Urasoe City Housing Market Report 2026
Data updated 2026-11-11 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2 · Transactions in 2025: 93
In short
- 1Prices are still rising, but more slowly
Growth has cooled to about 2.7% a year, down from 6.9% a year in the previous five years.
- 2Lagging Okinawa
Per m², houses here are 6% above the Okinawa average.
- 3A family market
76% of recent condo sales have three or more bedrooms.
- 4What a typical purchase costs
Half of all house sales last year were between ¥35.0M and ¥65.5M.
The answers, compared
What does a home cost?
¥37.0M
median used condo · ¥538k/m²
19% above the Okinawa median
Are prices rising?
+47.4%
over 5 years
Faster than Okinawa (+13.3%)
4 of 13 areas in Okinawa, highest first
Can local earners afford it?
10.9× income
median price ÷ average taxable income
Harder than Okinawa (9.2×)
11 of 13 areas in Okinawa, highest first
Rent or buy?
57years of rent
median price ÷ a year of median rent
Longer than Okinawa (49)
8 of 13 areas in Okinawa, highest first
Are people moving in?
+0.0%
population, 2020–25
In line with Okinawa (+0.1%)
11 of 16 areas in Okinawa, highest first
How risky is it?
21%
chance of strong shaking (6-lower+) in 30 years
In line with Okinawa (22%)
9 of 16 areas in Okinawa, highest first
Rent in Urasoe City
The average private rental costs ¥54k a month (2023), +3.4% since 2018. Okinawa: ¥54k
| Floor area | Typical layout | Average rent / month | Urasoe CityOkinawa |
|---|---|---|---|
| under 30 m² studio / 1K | studio / 1K | ¥45k vs 2018 +4.6% · Okinawa: ¥44k | |
| 30–49 m² 1LDK / 2DK | 1LDK / 2DK | ¥51k vs 2018 +3.2% · Okinawa: ¥51k | |
| 50–69 m² 2LDK / 3DK | 2LDK / 3DK | ¥63k vs 2018 +7.7% · Okinawa: ¥60k | |
| 70–99 m² 3LDK / family | 3LDK / family | ¥69k vs 2018 +21.8% · Okinawa: ¥72k | |
| 100–149 m² mostly houses | mostly houses | ¥68k vs 2018 -15.6% · Okinawa: ¥63k | |
| 150 m² + mostly houses | mostly houses | ¥66k vs 2018 +33.5% · Okinawa: ¥70k |
- Rent per m²
- ¥1,315
- median, per month · Okinawa: ¥1,295
- The median used condo (¥37.0M, 65 m²) costs about 49 years of average rent for a similar-sized home (¥63k 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. 23,460 rented homes.
What the data says
Prices are still rising, but more slowly
Growth has cooled to about 2.7% a year, down from 6.9% a year in the previous five years. This looks more like a maturing market than a turning point, and it gives buyers a bit more room to negotiate.
Lagging Okinawa
Per m², houses here are 6% above the Okinawa average. The premium was 13% ten years ago, so the rest of Okinawa has been catching up.
A family market
76% 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.
What a typical purchase costs
Half of all house sales last year were between ¥35.0M and ¥65.5M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.
A stable population
The population was roughly stable between 2020 and 2025 (+0.1% for the wider area). More people moved out than in during 2025 (about 2.8 per 1,000 residents), which weakens long-term housing demand.
Few abandoned homes
7.8% of homes were empty in 2023 (9.3% for the wider area), and 2% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. Most empty homes here are rentals between tenants, not abandoned houses, a sign of a healthy market.
Moderate earthquake risk
The government's seismic model gives a 21% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (22% for the wider area). Post-1981 buildings are designed for this level of shaking, but check ground conditions and insurance.
