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Minamiashigara City Housing Market Report 2026

Data updated 2026-11-11 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2 · Transactions in 2025: 62

In short

  1. 1
    Price growth is speeding up

    House values per m² have risen about 5% a year over the past five years, faster than the 3.3% a year of the five years before.

  2. 2
    Moving with Kanagawa

    Per m², houses here are 59% below the Kanagawa average.

  3. 3
    Being near a station is worth a lot

    Houses within a 5-minute walk of a station sell for about 63% more per m² than those 11–15 minutes away.

  4. 4
    What a typical purchase costs

    Half of all house sales last year were between ¥7.8M and ¥23.0M.

The answers, compared

What does a home cost?

¥17.0M

median house · ¥126k/m²

69% below the Kanagawa median

8 of 10 areas in Kanagawa, highest first

Are prices rising?

+86.0%

over 5 years

Faster than Kanagawa (+28.6%)

1 of 49 areas in Kanagawa, highest first

Can local earners afford it?

5.0× income

median price ÷ average taxable income

Easier than Kanagawa (6.6×)

40 of 51 areas in Kanagawa, highest first

Rent or buy?

28years of rent

median price ÷ a year of median rent

Shorter than Kanagawa (35)

39 of 50 areas in Kanagawa, highest first

Are people moving in?

-4.3%

population, 2020–25

Shrinking faster than Kanagawa (-0.5%)

46 of 51 areas in Kanagawa, highest first

How risky is it?

48%

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

Lower than Kanagawa (56%)

36 of 51 areas in Kanagawa, highest first

Rent in Minamiashigara City

The average private rental costs ¥53k a month (2023), -7.1% since 2018. Kanagawa: ¥76k

Floor areaAverage rent / month
under 30 m²
studio / 1K
¥48k
vs 2018 +8.4% · Kanagawa: ¥59k
30–49 m²
1LDK / 2DK
¥50k
vs 2018 -4.6% · Kanagawa: ¥76k
50–69 m²
2LDK / 3DK
¥54k
vs 2018 -22.3% · Kanagawa: ¥93k
Rent per m²
¥1,211
median, per month · Kanagawa: ¥2,085

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. 2,860 rented homes.

What the data says

Price growth is speeding up

House values per m² have risen about 5% a year over the past five years, faster than the 3.3% 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 Kanagawa

Per m², houses here are 59% below the Kanagawa average. That position has barely changed in ten years, so it moves with the wider market.

Being near a station is worth a lot

Houses within a 5-minute walk of a station sell for about 63% more per m² than those 11–15 minutes away. If budget is tight, a longer walk is the quickest way to cut the price.

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all house sales last year were between ¥7.8M and ¥23.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 4.3% between 2020 and 2025 (−0.5% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025. Households still grew 2.8% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Typical vacancy

11.3% of homes were empty in 2023 (9.8% for the wider area), and 4.4% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. The level of abandoned homes is around the national norm.

Moderate earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 48% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (56% for the wider area). Post-1981 buildings are designed for this level of shaking, but check ground conditions and insurance.

Local incomes are below average

Taxpayers here reported an average taxable income of ¥3.4m in 2023 (¥4.4m for the wider area). That is +9% since 2014. Averages are pulled up by a few very high earners, so a typical household earns less than this.

Official land prices are flat

On the government's fixed benchmark sites, which are valued the same way every year, residential land prices changed 0% in the year to January 2026 and -4% over five years. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Some flood or landslide exposure

Of the official land-price benchmark sites here, which sit in typical neighbourhoods, 20% are inside the worst-case flood zone, 10% are in a landslide warning area. Most worst-case flood zones are shallow (under 0.5 m) at the edges, so depth matters as much as the share. Check the hazard map for any specific address before buying.

Living in Minamiashigara City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
39,101
-4.3% since 2020
Kanagawa: -0.5%
Net moves in 2025
-30
-0.77 per 1,000 residents
Kanagawa: +3.05
Vacant homes (2023)
11.3%
4.4% empty and not for rent or sale
Kanagawa: 9.8%
Median rent (2023)
¥51k
per month, all rented homes
Kanagawa: ¥70k
Strong earthquake risk
48.3%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Kanagawa: 56.2%
Average income per taxpayer
¥3.4M
taxable income in 2023
Kanagawa: ¥4.4M
Daytime population
87
people here by day per 100 residents (2020 census)
Foreign residents
1.7%
666 registered residents in 2024
Kanagawa: 3.1%
Clinics
6.1
per 10,000 residents; 2 hospitals, 18 dental clinics (2020)
Kanagawa: 7.6
Official land price 2026
¥67k/m²
0.0% in a year · -4.0% in 5 years
Kanagawa: ¥198k/m²
Flood exposure
20.0%
of 10 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Kanagawa: 25.9%
Landslide exposure
10.0%
of 10 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Kanagawa: 2.4%

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 Minamiashigara 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.

House

Lower-priced2025 Q3

¥8.0M

¥70k/m²

  • Nakanuma
  • Wadagahara · 10 min walk
  • Land 480 m² · floor 115 m²
  • Built 1981 (44 yrs) · Wood
Typical2026 Q1

¥15.0M

¥120k/m²

  • Mamashita
  • Daiyuzan · 25 min walk
  • Land 260 m² · floor 125 m²
  • Built 2005 (21 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2025 Q3

¥23.0M

¥66k/m²

  • Tsukahara
  • Tsukahara(Kanagawa)
  • Land 1100 m² · floor 350 m²
  • Built 1988 (37 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouse
2007¥23.0M
2008¥23.5M
2009¥22.0M
2010¥23.0M
2011¥21.0M
2012¥23.0M
2013¥20.0M
2014¥17.0M
2015¥16.0M
2016¥17.0M
2017¥18.0M
2018¥18.0M
2019¥12.0M
2020¥20.0M
2021¥20.0M
2022¥21.0M
2023¥21.0M
2024¥21.0M
2025¥17.0M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouseLand
2007¥240k/m²¥76k/m²
2008¥193k/m²¥91k/m²
2009¥212k/m²¥80k/m²
2010¥211k/m²¥62k/m²
2011¥186k/m²¥72k/m²
2012¥221k/m²¥58k/m²
2013¥190k/m²¥69k/m²
2014¥150k/m²¥65k/m²
2015¥152k/m²¥51k/m²
2016¥128k/m²¥60k/m²
2017¥171k/m²¥68k/m²
2018¥171k/m²¥43k/m²
2019¥96k/m²–
2020¥160k/m²¥29k/m²
2021¥210k/m²¥62k/m²
2022¥155k/m²¥44k/m²
2023¥200k/m²¥28k/m²
2024¥200k/m²¥41k/m²
2025¥126k/m²¥53k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)House
0¥238k/m²
1¥211k/m²
50¥95k/m²

Prices near train stations in Minamiashigara 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)
Wadagahara (和田河原)––¥24.0M8312,841-7% vs 2019
Daiyuzan (大雄山)––¥18.5M10284,303-14% vs 2019
Tsukahara(Kanagawa) (塚原(神奈川))––¥16.0M8231,999-11% vs 2019
Iwahara (岩原)––¥20.0M6131,401-6% vs 2019

How much does a house cost in Minamiashigara City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥17.0M in 2025 across 27 sales.

Are property prices in Minamiashigara City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed +86.0%.

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.