Living in Sanmu (山武市)

Sanmu (山武市) is a large place in Chiba (千葉県), Japan, home to 48,444 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are remote workers (top 21%, #346 of 1,668), cross-border commuters (top 29%, #565 of 1,949), low-income households (top 33%, #579 of 1,806).

Residents48,444

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport16 km (Narita International)

Nearest city of 100k+19 km

Within 30 km1,400,600 people

Sea coast9 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 60 m

Main railway line2.5 km

Distance to Tokyo61 km

Within 10 km238,438 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 45 min, sunset 8:29

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Good to know about Sanmu (山武市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The North Pacific Ocean is 9 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 45 min and sets around 8:29; in late June it sets around 11:57.

How Sanmu (山武市) 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 Chiba (千葉県)
Young family	52	#963 of 1,813	#6 of 70	Map
Low-income household	61	#579 of 1,806	#4 of 70	Map
Low-income family	59	#748 of 1,717	#6 of 70	Map
Single parent	59	#702 of 1,604	#5 of 69	Map
Pensioner couple	48	#1,358 of 1,762	#3 of 70	Map
Single pensioner	37	#1,477 of 1,762	#2 of 70	Map
Early retiree	57	#1,218 of 1,845	#7 of 70	Map
Single professional	49	#793 of 1,454	#38 of 64	Map
Young professional	51	#794 of 1,405	#38 of 61	Map
DINKS	49	#794 of 1,201	#38 of 47	Map
Remote worker	74	#346 of 1,668	#2 of 69	Map
Commuter	61	#1,037 of 1,547	#41 of 62	Map
Car-free household	54	#716 of 1,256	#37 of 51	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	61	#666 of 1,717	#6 of 70	Map
Budget-constrained mover	59	#670 of 1,877	#5 of 70	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	45	#734 of 1,327	#36 of 54	Map
Expat professional	53	#949 of 1,668	#40 of 69	Map
Healthcare-first mover	13	#1,535 of 1,762	#2 of 70	Map
Nature-focused household	43	#1,370 of 1,958	#36 of 70	Map
Cross-border commuter	69	#565 of 1,949	#2 of 70	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	29	#1,561 of 1,949	#35 of 70	Map
Rural value seeker	44	#1,146 of 1,958	#24 of 70	Map
High-net-worth mover	53	#1,013 of 1,949	#18 of 70	Map
Lottery winner	65	#720 of 1,973	#40 of 70	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	56	#1,545 of 1,877	#28 of 70	Map
Coastal living	67	#879 of 1,420	#23 of 70	Map
Business owner	59	#1,029 of 1,877	#44 of 70	Map
Digital native	52	#702 of 1,480	#34 of 64	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Mobility and connectivity92
Sea or lake shore88
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)85
Flat land (terrain relief)84
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)81
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)79
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
Foundation75
Lifestyle and amenities73
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)72
Affordability61
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)61
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)58
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)58
Governance and fiscal strength54
Jobs and economy45
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)39
Safety and community34
Demographics32
Green space32
Education and family32
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)25
Health and elderly9
Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance2
Crypto hub within commuting distance2
Port access (major sea or inland port)0
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
Commodity-trading or gold 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.