Living in Kita-Akita (北秋田)

Kita-Akita (北秋田) is a large place in Akita (秋田県), Japan, home to 31,504 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are low-income families (top 2%, #26 of 1,717), single parents (top 3%, #33 of 1,604), movers on a budget (top 4%, #58 of 1,877).

Residents31,504

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport64 km (Aomori)

Nearest city of 100k+42 km

Within 30 km145,000 people

Sea coast33 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 140 m, height range 340 m

Main railway line4.1 km

Distance to Tokyo505 km

Within 10 km52,046 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 18 min, sunset 8:16

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Good to know about Kita-Akita (北秋田)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 18 min and sets around 8:16; in late June it sets around 12:11.

How Kita-Akita (北秋田) 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	74	#70 of 1,813	#6 of 30	Map
Low-income household	67	#287 of 1,806	#12 of 27	Map
Low-income family	83	#26 of 1,717	#3 of 27	Map
Single parent	81	#33 of 1,604	#4 of 23	Map
Pensioner couple	72	#373 of 1,762	#4 of 30	Map
Single pensioner	74	#291 of 1,762	#2 of 30	Map
Early retiree	71	#241 of 1,845	#6 of 29	Map
Single professional	22	#1,387 of 1,454	#10 of 13	Map
Young professional		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
DINKS		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Remote worker	80	#82 of 1,668	#3 of 23	Map
Commuter		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Car-free household		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for campus	–	Map
First-home buyer	70	#194 of 1,717	#10 of 27	Map
Budget-constrained mover	74	#58 of 1,877	#3 of 30	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Expat professional	36	#1,484 of 1,668	#12 of 23	Map
Healthcare-first mover	56	#686 of 1,762	#4 of 30	Map
Nature-focused household	75	#176 of 1,958	#11 of 30	Map
Cross-border commuter	80	#100 of 1,949	#5 of 30	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	60	#743 of 1,949	#19 of 30	Map
Rural value seeker	75	#117 of 1,958	#10 of 30	Map
High-net-worth mover	57	#750 of 1,949	#8 of 30	Map
Lottery winner	44	#1,417 of 1,973	#10 of 30	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	79	#101 of 1,877	#1 of 30	Map
Coastal living	68	#815 of 1,420	#18 of 18	Map
Business owner	36	#1,675 of 1,877	#20 of 30	Map
Digital native	26	#1,273 of 1,480	#8 of 13	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Safety and community98
Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)98
Affordability92
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)74
Mobility and connectivity67
Green space65
Education and family65
Lifestyle and amenities47
Sea or lake shore47
Foundation42
Health and elderly40
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)39
Flat land (terrain relief)38
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)37
Governance and fiscal strength24
Jobs and economy23
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)19
Demographics18
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)16
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)15
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)14
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)14
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)12
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.