Living in Sagamihara
In Sagamihara, rents across existing tenancies average €9.93 per m² a month (2023).
Sagamihara's unemployment stood at 4.11% at the end of 2020.
Pricier rent than 91% of Japanese cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 67% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Sagamihara?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
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 Sagamihara?
Average net cold rent is about 9.93 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): 9.93 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp19
Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Private kindergarten. The others are published prices.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 32.03 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet13Official · national market |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 205.1 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v229Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 5.98 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v229Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB5Official · national market |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 100.1 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v229Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.18 % | 31 Oct 2023 | 2023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 9.93 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp19Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 411 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 mura8Official |
Is Sagamihara 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 596 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.93 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Sagamihara?
The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (October 2020).
- Unemployment rate: 4.11 % · 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)24
Sagamihara 4.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public employment offices | 1 count | 15 Sept 2026 | Hello Work Sagamihara — official Kanagawa office list7Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 321.3 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp20Official |
| Unemployment rate | 4.11 %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)24Official |
What does a salary buy in Sagamihara?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesInternetMobile
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€9.93/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €596 |
| Public transport passnot published for this city | — |
| Utilities, 85 m²€100 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €100 |
| Internet€32 · official · NTT FLET'S 100 Mbps fixed internet · 2026-09-30 | − €32 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · docomo mini 10GB · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | — |
Public employment offices in Sagamihara
Hello Work Sagamihara lists 1 public employment office in Sagamihara (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.
Hello Work — Public employment service
The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public language course providers | 1 count | 14 Sept 2026 | 日本語初級講座（2026/10/17-2027/2/13）- さがみはら国際交流ラウンジ (Sagamihara International Lounge)23Official |
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 231.8 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | 令和6年医師・歯科医師・薬剤師統計 医師 第22表21Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sagamihara 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Sagamihara?
Police recorded about 580 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.
- Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 580.2 incidents per 100,000 · JP-14-Kanagawa-20249
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglaries per 100,000 residents | 16.54 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | JP-14-Kanagawa-20249Official |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 580.2 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | JP-14-Kanagawa-20249Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 27.02 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | JP-14-Kanagawa-20249Official |
Mobility and administration
Sagamihara's nearest airport was HND, 49 km away and offered 73 direct destinations.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct destinations from the nearest major airport | 73 count | 3 Aug 2026 | OpenFlights14Official |
| Destinations from nearest airport | 4 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.18Official |
| Distance to the nearest major airport | 49 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports15Official |
| Nearest major airport (IATA code) | HND | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports15Official |
Language courses and integration in Sagamihara
日本語初級講座（2026/10/17-2027/2/13）- さがみはら国際交流ラウンジ (Sagamihara International Lounge) lists 1 publicly funded course provider in Sagamihara (checked 2026-09-19). Their individual addresses are not listed here yet; the national programme below explains who can enrol and how.
Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course
Agency for Cultural Affairs
For foreigners living in Japan.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Sagamihara?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 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 202310
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Sagamihara 8.6
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.6 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2023 | NIES monthly PM2.5 station means annualized to calendar 202310Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
Sagamihara had a population density of 2,205.7 people per km² at the end of 2020.
How many people live in Sagamihara?
The published population was 714,436 people in January 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey — Total, 1 January 202617
By nationality
National passport96.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 328.9 km² | 3 Aug 2026 | 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)22Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 3.1 % | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)26Official |
| Foreign residents | 22,138 people | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)26Official |
| Population density | 2,206 people/km² | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)25Official |
| Population | 714,436 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey — Total, 1 January 202617Official |
International community in Sagamihara
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 | 725,493 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 690,937 | 95.2% |
| Nationality not reported | 21,222 | 2.9% |
| Foreigner | 13,334 | 1.8% |
| Others | 5,675 | 0.8% |
| People's Republic of China | 3,096 | 0.4% |
| Republic of Korea | 1,204 | 0.2% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 1,080 | 0.1% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 856 | 0.1% |
| United States of America | 270 | 0.0% |
| Federative Republic of Brazil | 261 | 0.0% |
Show 6 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 213 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 193 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Peru | 182 | 0.0% |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 146 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Indonesia | 104 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 54 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.9 years | 31 Dec 2026 | 2026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official |
Alternatives for people set on Sagamihara
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.
Yokosuka as a Sagamihara alternative in the same region
42 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.
- Empty flats: 15.6% Yokosuka vs 8.2% Sagamihara+90%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 335 Yokosuka vs 580 Sagamihara−42%
- Rent: €8.04/m² Yokosuka vs €9.93/m² Sagamihara−19%
- Basic utilities, 85 m²: €150 Yokosuka vs €100 Sagamihara+50%
- Foreign residents: 2.2% Yokosuka vs 3.1% Sagamihara−30%
- Residents: 374,851 Yokosuka vs 714,436 Sagamihara−48%
- Median gross pay, region: €299 Yokosuka vs €321 Sagamihara−7%
Hamamatsu as a Sagamihara alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 178 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €7.41/m² Hamamatsu vs €9.93/m² Sagamihara−25%
- Empty flats: 12.8% Hamamatsu vs 8.2% Sagamihara+56%
- Basic utilities, 85 m²: €144 Hamamatsu vs €100 Sagamihara+44%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 471 (2025) Hamamatsu vs 580 (2024) Sagamiharano percentage
- Foreign residents: 4.0% Hamamatsu vs 3.1% Sagamihara+29%
- A meal out: €5 Hamamatsu vs €6 Sagamihara−24%
- Unemployment: 3.8% Hamamatsu vs 4.1% Sagamihara−6%
Cities near Sagamihara
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 9.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 9.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 9.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Alternative cities in Japan
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Sagamihara in rankings
Is Sagamihara part of Tokyo?
Sagamihara is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 42.9 km away by straight-line distance. Tokyo city profile
Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source37
Which comparable places record less crime than Sagamihara?
15 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Sagamihara in this strictly source-matched cohort.
Sagamihara: 581.7 offences/100k (2024).
Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source11
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Sagamihara?
The published population was 714,436 people in January 2026. Source: Resident Register Population, Population Movement and Number of Households Survey — Total, 1 January 2026.
How much does it cost to rent in Sagamihara?
Average net cold rent is about 9.93 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 695 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in Sagamihara?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 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 Sagamihara?
Police recorded about 580 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: JP-14-Kanagawa-2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Sagamihara?
The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (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 Sagamihara?
The median gross salary is 321.3 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Sagamihara a good place to live?
Sagamihara 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.
Is Sagamihara part of Tokyo?
Sagamihara is near Tokyo, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 42.9 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Sagamihara?
Machida, Aikawa-machi, Zama, Tama, Minamirinkan are near Sagamihara. 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 Sagamihara?
The official citizenship distribution records 690,937 people (95.2%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
Which comparable places record less crime than Sagamihara?
15 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Sagamihara in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Kanagawa Police municipal crime table 2024 + Kanagawa Prefecture population estimate, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.
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