Local incomes are close to average
Taxpayers here reported an average taxable income of ¥3.4m in 2023 (¥3.2m for the wider area). That is +22% since 2014. 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 +5% in the year to January 2026 and +22% over five years. 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 Urasoe City: people, homes and risks
- Population 2025
- 115,716
- +0.0% since 2020
- Okinawa: +0.1%
- Net moves in 2025
- -329
- -2.84 per 1,000 residents
- Okinawa: -0.38
- Vacant homes (2023)
- 7.8%
- 2.0% empty and not for rent or sale
- Okinawa: 9.3%
- Median rent (2023)
- ¥54k
- per month, all rented homes
- Okinawa: ¥51k
- Strong earthquake risk
- 20.9%
- chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
- Okinawa: 22.2%
- Average income per taxpayer
- ¥3.4M
- taxable income in 2023
- Okinawa: ¥3.2M
- Daytime population
- 102
- people here by day per 100 residents (2020 census)
- Foreign residents
- 1.6%
- 1,871 registered residents in 2024
- Okinawa: 1.9%
- Clinics
- 6.9
- per 10,000 residents; 7 hospitals, 56 dental clinics (2020)
- Okinawa: 6.3
- Official land price 2026
- ¥164k/m²
- +4.6% in a year · +21.5% in 5 years
- Okinawa: ¥120k/m²
- Flood exposure
- 0.0%
- of 16 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
- Okinawa: 7.7%
- Landslide exposure
- 0.0%
- of 16 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
- Okinawa: 0.5%
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 Urasoe 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
¥30.0M
¥400k/m²
- Aza Ohira
- 3LDK · 75 m²
- Built 1993 (33 yrs) · RC
¥34.0M
¥523k/m²
- Gusukuma
- 3LDK · 65 m²
- Built 2013 (13 yrs) · RC
¥44.0M
¥550k/m²
- Aza Takushi
- 3LDK · 80 m²
- Built 2016 (9 yrs) · RC
House
¥49.0M
¥516k/m²
- Makiminato
- Land 150 m² · floor 95 m²
- Built 2025 (0 yrs) · Wood
¥60.0M
¥480k/m²
- Maeda
- Urasoe Maeda · 9 min walk
- Land 150 m² · floor 125 m²
- Built 2011 (15 yrs) · RC
¥110M
¥250k/m²
- Uchima
- Furujima · 8 min walk
- Land 330 m² · floor 440 m²
- Built 1999 (26 yrs) · RC
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| Year | Condo | House |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | – | – |
| 2008 | – | ¥40.0M |
| 2009 | – | ¥27.0M |
| 2010 | – | ¥31.0M |
| 2011 | ¥16.0M | ¥35.0M |
| 2012 | – | ¥38.0M |
| 2013 | ¥16.5M | ¥38.0M |
| 2014 | – | ¥44.5M |
| 2015 | ¥17.0M | ¥47.0M |
| 2016 | – | ¥35.0M |
| 2017 | ¥21.0M | ¥43.0M |
| 2018 | ¥24.5M | ¥40.0M |
| 2019 | ¥21.0M | ¥49.0M |
| 2020 | ¥26.0M | ¥43.0M |
| 2021 | ¥28.0M | ¥45.0M |
| 2022 | – | ¥44.5M |
| 2023 | ¥24.0M | ¥45.5M |
| 2024 | ¥26.0M | ¥48.0M |
| 2025 | ¥37.0M | ¥52.0M |
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| Year | Condo | House | Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | – | – | ¥96k/m² |
| 2008 | – | ¥229k/m² | ¥91k/m² |
| 2009 | – | ¥183k/m² | ¥90k/m² |
| 2010 | – | ¥182k/m² | ¥82k/m² |
| 2011 | ¥236k/m² | ¥210k/m² | ¥84k/m² |
| 2012 | – | ¥227k/m² | ¥81k/m² |
| 2013 | ¥246k/m² | ¥196k/m² | ¥73k/m² |
| 2014 | – | ¥207k/m² | ¥84k/m² |
| 2015 | ¥283k/m² | ¥223k/m² | ¥88k/m² |
| 2016 | – | ¥234k/m² | ¥76k/m² |
| 2017 | ¥291k/m² | ¥245k/m² | ¥76k/m² |
| 2018 | ¥348k/m² | ¥322k/m² | ¥120k/m² |
| 2019 | ¥329k/m² | ¥271k/m² | ¥160k/m² |
| 2020 | ¥365k/m² | ¥329k/m² | ¥140k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥400k/m² | ¥421k/m² | ¥140k/m² |
| 2022 | – | ¥310k/m² | ¥150k/m² |
| 2023 | ¥325k/m² | ¥422k/m² | ¥180k/m² |
| 2024 | ¥350k/m² | ¥375k/m² | ¥170k/m² |
| 2025 | ¥538k/m² | ¥309k/m² | ¥190k/m² |
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| Building age (years) | House |
|---|---|
| 0 | ¥505k/m² |
| 50 | ¥224k/m² |
Prices near train stations in Urasoe City
Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.
| Station | Median used condo price | Condo price per m² | Median house price (land + building) | Walk (min) | Sales | Daily passengers (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urasoe Maeda (浦添前田) | – | – | ¥54.0M | 25 | 27 | 1,404+29% vs 2019 |
| Furujima (古島) | – | – | ¥48.0M | 20 | 18 | 4,903-5% vs 2019 |
| Tedako Uranishi (てだこ浦西) | – | – | – | 14 | 10 | 3,998+53% vs 2019 |
Used condo prices by layout in Urasoe City
Sales from 2023–2025.
| Layout | Median used condo price | Typical size | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3LDK | ¥30.0M | 70 m² | 45 |
| 2LDK | ¥33.0M | 60 m² | 15 |
| 4LDK | ¥29.0M | 80 m² | 10 |
How much does an apartment cost in Urasoe City?
The median used condo (mansion) in Urasoe City sold for ¥37.0M in 2025, about ¥538k/m², based on 25 recorded sales.
How much does a house cost in Urasoe City?
The median house sale, including the land, was ¥52.0M in 2025 across 39 sales.
Are property prices in Urasoe City going up?
Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +47.4% and residential land prices changed +35.7%.
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.