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Kameoka City Housing Market Report 2026

Data updated 2026-11-11 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2 · Transactions in 2025: 145

In short

  1. 1
    A long, slow decline

    House prices per m² have been falling for a decade, by about 1.4% a year recently.

  2. 2
    Lagging Kyoto

    Per m², houses here are 53% below the Kyoto average.

  3. 3
    Station distance barely matters

    Houses 11–15 minutes from a station sell for similar or higher prices than those near one, which usually means buyers here drive or value quiet residential streets.

  4. 4
    Sales are thinning out

    Transactions are down about 9% on the previous three years.

The answers, compared

What does a home cost?

¥14.0M

median house · ¥102k/m²

54% below the Kyoto median

9 of 16 areas in Kyoto, highest first

Are prices rising?

+21.3%

over 5 years

Slower than Kyoto (+36.4%)

18 of 26 areas in Kyoto, highest first

Can local earners afford it?

4.2× income

median price ÷ average taxable income

Easier than Kyoto (5.6×)

18 of 27 areas in Kyoto, highest first

Rent or buy?

24years of rent

median price ÷ a year of median rent

Shorter than Kyoto (33)

19 of 26 areas in Kyoto, highest first

Are people moving in?

-3.4%

population, 2020–25

Shrinking faster than Kyoto (-2.9%)

13 of 27 areas in Kyoto, highest first

How risky is it?

4%

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

Lower than Kyoto (22%)

24 of 27 areas in Kyoto, highest first

Rent in Kameoka City

The average private rental costs ¥54k a month (2023), +5.3% since 2018. Kyoto: ¥62k

Floor areaAverage rent / month
under 30 m²
studio / 1K
¥42k
vs 2018 +4.7% · Kyoto: ¥50k
30–49 m²
1LDK / 2DK
¥54k
vs 2018 +5.9% · Kyoto: ¥64k
50–69 m²
2LDK / 3DK
¥62k
vs 2018 -7.5% · Kyoto: ¥80k
70–99 m²
3LDK / family
¥60k
vs 2018 -11.8% · Kyoto: ¥90k
Rent per m²
¥1,368
median, per month · Kyoto: ¥1,907

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. 4,350 rented homes.

What the data says

A long, slow decline

House prices per m² have been falling for a decade, by about 1.4% a year recently. Prices are low, but resale values are likely to keep easing, so buy here to live, not as an investment.

Lagging Kyoto

Per m², houses here are 53% below the Kyoto average. Ten years ago the gap was 41%, so Kameoka City has been falling behind the rest of Kyoto.

Station distance barely matters

Houses 11–15 minutes from a station sell for similar or higher prices than those near one, which usually means buyers here drive or value quiet residential streets.

Sales are thinning out

Transactions are down about 9% 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 house sales last year were between ¥4.4M and ¥25.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 3.4% between 2020 and 2025 (−2.9% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025. Households still grew 2% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Typical vacancy

12.8% of homes were empty in 2023 (13.2% for the wider area), and 7.4% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. The level of abandoned homes is around the national norm.

Lower earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 4% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (22% for the wider area). This is low by Japanese standards, although no part of Japan is free of earthquake risk.

Local incomes are below average

Taxpayers here reported an average taxable income of ¥3.3m in 2023 (¥3.9m for the wider area). That is +15% since 2014. Averages are pulled up by a few very high earners, so a typical household earns less than this.

Official land prices are edging up

On the government's fixed benchmark sites, which are valued the same way every year, residential land prices changed +2% in the year to January 2026 and +3% over five years. They are still 62% below their 1991 bubble-era level. 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, 16% are inside the worst-case flood zone. 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 Kameoka City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
83,245
-3.4% since 2020
Kyoto: -2.9%
Net moves in 2025
-68
-0.82 per 1,000 residents
Kyoto: -1.5
Vacant homes (2023)
12.8%
7.4% empty and not for rent or sale
Kyoto: 13.2%
Median rent (2023)
¥49k
per month, all rented homes
Kyoto: ¥56k
Strong earthquake risk
3.8%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Kyoto: 21.7%
Average income per taxpayer
¥3.3M
taxable income in 2023
Kyoto: ¥3.9M
Daytime population
88
people here by day per 100 residents (2020 census)
Foreign residents
1.6%
1,411 registered residents in 2024
Kyoto: 3.3%
Clinics
7.4
per 10,000 residents; 5 hospitals, 36 dental clinics (2020)
Kyoto: 10.0
Official land price 2026
¥85k/m²
+1.7% in a year · +3.2% in 5 years
Kyoto: ¥136k/m²
Flood exposure
15.8%
of 19 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Kyoto: 49.6%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 19 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Kyoto: 2.5%

