distribution records 26,731 people (94.8%) 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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