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Midori Ward, Chiba City Housing Market Report 2026

Data updated 2026-11-11 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2 · Transactions in 2025: 229

In short

  1. 1
    Price growth is speeding up

    Condo values per m² have risen about 6.1% a year over the past five years, faster than the 1.5% a year of the five years before.

  2. 2
    Moving with Chiba

    Per m², condos here are 30% below the Chiba average.

  3. 3
    Being near a station is worth a lot

    Condos within a 5-minute walk of a station sell for about 62% more per m² than those 11–15 minutes away.

  4. 4
    A family market

    93% of recent condo sales have three or more bedrooms.

The answers, compared

What does a home cost?

¥19.5M

median used condo · ¥257k/m²

27% below the Chiba median

15 of 21 areas in Chiba, highest first

Are prices rising?

+37.9%

over 5 years

Faster than Chiba (+27.8%)

12 of 46 areas in Chiba, highest first

Can local earners afford it?

4.5× income

median price ÷ average taxable income

Easier than Chiba (5.9×)

22 of 47 areas in Chiba, highest first

Rent or buy?

27years of rent

median price ÷ a year of median rent

Shorter than Chiba (33)

19 of 45 areas in Chiba, highest first

Are people moving in?

-0.9%

population, 2020–25

Shrinking faster than Chiba (-0.4%)

22 of 51 areas in Chiba, highest first

How risky is it?

57%

chance of strong shaking (6-lower+) in 30 years

Lower than Chiba (63%)

41 of 51 areas in Chiba, highest first

Rent in Midori Ward, Chiba City

The average private rental costs ¥63k a month (2023), +1.9% since 2018. Chiba: ¥66k

Floor areaAverage rent / month
under 30 m²
studio / 1K
¥43k
vs 2018 +5.3% · Chiba: ¥52k
30–49 m²
1LDK / 2DK
¥58k
vs 2018 +2.3% · Chiba: ¥64k
50–69 m²
2LDK / 3DK
¥70k
vs 2018 +7.4% · Chiba: ¥78k
70–99 m²
3LDK / family
¥89k
vs 2018 +6.1% · Chiba: ¥90k
100–149 m²
mostly houses
¥82k
vs 2018 +29.7% · Chiba: ¥85k
Rent per m²
¥1,362
median, per month · Chiba: ¥1,709
The median used condo (¥19.5M, 75 m²) costs about 18 years of average rent for a similar-sized home (¥89k a month).
Excludes management fees, repair reserve, property tax and mortgage interest.

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Housing and Land Survey 2023. Privately owned rentals (excluding rent-free homes), monthly rent without management fees. These averages include older homes, so they run below asking rents for newly listed units. 10,800 rented homes.

What the data says

Price growth is speeding up

Condo values per m² have risen about 6.1% a year over the past five years, faster than the 1.5% a year of the five years before. Buyers waiting for a dip have so far been paying more each year, and that has not yet changed.

Moving with Chiba

Per m², condos here are 30% below the Chiba average. That position has barely changed in ten years, so it moves with the wider market.

Being near a station is worth a lot

Condos within a 5-minute walk of a station sell for about 62% more per m² than those 11–15 minutes away. If budget is tight, a longer walk is the quickest way to cut the price.

A family market

93% of recent condo sales have three or more bedrooms. Demand comes mainly from owner-occupier families, which tends to make prices steadier but rental yields lower.

Sales are thinning out

Transactions are down about 20% on the previous three years. Fewer sales mean less choice and slower resale, so allow more time to sell later.

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all condo sales last year were between ¥15.0M and ¥25.3M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 0.9% between 2020 and 2025 (−0.4% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025. Households still grew 3% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Typical vacancy

7.3% of homes were empty in 2023 (12.3% for the wider area), and 3.7% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. The level of abandoned homes is around the national norm.

Buying vs renting

A median used condo costs about 27.5 years of the area's median rent (¥59k a month), compared with 33.2 years for the wider area. That is a middle-of-the-road ratio for Japan. Rents here cover all rented homes, so treat this as a rough guide.

High earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 57% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (63% for the wider area). Check the building's earthquake standard (post-1981, ideally post-2000 for wooden houses) and consider earthquake insurance.

A typical condo costs 4.5 years of local income

Taxpayers in the city as a whole reported an average taxable income of ¥4.3m in 2023 (¥4.1m for the wider area). That is +19% since 2014. The median resale condo sold for about 4.5 times that, against 5.9 times for the wider area. A higher multiple means prices lean more on buyers from outside the area or on two incomes. Averages are pulled up by a few very high earners, so a typical household earns less than this.

