Living in Handa (半田市)

Handa (半田市) is a city in Aichi (愛知県), Japan, home to 117,884 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 4%, #64 of 1,877), commuters (top 8%, #121 of 1,547), expat professionals (top 12%, #190 of 1,668).

Residents117,884
Density– per km²
Area– km²
Hub airport12 km (Chubu Centrair International)
Nearest city of 100k+Itself
Within 30 km2,525,500 people
Sea coast2 km
Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)
Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 60 m
Main railway line12.8 km
Distance to Tokyo271 km
Within 10 km419,302 people
Greater areaGreater Nagoya, 31 km out
LandscapeJapan
Winter daylight9 h 49 min, sunset 8:45

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How Handa (半田市) ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Japan. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on demographics, governance and fiscal strength, health and elderly, jobs and economy and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

ProfileScoreIn JapanIn Aichi (愛知県)
Young family34#1,500 of 1,813#21 of 59Map
Low-income household28#1,520 of 1,806#42 of 58Map
Low-income family23#1,515 of 1,717#39 of 58Map
Single parent31#1,397 of 1,604#37 of 54Map
Pensioner couple52#1,195 of 1,762#15 of 59Map
Single pensioner40#1,433 of 1,762#31 of 59Map
Early retiree57#1,163 of 1,845#9 of 59Map
Single professional69#176 of 1,454#19 of 54Map
Young professional73#169 of 1,405#18 of 54Map
DINKS74#168 of 1,201#20 of 54Map
Remote worker58#1,259 of 1,668#19 of 54Map
Commuter78#121 of 1,547#15 of 58Map
Car-free household76#234 of 1,256#17 of 55Map
Student41#633 of 736#47 of 49Map
First-home buyer36#1,447 of 1,717#40 of 58Map
Budget-constrained mover23#1,614 of 1,877#43 of 59Map
Urban lifestyle seeker68#226 of 1,327#17 of 54Map
Expat professional71#190 of 1,668#14 of 54Map
Healthcare-first mover28#1,273 of 1,762#20 of 59Map
Nature-focused household32#1,553 of 1,958#19 of 60Map
Cross-border commuter61#1,142 of 1,949#11 of 60Map
Outdoor and mountain lover32#1,510 of 1,949#22 of 60Map
Rural value seeker12#1,644 of 1,958#24 of 60Map
High-net-worth mover63#340 of 1,949#6 of 60Map
Lottery winner82#39 of 1,973#11 of 60Map
Climate-resilient relocation43#1,845 of 1,877#55 of 59Map
Coastal living65#945 of 1,420#10 of 57Map
Business owner80#64 of 1,877#14 of 59Map
Digital native63#381 of 1,480#33 of 54Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Mobility and connectivity100
  • Sea or lake shore100
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Governance and fiscal strength94
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)91
  • Foundation88
  • Lifestyle and amenities87
  • Flat land (terrain relief)86
  • Demographics83
  • Jobs and economy81
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)80
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)77
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)65
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)64
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)56
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)55
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)47
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)46
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)44
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)36
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)32
  • Health and elderly30
  • Safety and community25
  • Green space22
  • Education and family22
  • Affordability11
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

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Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.