Living in Ashiya-machi

The median age was 52.6 years in 2026. The foreign population count was 130 in 2024. The unemployment rate was 5% in October 2020. 遠賀郡芦屋町 is in Japan; its population was 13,545 in October 2020. In May 2024, the city had 4 schools.

Last checked 2026-10-1028 sources

Population13,545people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (region)264EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average rent341.3EUR/month31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings

Unemployment rate5%country median 3.8% — 33% aboveOfficial source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

Recorded crime550incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)

PM2.5, annual mean11.62µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Higher unemployment than 90% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 98% of Japanese cities that publish it.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Ashiya-machi?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in JapanNational rates and thresholds that apply in Ashiya-machi.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

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.

No city-level rent figure is published for Ashiya-machi. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesAshiya-machi highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Hiroshima€8.38

Sapporo€7.56

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Saitama€10.37

Chiba€9.08

Fukuoka€9.00

Kobe€8.87

Sendai€8.85

Nagoya€8.81

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
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	341.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings¹Official · regional context

Is Ashiya-machi 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–59%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–61%

Student42%strong on safety, weak on work · range 34–50%

Family54%strong on safety, weak on legal route · range 46–62%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 遠賀郡芦屋町?

The unemployment rate is 5 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁸

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Ashiya-machi is 5.0%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Ashiya-machi 5.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	264 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	5 %country median 3.8%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Ashiya-machi?

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
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings · 2023-12-31	− €341
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	—

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ashiya-machi Salary needed to live in Ashiya-machi

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ashiya-machi. 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

Search jobs

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	4 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127¹²Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	10.59 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹⁰Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	2.24 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024¹¹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	213 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 Ashiya-machi 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 residents2.24 per 1,000Verified 2026-08-31

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is 遠賀郡芦屋町?

Police recorded about 550 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)¹⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	550 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Recorded Penal Code offences by municipality (2025 confirmed)¹⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	5 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 Ashiya-machi. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ashiya-machi.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 遠賀郡芦屋町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.6 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: 11.62 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹³

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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137

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

147

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172

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204

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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

PM2.511.6WHO 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 Ashiya-machi is 11.6 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Ashiya-machi 11.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11.62 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 9.7 · Feb 10.5 · Mar 14.2 · Apr 19.9 · May 24.9 · Jun 28 · Jul 31.8 · Aug 33.7 · Sep 29.5 · Oct 23.7 · Nov 17.8 · Dec 12.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3 · Feb 3.2 · Mar 6 · Apr 10.9 · May 16 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 21.9 · Oct 16 · Nov 10.2 · Dec 5.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.2 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 9.9 · Apr 15.2 · May 20.1 · Jun 23.6 · Jul 27.7 · Aug 29 · Sep 25.2 · Oct 19.5 · Nov 13.8 · Dec 8.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 47 · Feb 60.5 · Mar 103.1 · Apr 101.9 · May 136.5 · Jun 185.1 · Jul 174.4 · Aug 113 · Sep 152.8 · Oct 136 · Nov 72.5 · Dec 55.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 146.5 · Feb 140.6 · Mar 172.2 · Apr 192.6 · May 203.7 · Jun 154.3 · Jul 184 · Aug 222.4 · Sep 161.6 · Oct 166.1 · Nov 152.6 · Dec 152.1 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSAKA¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Japan: Marugame ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±2.3 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±2.5 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±2.5 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.9 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.2 °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 11.6 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,099.1 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in 遠賀郡芦屋町?

The published population was 13,545 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport99%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	11.58 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	130 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.⁵Official
Population density	1,099 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	13,545 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁹Official

International community in Ashiya-machi

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	13,545	100.0%
Japanese	13,455	99.3%
Foreigner	85	0.6%
Republic of Korea	38	0.3%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	32	0.2%
Others	8	0.1%
Nationality not reported	5	0.0%
Republic of the Philippines	3	0.0%
People's Republic of China	1	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	1	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	1	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Federative Republic of Brazil	1	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	52.6 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Ashiya-machi

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.

Okagaki-machi as an Ashiya-machi alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 31,007 Okagaki-machi vs 13,545 Ashiya-machi+129%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 426 Okagaki-machi vs 550 Ashiya-machi−23%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Okagaki-machi vs 11.6 µg/m³ Ashiya-machi−22%
Unemployment: 4.5% Okagaki-machi vs 5.0% Ashiya-machi−10%
Median gross pay, region: €275 Okagaki-machi vs €264 Ashiya-machi+4%

Full comparison More about Okagaki-machi

Fuchu-cho as an Ashiya-machi alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 178 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 51,155 Fuchu-cho vs 13,545 Ashiya-machi+278%
Unemployment: 3.3% Fuchu-cho vs 5.0% Ashiya-machi−34%
Median gross pay, region: €320 Fuchu-cho vs €264 Ashiya-machi+21%

Full comparison More about Fuchu-cho

Cities near Ashiya-machi

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

Onga-cho 5.1 km away

Rent: 5.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Mizumaki-machi 5.2 km away

Rent: 4.84 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Okagaki-machi 6.6 km away

Rent: 4.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Kurate-machi 11.4 km away

Rent: 2.74 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Munakata 15.0 km away

Rent: 6.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Nōgata 17.7 km away

Rent: 4.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Miyawaka 18.9 km away

Rent: 4.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Fukutsu 21.3 km away

Rent: 6.8 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 遠賀郡芦屋町?

The published population was 13,545 people in October 2020. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

Is the air quality good in 遠賀郡芦屋町?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.6 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 遠賀郡芦屋町?

What is the unemployment rate in 遠賀郡芦屋町?

The unemployment rate is 5 % (October 2020). Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

What is the typical salary around Ashiya-machi?

The median gross salary is 264 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

How many foreign residents live in Ashiya-machi?

130 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

Is Ashiya-machi a good place to live?

Ashiya-machi 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 Ashiya-machi?

Onga-cho, Mizumaki-machi, Okagaki-machi, Kurate-machi, Munakata are near Ashiya-machi. 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 Ashiya-machi?

The official citizenship distribution records 13,455 people (99.3%) 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). Ashiya-machi, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4f908fd2b6a3f1b66a2c7cc2893abcfa]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/ongagunashiyamachi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Ashiya-machi, Japan: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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2023 Housing and Land Survey, table 112-3-2: average one-month rent of exclusive dwellings e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-23
2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents) e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-24
docomo mini 10GB docomo.ne.jp · checked 2026-09-15
e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
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. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
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. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan official municipality health statistics 2024 mhlw.go.jp · checked 2026-08-13

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