Living in Akita (秋田市)

Akita (秋田市) is a city in Akita (秋田県), Japan, home to 307,672 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are students (top 1%, #6 of 736), commuters (top 2%, #19 of 1,547), single professionals (top 8%, #105 of 1,454).

Residents307,672

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport123 km (Aomori)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km406,400 people

Sea coast5 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 30 m, height range 360 m

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to Tokyo449 km

Within 10 km307,672 people

Greater areaGreater Akita, the core

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 21 min, sunset 8:19

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Good to know about Akita (秋田市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The Sea of Japan is 5 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 21 min and sets around 8:19; in late June it sets around 12:11.

How Akita (秋田市) 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.

Profile	Score	In Japan	In Akita (秋田県)
Young family	66	#360 of 1,813	#21 of 30	Map
Low-income household	58	#726 of 1,806	#22 of 27	Map
Low-income family	63	#617 of 1,717	#26 of 27	Map
Single parent	67	#442 of 1,604	#23 of 23	Map
Pensioner couple	69	#495 of 1,762	#10 of 30	Map
Single pensioner	67	#444 of 1,762	#13 of 30	Map
Early retiree	67	#437 of 1,845	#14 of 29	Map
Single professional	71	#105 of 1,454	#1 of 13	Map
Young professional	74	#149 of 1,405	#1 of 9	Map
DINKS	73	#188 of 1,201	#1 of 6	Map
Remote worker	71	#489 of 1,668	#17 of 23	Map
Commuter	82	#19 of 1,547	#1 of 11	Map
Car-free household	81	#108 of 1,256	#1 of 5	Map
Student	86	#6 of 736	#1 of 2	Map
First-home buyer	62	#604 of 1,717	#20 of 27	Map
Budget-constrained mover	53	#969 of 1,877	#29 of 30	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	72	#132 of 1,327	#1 of 7	Map
Expat professional	68	#316 of 1,668	#1 of 23	Map
Healthcare-first mover	59	#560 of 1,762	#1 of 30	Map
Nature-focused household	47	#1,268 of 1,958	#30 of 30	Map
Cross-border commuter	75	#281 of 1,949	#12 of 30	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	61	#659 of 1,949	#13 of 30	Map
Rural value seeker	43	#1,158 of 1,958	#30 of 30	Map
High-net-worth mover	74	#36 of 1,949	#1 of 30	Map
Lottery winner	72	#397 of 1,973	#1 of 30	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	72	#485 of 1,877	#26 of 30	Map
Coastal living	73	#528 of 1,420	#13 of 18	Map
Business owner	71	#480 of 1,877	#1 of 30	Map
Digital native	68	#214 of 1,480	#1 of 13	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)99
Safety and community98
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)97
Foundation96
Sea or lake shore95
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)77
Lifestyle and amenities76
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)74
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)70
Mobility and connectivity68
Demographics64
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)63
Jobs and economy52
Governance and fiscal strength51
Health and elderly40
Affordability37
Flat land (terrain relief)34
Green space27
Education and family27
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)17
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)16
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)14
Port access (major sea or inland port)0
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
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

Nearby

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