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 Kameoka 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-priced2026 Q2

¥3.5M

¥39k/m²

  • Higashibetsuinchokamakura
  • Kameoka
  • Land 130 m² · floor 90 m²
  • Built 1988 (38 yrs) · Wood
Typical2026 Q1

¥13.0M

¥153k/m²

  • Nishitsutsujigaokadaisendai
  • Kameoka · 26 min walk
  • Land 210 m² · floor 85 m²
  • Built 1973 (53 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥25.0M

¥278k/m²

  • Shinochoyuhigaoka
  • Umahori · 22 min walk
  • Land 150 m² · floor 90 m²
  • Built 2016 (10 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M20052008201120142017202020232026
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YearHouse
2005¥17.5M
2006¥18.5M
2007¥16.0M
2008¥17.0M
2009¥18.0M
2010¥17.0M
2011¥15.0M
2012¥16.0M
2013¥12.0M
2014¥16.0M
2015¥13.5M
2016¥15.0M
2017¥15.5M
2018¥21.0M
2019¥14.0M
2020¥13.0M
2021¥13.0M
2022¥12.0M
2023¥14.0M
2024¥13.0M
2025¥14.0M
2026 (partial)¥12.0M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥50k¥100k¥150k¥200k20052008201120142017202020232026
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YearHouseLand
2005¥163k/m²¥28k/m²
2006¥163k/m²¥62k/m²
2007¥157k/m²¥39k/m²
2008¥183k/m²¥58k/m²
2009¥165k/m²¥49k/m²
2010¥150k/m²¥69k/m²
2011¥141k/m²¥54k/m²
2012¥131k/m²¥72k/m²
2013¥128k/m²¥66k/m²
2014¥143k/m²¥75k/m²
2015¥125k/m²¥54k/m²
2016¥135k/m²¥44k/m²
2017¥143k/m²¥54k/m²
2018¥200k/m²¥61k/m²
2019¥129k/m²¥52k/m²
2020¥96k/m²¥68k/m²
2021¥135k/m²¥72k/m²
2022¥111k/m²¥72k/m²
2023¥130k/m²¥36k/m²
2024¥108k/m²¥36k/m²
2025¥102k/m²¥83k/m²
2026 (partial)¥105k/m²–
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)Houses bottom out at around 30 years — House prices per m² drop about 89% from new by age 30, then flatten, because by then buyers are mostly paying for the land. A house older than that costs little more than its plot, a good option if you plan to renovate or rebuild.
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)House
0¥329k/m²
1¥280k/m²
25¥127k/m²
26¥116k/m²
27¥90k/m²
30¥36k/m²
31¥40k/m²
32¥33k/m²
33¥89k/m²
35¥107k/m²
36¥91k/m²
38¥84k/m²
39¥101k/m²
41¥67k/m²
43¥100k/m²
45¥88k/m²
46¥95k/m²
48¥37k/m²
49¥72k/m²
50¥67k/m²
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k20052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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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Year1971-19801981-20002001-20102011-2020
2005–¥108k/m²––
2006¥135k/m²¥142k/m²¥280k/m²–
2007¥131k/m²¥113k/m²¥276k/m²–
2008¥107k/m²¥135k/m²¥287k/m²–
2009–¥119k/m²¥267k/m²–
2010–¥100k/m²¥279k/m²–
2011¥133k/m²¥97k/m²–¥284k/m²
2012¥77k/m²¥122k/m²–¥295k/m²
2013¥110k/m²¥57k/m²–¥284k/m²
2014¥78k/m²¥104k/m²–¥289k/m²
2015¥104k/m²¥91k/m²–¥288k/m²
2016¥83k/m²¥89k/m²–¥290k/m²
2017¥42k/m²¥111k/m²–¥284k/m²
2018–¥104k/m²–¥279k/m²
2019¥83k/m²¥82k/m²–¥270k/m²
2020¥57k/m²¥101k/m²–¥274k/m²
2021¥75k/m²¥84k/m²––
2022¥91k/m²¥85k/m²––
2023¥57k/m²¥108k/m²––
2024–¥95k/m²––
2025–¥62k/m²––

Prices near train stations in Kameoka 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)
Kameoka (亀岡)––¥11.0M1818516,714-4% vs 2019
Umahori (馬堀)––¥19.0M14688,446-10% vs 2019
Namikawa (並河)––¥23.5M13385,634-13% vs 2019
Chiyokawa (千代川)––¥14.0M10364,150-4% vs 2019

How much does a house cost in Kameoka City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥14.0M in 2025 across 100 sales.

Are property prices in Kameoka City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed +21.3%.

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.