Living in Misawa (三沢市)

Misawa (三沢市) is a large place in Aomori (青森県), Japan, home to 42,805 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are cross-border commuters (top 29%, #556 of 1,949), people who want to live by the sea (top 39%, #551 of 1,420), nature lovers (top 40%, #770 of 1,958).

Residents42,805

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport59 km (Aomori)

Nearest city of 100k+23 km

Within 30 km438,900 people

Sea coast4 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 110 m

Main railway line3.8 km

Distance to Tokyo574 km

Within 10 km77,525 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 15 min, sunset 8:10

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Good to know about Misawa (三沢市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The Uchiura Bay is 4 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 15 min and sets around 8:10; in late June it sets around 12:09.

How Misawa (三沢市) 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 Aomori (青森県)
Young family	58	#732 of 1,813	#35 of 36	Map
Low-income household	48	#1,097 of 1,806	#32 of 36	Map
Low-income family	57	#784 of 1,717	#32 of 33	Map
Single parent	61	#647 of 1,604	#30 of 31	Map
Pensioner couple	55	#1,071 of 1,762	#25 of 35	Map
Single pensioner	50	#1,030 of 1,762	#26 of 35	Map
Early retiree	63	#739 of 1,845	#16 of 38	Map
Single professional	40	#1,052 of 1,454	#10 of 28	Map
Young professional	42	#1,054 of 1,405	#10 of 28	Map
DINKS	43	#942 of 1,201	#5 of 23	Map
Remote worker	68	#711 of 1,668	#28 of 34	Map
Commuter	57	#1,186 of 1,547	#14 of 31	Map
Car-free household	45	#917 of 1,256	#10 of 22	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for campus	–	Map
First-home buyer	53	#989 of 1,717	#30 of 33	Map
Budget-constrained mover	46	#1,132 of 1,877	#36 of 39	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	34	#954 of 1,327	#10 of 25	Map
Expat professional	50	#1,110 of 1,668	#6 of 34	Map
Healthcare-first mover	28	#1,270 of 1,762	#26 of 35	Map
Nature-focused household	63	#770 of 1,958	#34 of 42	Map
Cross-border commuter	69	#556 of 1,949	#27 of 42	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	59	#784 of 1,949	#25 of 42	Map
Rural value seeker	50	#952 of 1,958	#39 of 42	Map
High-net-worth mover	55	#850 of 1,949	#11 of 42	Map
Lottery winner	58	#1,022 of 1,973	#11 of 42	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	54	#1,624 of 1,877	#37 of 39	Map
Coastal living	73	#551 of 1,420	#23 of 37	Map
Business owner	57	#1,131 of 1,877	#11 of 39	Map
Digital native	38	#1,036 of 1,480	#11 of 30	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Sea or lake shore97
Safety and community79
Mobility and connectivity78
Flat land (terrain relief)74
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)73
Demographics63
Lifestyle and amenities61
Green space56
Education and family56
Foundation52
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)48
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)48
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)47
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)47
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)46
Jobs and economy44
Affordability38
Governance and fiscal strength37
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)25
Health and elderly19
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)16
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)12
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)8
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.