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Living in Nishigo-mura

In Nishigo-mura, rents across existing tenancies average €7.15 per m² a month (2023).

The city had 9 schools in May 2024. 西白河郡西郷村 had a population of 20,808 in October 2020. The unemployment rate was 3.4% in October 2020. The median age was 46.6 years in 2026. The foreign population count was 398 in 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1025 sources

Population20,808people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)265EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent7.15EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 14% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.4%country median 3.8% — 10% belowOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality
Recorded crime669.4incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)
PM2.5, annual mean6.7µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Pricier rent than 69% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 69% of Japanese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 88% of Japanese cities that publish it.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Nishigo-mura?

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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 西白河郡西郷村?

Average net cold rent is about 7.15 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): 7.15 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp14
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Nishigo-mura recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesNishigo-mura highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Nishigo-mura highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Nishigo-mura€7.15
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Saitama€10.37
Fukuoka€9.00
Kobe€8.87
Sendai€8.85
Nagoya€8.81
Hiroshima€8.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited31.61 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.15 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp14Official

Is Nishigo-mura a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–58%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%
Student46%strong on education, weak on work · range 39–53%
Family57%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 50–64%
Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–60%

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What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 429 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 7.15 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 西白河郡西郷村?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality7

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Nishigo-mura is 3.4%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)265 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp15Official
Unemployment rate3.4 %country median 3.8%1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality7Official

What does a salary buy in Nishigo-mura?

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

regional median gross pay: €265 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
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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€7.15/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €429
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 Nishigo-mura. 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 Nishigo-mura. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools9 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112710Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 1,000 residents0.781 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20249Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents78.8 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.6Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nishigo-mura 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 residents0.781 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 西白河郡西郷村?

Police recorded about 669 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 669.4 incidents per 100,000 · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)12
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents669.4 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 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.13Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 西白河郡西郷村?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.7 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 202311

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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 Nishigo-mura is 6.7 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 mean6.7 µg/m³31 Dec 2023NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202311Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 192.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 107.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 西白河郡西郷村?

The published population was 20,808 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 area192.1 km²2024Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.5Official
Foreign residents398 people2024Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.4Official
Population density107.3 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 km2.5Official
Population20,808 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table8Official

International community in Nishigo-mura

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
Total20,808100.0%
Japanese20,38798.0%
Foreigner2431.2%
Nationality not reported1780.9%
Republic of the Philippines880.4%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam460.2%
People's Republic of China390.2%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal280.1%
Others230.1%
Republic of Korea90.0%
Kingdom of Thailand30.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Republic of Peru30.0%
Republic of Indonesia10.0%
India10.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland10.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age46.6 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Nishigo-mura

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.

Nasu-machi as a Nishigo-mura alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €1.66/m² Nasu-machi vs €7.15/m² Nishigo-mura−77%
  • Annual PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³ Nasu-machi vs 6.7 µg/m³ Nishigo-mura−35%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,367 Nasu-machi vs 669 Nishigo-murano percentage
  • Unemployment: 3.7% Nasu-machi vs 3.4% Nishigo-mura+9%
  • Median gross pay, region: €248 Nasu-machi vs €265 Nishigo-mura−6%
  • Residents: 23,956 Nasu-machi vs 20,808 Nishigo-mura+15%
Full comparisonMore about Nasu-machi

Nichinan as a Nishigo-mura alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €3.97/m² Nichinan vs €7.15/m² Nishigo-mura−44%
  • Residents: 50,848 Nichinan vs 20,808 Nishigo-mura+144%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 457 Nichinan vs 669 Nishigo-murano percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €247 Nichinan vs €265 Nishigo-mura−7%
Full comparisonMore about Nichinan

Cities near Nishigo-mura

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

Shirakawa 5.2 km away
Rent
6.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Nasu-machi 13.9 km away
Rent
1.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Yabuki-machi 17.5 km away
Rent
5.38 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Nasushiobara 22.2 km away
Rent
5.82 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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Murayama20,825 residentsShisui-machi20,745 residentsAisho-cho20,893 residentsKanmaki20,894 residentsShōwa20,909 residentsTakahata20,921 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 西白河郡西郷村?

The published population was 20,808 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in 西白河郡西郷村?

Average net cold rent is about 7.15 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 500 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in 西白河郡西郷村?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.7 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 西白河郡西郷村?

Police recorded about 669 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed).

What is the unemployment rate in 西白河郡西郷村?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Nishigo-mura?

The median gross salary is 265 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Nishigo-mura a good place to live?

Nishigo-mura 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 Nishigo-mura?

Shirakawa, Izumizaki-mura, Nasu-machi, Tenei-mura, Yabuki-machi are near Nishigo-mura. 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 Nishigo-mura?

The official citizenship distribution records 20,387 people (98.0%) 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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