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In Sano, rents across existing tenancies average €5.84 per m² a month (2023).

Sano had an unemployment rate of 4.56% at the end of 2020.

Last checked 2026-09-2433 sources

Population112,988people31 Dec 2024Official source · e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度
Median gross salary (region)274.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Average net rent5.84EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 — 7% belowOfficial source · www.e-stat.go.jp
Unemployment rate4.56%country median 3.8% — 21% 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 crime590.2incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Official source · JP-09-Tochigi-2025
PM2.5, annual mean9.4µg/m³country median 8.4 — 12% aboveOfficial source · MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 佐野市

Higher unemployment than 81% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 73% of Japanese cities that publish it.

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

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 Sano.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.

How much does it cost to rent in Sano?

Average net cold rent is about 5.84 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): 5.84 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp15
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Sano recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Kawasaki€13.36
Yokohama€11.97
Osaka€10.65
Kyoto€10.46
Sapporo€7.56
Sano€5.84
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18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.56 EUR/month30 Sept 2026docomo mini 10GB3Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate18.11 %31 Oct 20232023 Housing and Land Survey, Table 1-2: Housing by occupancy status1Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.84 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2731 Dec 2023www.e-stat.go.jp15Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)283.1 EUR/month31 Oct 2023Housing and Land Survey 2023, Table 112-3-2: Monthly Rent of Dwelling by Type of Dwelling — Japan, prefecture, shi, ku, machi and mura6Official

Is Sano 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 47–63%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%
Student67%strong on education, weak on work · range 60–74%
Family74%strong on safety, weak on legal route · range 67–81%
Retirement58%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 49–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 350 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.84 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 Sano?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (October 2020).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.56 % · 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)22
Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in Sano is 4.6%. Of 1,816 cities with data, 818 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)274.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.e-stat.go.jp16Official
Unemployment rate4.56 %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)22Official

What does a salary buy in Sano?

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

regional median gross pay: €275 (e-stat.go.jp, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
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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€5.84/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31− €350
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 Sano Salary needed to live in Sano

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sano. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sano. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools30 schools1 May 2024MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 00004023112710Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 1,000 residents9.56 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents955.8 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20247Official
Hospitals3 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット hospitals facility CSV19Official
Pharmacies60 count1 Jun 2026医療情報ネット pharmacies CSV20Official
Physicians per 1,000 residents1.83 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents183.1 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Japan official municipality health statistics 20248Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sano 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 residents955.8 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Sano?

Police recorded about 590 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: 590.2 incidents per 100,000 · JP-09-Tochigi-20259
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents590.2 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-09-Tochigi-20259Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents16.35 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025JP-09-Tochigi-20259Official

Mobility and administration

Sano's nearest airport was IBR, 76 km away and offered 5 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport5 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Destinations from nearest airport4 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.14Official
Distance to the nearest major airport76 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)IBR3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sano?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 佐野市11

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 Sano is 9.4 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 mean9.4 µg/m³country median 8.431 Mar 2024MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 佐野市11Official

Population and city profile

The population density of Sano stood at 326.4 people per km² at the end of 2020.

How many people live in Sano?

The published population was 112,988 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area356 km²3 Aug 2026国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)21Official
Foreign-resident share3.49 %3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)24Official
Foreign residents3,913 people3 Aug 2026総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)24Official
Population density326.4 people/km²31 Dec 2020総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)23Official
Population112,988 people31 Dec 2024e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度5Official

International community in Sano

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
Total116,228100.0%
Japanese112,43296.7%
Foreigner2,6902.3%
Nationality not reported1,1061.0%
Others6330.5%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam5240.5%
Republic of the Philippines3760.3%
People's Republic of China3730.3%
Republic of Peru2280.2%
Federative Republic of Brazil1620.1%
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal1300.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Republic of Indonesia920.1%
Republic of Korea660.1%
United States of America380.0%
India310.0%
Kingdom of Thailand250.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland120.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median age52.2 years31 Dec 20262026 Resident Basic Register, population by age group by municipality (total residents)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Sano

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.

Kiryū as a Sano alternative in the same region

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

  • Rent: €5.09/m² Kiryū vs €5.84/m² Sano−13%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 730 Kiryū vs 590 Sanono percentage
  • Empty flats: 21.9% Kiryū vs 18.1% Sano+21%
  • Unemployment: 4.0% Kiryū vs 4.6% Sano−11%
  • Annual PM2.5: 11.1 µg/m³ Kiryū vs 9.4 µg/m³ Sano+18%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,119.5 Kiryū vs 955.8 Sano+17%
  • Foreign residents: 2.9% Kiryū vs 3.5% Sano−17%
Full comparisonMore about Kiryū

Beppu as a Sano 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.

  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 3,114.4 Beppu vs 955.8 Sano+226%
  • Foreign residents: 5.3% Beppu vs 3.5% Sano+52%
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.4 µg/m³ Beppu vs 9.4 µg/m³ Sano−32%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 383 Beppu vs 590 Sanono percentage
  • Empty flats: 21.7% Beppu vs 18.1% Sano+20%
  • Unemployment: 4.8% Beppu vs 4.6% Sano+6%
  • Median gross pay, region: €265 Beppu vs €275 Sano−4%
Full comparisonMore about Beppu

Cities near Sano

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

Tatebayashi 8.4 km away
Rent
6.08 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Itakura-machi 10.1 km away
Rent
9.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2018-12-31
Ora-machi 12.5 km away
Rent
5.97 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
Tochigi 15.9 km away
Rent
6.05 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31

Alternative cities in Japan

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

All Japan cities
Niihama112,724 residentsTōkai113,281 residentsTsurumi-ku (Osaka)112,691 residentsFujimi113,404 residentsHakusan112,524 residentsKiyota-ku (Sapporo)112,355 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 Sano?

The published population was 112,988 people in 2024. Source: e-Stat 社会・人口統計体系 市区町村データ 基礎データ（オリジナル）0000020101 — A2301 住民基本台帳人口（総数）, 調査年 2024年度.

How much does it cost to rent in Sano?

Average net cold rent is about 5.84 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 409 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is the air quality good in Sano?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MOE Japan Air Pollution Monitoring Report FY2023 — 佐野市.

How safe is Sano?

Police recorded about 590 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-09-Tochigi-2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Sano?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (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 Sano?

The median gross salary is 274.8 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

Is Sano a good place to live?

Sano 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 Sano?

Tanuma, Tatebayashi, Fujioka, Itakura-machi, Meiwa-machi are near Sano. 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 Sano?

The official citizenship distribution records 112,432 people (96.7%) 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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