Official land prices are rising fast

On the government's fixed benchmark sites, which are valued the same way every year, residential land prices changed +6% in the year to January 2026 and +25% over five years. They are still 68% below their 1991 bubble-era level. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Little exposure to flooding

Very few of the official benchmark sites here fall in flood, tsunami or landslide zones, so most typical neighbourhoods are outside mapped hazard areas.

Living in Midori Ward, Chiba City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
128,248
-0.9% since 2020
Chiba: -0.4%
Net moves in 2025
-165
-1.29 per 1,000 residents
Chiba: +1.25
Vacant homes (2023)
7.3%
3.7% empty and not for rent or sale
Chiba: 12.3%
Median rent (2023)
¥59k
per month, all rented homes
Chiba: ¥60k
Strong earthquake risk
57.4%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Chiba: 63.4%
Average income per taxpayer
¥4.3M
taxable income in 2023, citywide figure
Chiba: ¥4.1M
Daytime population
81
people here by day per 100 residents (2020 census)
Foreign residents
1.7%
2,148 registered residents in 2024
Chiba: 3.6%
Clinics
7.7
per 10,000 residents; 7 hospitals, 66 dental clinics (2020)
Chiba: 6.2
Official land price 2026
¥79k/m²
+5.6% in a year · +24.7% in 5 years
Chiba: ¥97k/m²
Flood exposure
0.0%
of 16 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Chiba: 28.9%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 16 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Chiba: 0.0%

Check flood, landslide and tsunami zones for a specific address on the government hazard map ↗

Sources: 2025 Census (preliminary), 2025 Internal Migration Report, 2023 Housing and Land Survey (Statistics Bureau of Japan); J-SHIS seismic hazard model (NIED, 2024); Land Price Publication (MLIT); recorded crime: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo only); incomes: Ministry of Internal Affairs taxation survey via the Statistics Bureau's municipal indicators; foreign residents: Basic Resident Register; medical facilities and station passengers: MLIT National Land Numerical Information. Earthquake probability is measured at the municipal center.

Example sales in Midori Ward, Chiba City

Real transactions from the last four quarters, picked near the lower (20th percentile), middle and upper (80th percentile) price points. Locations are shown at district level, as published by MLIT.

Condo

Lower-priced2025 Q4

¥14.0M

¥200k/m²

  • Asumigaoka
  • Toke · 24 min walk
  • 3LDK · 70 m²
  • Built 1995 (30 yrs) · RC
Typical2025 Q4

¥20.0M

¥250k/m²

  • Oyumino
  • Kamatori · 13 min walk
  • 3LDK · 80 m²
  • Built 1993 (32 yrs) · RC
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥29.0M

¥414k/m²

  • Oyuminominami
  • Oyumino · 5 min walk
  • 3LDK · 70 m²
  • Built 1998 (28 yrs) · RC

House

Lower-priced2026 Q2

¥18.0M

¥116k/m²

  • Shiinazakicho
  • Hamano
  • Land 190 m² · floor 155 m²
  • Built 1991 (35 yrs) · Wood
Typical2025 Q4

¥30.0M

¥250k/m²

  • Nakanishicho
  • Hamano
  • Land 180 m² · floor 120 m²
  • Built 2013 (12 yrs)
Higher-priced2026 Q2

