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Kitahiroshima Town, Yamagata County Housing Market Report 2026

Data updated 2026-11-11 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2 · Transactions in 2025: 36

In short

1
A shrinking population
The population fell 10.3% between 2020 and 2025 (−4.2% for the wider area).
2
Many abandoned homes
28.1% of homes were empty in 2023 (15.8% for the wider area), and 20.5% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes.
3
Lower earthquake risk
The government's seismic model gives a 3% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (29% for the wider area).
4
Local incomes are close to average
Taxpayers here reported an average taxable income of ¥3.7m in 2023 (¥3.6m for the wider area).

The answers, compared

Are people moving in?

-10.3%

population, 2020–25

Shrinking faster than Hiroshima (-4.2%)

21 of 23 areas in Hiroshima, highest first

How risky is it?

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

Lower than Hiroshima (29%)

22 of 23 areas in Hiroshima, highest first

Residential land per m² (sales): ¥4k/m²
Transactions in 2025: 36

What the data says

A shrinking population

The population fell 10.3% between 2020 and 2025 (−4.2% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025.

Many abandoned homes

28.1% of homes were empty in 2023 (15.8% for the wider area), and 20.5% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. That is a high share of truly abandoned homes (akiya), a sign of weak demand. Cheap houses are easy to find, but resale can be slow.

Lower earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 3% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (29% for the wider area). This is low by Japanese standards, although no part of Japan is free of earthquake risk.

Local incomes are close to average

Taxpayers here reported an average taxable income of ¥3.7m in 2023 (¥3.6m for the wider area). That is +43% since 2014. Averages are pulled up by a few very high earners, so a typical household earns less than this.

Living in Kitahiroshima Town, Yamagata County: people, homes and risks

Population 2025: 15,934; -10.3% since 2020; Hiroshima: -4.2%
Net moves in 2025: +13; +0.82 per 1,000 residents; Hiroshima: -3.7
Vacant homes (2023): 28.1%; 20.5% empty and not for rent or sale; Hiroshima: 15.8%
Median rent (2023): ¥29k; per month, all rented homes; Hiroshima: ¥53k
Strong earthquake risk: 2.9%; chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years; Hiroshima: 28.6%
Average income per taxpayer: ¥3.7M; taxable income in 2023; Hiroshima: ¥3.6M
Daytime population: 111; people here by day per 100 residents (2020 census)
Foreign residents: 4.0%; 679 registered residents in 2024; Hiroshima: 2.4%
Clinics: 8.8; per 10,000 residents; 4 hospitals, 11 dental clinics (2020); Hiroshima: 9.4
Official land price 2026: ¥23k/m²; -0.5% in a year · – in 5 years; Hiroshima: ¥62k/m²
Flood exposure: 33.3%; of 3 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper); Hiroshima: 51.0%
Landslide exposure: 0.0%; of 3 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area; Hiroshima: 13.6%

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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.

Median transaction price by year

Show data table

Year	House
2007	–
2008	–
2010	–
2011	–
2012	–
2013	–
2014	–
2015	–
2016	¥5.0M
2017	–
2018	–
2021	–
2022	–
2023	¥3.0M
2025	–

Median price per m² by year