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Living in Ōmachi

In Ōmachi (Nagano Prefecture), rents across existing tenancies average €3.80 per m² a month (2023).

The city faced an unemployment rate of 3.57% at the end of 2020. Ōmachi's population density measured 46.1 people per km² at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2424 sources

Population26,029people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table
Median gross salary (region)253.3EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent3.8EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 39% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate3.57%country median 3.8% — 5% belowOfficial source · 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表)
Recorded crime406.9incidents 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

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Ōmachi?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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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 Ōmachi?

Average net cold rent is about 3.8 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): 3.8 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp12
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Ōmachi recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesŌmachi highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Ōmachi highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Ōmachi€3.80
Show the other 6 cities
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14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB2Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp12Official

Is Ōmachi a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–65%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%
Student48%strong on education, weak on work · range 40–56%
Family53%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 44–62%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 228 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 3.8 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 Ōmachi?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.57 % · 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表)17
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Ōmachi is 3.6%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)253.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp13Official
Unemployment rate3.57 %country median 3.8%31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表)17Official

What does a salary buy in Ōmachi?

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

regional median gross pay: €253 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
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€3.80/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €228
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 Ōmachi. 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
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Open the Japan service overview

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools6 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 0000402311278Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents7.75 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20246Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents2.18 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents207 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.4Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ōmachi 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 residents2.18 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents406.9 incidents per 100,00031 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1-5-215Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Ōmachi's nearest airport was MMJ, 37 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Destinations from nearest airport5 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.11Official
Distance to the nearest major airport37 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)MMJ3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ōmachi. 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
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ōmachi.

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Ōmachi?

The published population was 26,029 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area565.2 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)16Official
Foreign-resident share2.99 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)18Official
Foreign residents749 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)18Official
Population density46.1 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)5Official
Population26,029 people1 Oct 2020Japan 2020 Census municipality population table5Official

International community in Ōmachi

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
Total26,029100.0%
Japanese25,47097.9%
Foreigner4681.8%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam960.4%
Nationality not reported910.3%
Republic of the Philippines740.3%
People's Republic of China710.3%
Republic of Korea580.2%
Others510.2%
Federative Republic of Brazil490.2%
Kingdom of Thailand430.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal140.1%
Republic of Indonesia70.0%
United States of America20.0%
Republic of Peru20.0%
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 source3

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age57.7 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)1Official

Alternatives for people set on Ōmachi

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.

Cities near Ōmachi

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

Azumino 22.7 km away
Rent
6.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Chikuma 23.8 km away
Rent
5.28 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

Other cities in Japan to compare with Ōmachi, nearest in population first.

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Yahaba26,060 residentsFujikawaguchiko-machi26,082 residentsMimasaka25,939 residentsKakuda25,920 residentsGinan-cho25,881 residentsUreshino25,848 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 Ōmachi?

The published population was 26,029 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How much does it cost to rent in Ōmachi?

Average net cold rent is about 3.8 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 266 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

What is the unemployment rate in Ōmachi?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (October 2020). Source: 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表).

What is the typical salary around Ōmachi?

The median gross salary is 253.3 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Ōmachi?

749 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民).

Is Ōmachi a good place to live?

Ōmachi 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 Ōmachi?

Matsukawa-mura, Ikeda-machi, Hakuba-mura, Azumino, Chikuma are near Ōmachi. 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 Ōmachi?

The official citizenship distribution records 25,470 people (97.9%) 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). Ōmachi (Nagano Prefecture), Japan: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d5312bc73a49a5c135fe37a7d66defaa]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/omachi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Ōmachi (Nagano Prefecture), Japan: population, rent, salary},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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