¥39.0M

¥244k/m²

  • Oyuminochuo
  • Gakuemmae(Chiba) · 6 min walk
  • Land 210 m² · floor 160 m²
  • Built 2000 (26 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by yearA sharp recent rise — The median condo price rose 30% between 2023 and 2025. Prices per m² rose 25% too, so this is a genuine like-for-like increase, not just bigger homes selling. With only 32 condo sales in 2025, a handful of expensive deals can move the median a lot.
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M¥40.0M20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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YearCondoHouse
2006¥13.0M¥32.0M
2007¥14.0M¥30.0M
2008¥14.0M¥26.0M
2009¥10.5M¥26.0M
2010¥13.0M¥29.0M
2011¥12.0M¥30.0M
2012¥11.0M¥27.0M
2013¥12.0M¥25.5M
2014¥14.0M¥23.0M
2015¥11.5M¥24.0M
2016¥12.0M¥24.0M
2017¥13.0M¥23.0M
2018¥11.5M¥30.0M
2019¥13.0M¥30.0M
2020¥14.0M¥29.0M
2021¥15.0M¥33.0M
2022¥17.0M¥32.0M
2023¥15.0M¥29.5M
2024¥19.0M¥34.0M
2025¥19.5M¥30.0M
2026 (partial)–¥32.0M
Median price per m² by yearHouses carry a premium — A m² of house floor costs about 9% more than a condo here, which usually means land is scarce and houses are a premium product.
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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YearCondoHouseLand
2006¥173k/m²¥278k/m²¥75k/m²
2007¥186k/m²¥260k/m²¥86k/m²
2008¥186k/m²¥236k/m²¥93k/m²
2009¥148k/m²¥229k/m²¥75k/m²
2010¥169k/m²¥227k/m²¥74k/m²
2011¥183k/m²¥232k/m²¥74k/m²
2012¥143k/m²¥200k/m²¥62k/m²
2013¥157k/m²¥197k/m²¥62k/m²
2014¥178k/m²¥180k/m²¥67k/m²
2015¥160k/m²¥192k/m²¥64k/m²
2016¥157k/m²¥210k/m²¥57k/m²
2017¥172k/m²¥219k/m²¥58k/m²
2018¥161k/m²¥240k/m²¥59k/m²
2019¥178k/m²¥243k/m²¥72k/m²
2020¥187k/m²¥270k/m²¥64k/m²
2021¥213k/m²¥280k/m²¥80k/m²
2022¥200k/m²¥260k/m²¥72k/m²
2023¥206k/m²¥235k/m²¥63k/m²
2024¥233k/m²¥300k/m²¥90k/m²
2025¥257k/m²¥234k/m²¥110k/m²
2026 (partial)–¥255k/m²¥110k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)CondoHouse
0–¥364k/m²
1–¥352k/m²
11–¥286k/m²
17–¥280k/m²
20–¥240k/m²
24¥181k/m²–
25¥200k/m²–
26¥254k/m²¥158k/m²
27¥171k/m²–
29¥200k/m²¥178k/m²
30¥200k/m²¥210k/m²
31–¥175k/m²
32–¥110k/m²
33–¥182k/m²
34–¥154k/m²
36–¥158k/m²
50–¥79k/m²
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k2006200820102012201420162018202020222024

Each line follows buildings from one construction period over time. 1981 is when Japan's current earthquake-resistance standard (shin-taishin) took effect.

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Year1981-20002001-20102011-2020
2006¥182k/m²¥329k/m²–
2007¥179k/m²¥330k/m²–
2008¥158k/m²¥286k/m²–
2009¥143k/m²¥323k/m²–
2010¥140k/m²¥278k/m²–
2011¥139k/m²¥288k/m²¥286k/m²
2012¥143k/m²¥180k/m²¥275k/m²
2013¥148k/m²–¥274k/m²
2014¥131k/m²–¥256k/m²
2015¥133k/m²–¥254k/m²
2016¥149k/m²–¥274k/m²
2017¥136k/m²–¥274k/m²
2018¥96k/m²–¥305k/m²
2019¥138k/m²–¥330k/m²
2020¥146k/m²–¥312k/m²
2021¥152k/m²¥257k/m²–
2022¥137k/m²––
2023¥164k/m²––
2024¥163k/m²¥223k/m²–
2025¥160k/m²¥223k/m²–

Prices near train stations in Midori Ward, Chiba City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)SalesDaily passengers (2023)
Toke (土気)¥14.0M¥200k/m²¥30.0M1321021,874-18% vs 2019
Honda (誉田)¥14.0M¥175k/m²¥28.0M159613,304-5% vs 2019
Kamatori (鎌取)¥25.0M¥350k/m²¥41.5M169337,258-10% vs 2019
Oyumino (おゆみ野)¥24.0M¥311k/m²¥40.5M8315,382+3% vs 2019
Gakuemmae(Chiba) (学園前(千葉))¥21.0M¥252k/m²–8165,503+2% vs 2019
Hamano (浜野)––¥25.0M241314,530-5% vs 2019

Used condo prices by layout in Midori Ward, Chiba City

Sales from 2023–2025.

LayoutMedian used condo priceTypical sizeSales
3LDK¥19.0M75 m²67
4LDK¥21.0M87.5 m²10

How much does an apartment cost in Midori Ward, Chiba City?

The median used condo (mansion) in Midori Ward, Chiba City sold for ¥19.5M in 2025, about ¥257k/m², based on 32 recorded sales.

How much does a house cost in Midori Ward, Chiba City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥30.0M in 2025 across 131 sales.

Are property prices in Midori Ward, Chiba City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +37.9% and residential land prices changed +71.9%.

About this data

Figures are medians of real transactions reported to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) through its quarterly price survey. House prices per m² divide the total price (land and building) by the floor area. Medians based on fewer than 20 sales are not shown. The latest quarters are preliminary and are revised as more survey responses arrive.

Information only, not investment advice.