Living in Ōnojō

In Ōnojō, rents across existing tenancies average €7.59 per m² a month (2023).

Population density was 3,796.4 people per km² at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2425 sources

Population104,025people1 Jan 2026Official source · Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total

Median gross salary (region)324.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Average net rent7.59EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 21% aboveOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.96%country median 3.8% — 5% aboveOfficial 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 crime629.9incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-40-Fukuoka-2025

PM2.5, annual mean10.04µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023

Pricier rent than 76% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 86% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Ōnojō?

Average net cold rent is about 7.59 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): 7.59 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesŌnojō highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36

Yokohama€11.97

Osaka€10.65

Kyoto€10.46

Ōnojō€7.59

Sapporo€7.56

Show the other 6 cities

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¹⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.56 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	docomo mini 10GB³Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate	6.18 %	31 Oct 2023	2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status¹Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.59 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27	31 Dec 2023	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁶Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	390.1 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura⁵Official

Is Ōnojō 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–64%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–70%

Student59%strong on education, weak on work · range 52–66%

Family68%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 61–75%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 455 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 7.59 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 Ōnojō?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (October 2020).

Unemployment rate: 3.96 % · 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)²³

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Ōnojō is 4.0%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

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Ōnojō 4.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	324.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	3.96 %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)²³Official

What does a salary buy in Ōnojō?

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€7.59/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31	− €455
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 Ōnojō Salary needed to live in Ōnojō

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ōnojō. 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

Open the Japan service overview

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	18 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127⁹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	27 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット clinics facility and specialty CSV 2026-06-01¹⁹Official
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents	14.42 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁶Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	1,442 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁶Official
Hospitals	7 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV²⁰Official
Pharmacies	53 count	1 Jun 2026	医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV²¹Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents	1.06 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁷Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	105.7 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Japan official municipality health statistics 2024⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ōnojō 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,442 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Ōnojō?

Police recorded about 630 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: 629.9 incidents per 100,000 · JP-40-Fukuoka-2025⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Burglaries per 100,000 residents	8.82 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-40-Fukuoka-2025⁸Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	629.9 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-40-Fukuoka-2025⁸Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	32.33 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	JP-40-Fukuoka-2025⁸Official

Mobility and administration

Ōnojō's nearest airport was FUK, 6 km away and offered 37 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	37 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Destinations from nearest airport	45 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.¹⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	6 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FUK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 6.9°C in January and 27.4°C in July. Ōnojō's monthly precipitation totalled 74.4 mm in January and 299.1 mm in July. Ōnojō's average monthly sunshine was 104.1 hours in January and 172.2 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Ōnojō?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10 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: 10.04 µg/m³ · NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹⁰

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

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24°16°

27°20°

31°25°

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29°22°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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124

161

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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

PM2.510WHO 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 Ōnojō is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 804 cities with data, 209 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10.04 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 2023¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 10.2 · Feb 11.6 · Mar 15 · Apr 19.9 · May 24.4 · Jun 27.2 · Jul 31.2 · Aug 32.5 · Sep 28.6 · Oct 23.7 · Nov 18.2 · Dec 12.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FUKUOKA¹⁵Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 11.5 · May 16.1 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 21.6 · Oct 16 · Nov 10.6 · Dec 5.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FUKUOKA¹⁵Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.9 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 15.4 · May 19.9 · Jun 23.3 · Jul 27.4 · Aug 28.4 · Sep 24.7 · Oct 19.6 · Nov 14.2 · Dec 9.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FUKUOKA¹⁵Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 74.4 · Feb 69.8 · Mar 103.7 · Apr 118.2 · May 133.7 · Jun 249.6 · Jul 299.1 · Aug 210 · Sep 175.1 · Oct 94.5 · Nov 91.4 · Dec 67.5 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FUKUOKA¹⁵Official · parent municipality
Average sunshine by month	Jan 104.1 · Feb 123.5 · Mar 161.2 · Apr 188.1 · May 204.1 · Jun 145.2 · Jul 172.2 · Aug 200.9 · Sep 164.7 · Oct 175.9 · Nov 137.3 · Dec 112.2 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FUKUOKA¹⁵Official · parent municipality

Similar climate. In Japan: Isahaya ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Carrollton (United States) ±2.4 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±2.4 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±2.5 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±3.1 °C, Round Rock (United States) ±3.3 °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

How many people live in Ōnojō?

The published population was 104,025 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	26.89 km²	3 Aug 2026	国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)²²Official
Foreign-resident share	1.4 %	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)²⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,451 people	3 Aug 2026	総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)²⁵Official
Population density	3,796 people/km²	31 Dec 2020	総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)²⁴Official
Population	104,025 people	1 Jan 2026	Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total¹³Official

International community in Ōnojō

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	102,085	100.0%
Japanese	99,328	97.3%
Nationality not reported	1,974	1.9%
Foreigner	783	0.8%
People's Republic of China	233	0.2%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	173	0.2%
Republic of Korea	149	0.1%
Others	99	0.1%
Republic of the Philippines	36	0.0%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	29	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	24	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
United States of America	22	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	8	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	3	0.0%
India	3	0.0%
Federative Republic of Brazil	2	0.0%
Republic of Peru	2	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	45.7 years	31 Dec 2026	2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Ōnojō

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.

Saijō as a Ōnojō alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Empty flats: 21.3% Saijō vs 6.2% Ōnojō+244%
Rent: €5.13/m² Saijō vs €7.59/m² Ōnojō−32%
Foreign residents: 2.2% Saijō vs 1.4% Ōnojō+60%
Median gross pay, region: €268 Saijō vs €325 Ōnojō−17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 544 Saijō vs 630 Ōnojōno percentage
Unemployment: 3.7% Saijō vs 4.0% Ōnojō−6%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,357.3 Saijō vs 1,442.1 Ōnojō−6%

Full comparison More about Saijō

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities

Itoshima104,141 residents Chuo-ku (Osaka)103,726 residents Saijō103,413 residents Chuo-ku (Saitama)103,269 residents Nishi-ku (Yokohama)104,935 residents Mishima104,961 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 Ōnojō?

The published population was 104,025 people in 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey; 2026-01-01 municipal total.

How much does it cost to rent in Ōnojō?

Average net cold rent is about 7.59 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 531 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Ōnojō?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 10 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 Ōnojō?

Police recorded about 630 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-40-Fukuoka-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Ōnojō?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (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 Ōnojō?

The median gross salary is 324.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Ōnojō a good place to live?

Ōnojō 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.

How many people are in the Japanese citizenship group in Ōnojō?

The official citizenship distribution records 99,328 people (97.3%) 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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