Living in Sawara (佐原市)

Sawara (佐原市) is a large place in Chiba (千葉県), Japan, home to 47,199 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are remote workers (top 34%, #560 of 1,668), cross-border commuters (top 38%, #723 of 1,949), low-income households (top 40%, #720 of 1,806).

Residents47,199

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport16 km (Narita International)

Nearest city of 100k+20 km

Within 30 km1,073,400 people

Sea coast19 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 30 m

Nearest major riverTone, under 1 km

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to Tokyo71 km

Within 10 km155,156 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 43 min, sunset 8:28

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Good to know about Sawara (佐原市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The Tone runs through or right past it.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 43 min and sets around 8:28; in late June it sets around 11:58.

How Sawara (佐原市) 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	50	#1,059 of 1,813	#17 of 70	Map
Low-income household	59	#720 of 1,806	#7 of 70	Map
Low-income family	56	#837 of 1,717	#17 of 70	Map
Single parent	57	#778 of 1,604	#13 of 69	Map
Pensioner couple	45	#1,468 of 1,762	#23 of 70	Map
Single pensioner	35	#1,512 of 1,762	#13 of 70	Map
Early retiree	55	#1,329 of 1,845	#26 of 70	Map
Single professional	48	#825 of 1,454	#39 of 64	Map
Young professional	50	#827 of 1,405	#39 of 61	Map
DINKS	50	#789 of 1,201	#37 of 47	Map
Remote worker	70	#560 of 1,668	#11 of 69	Map
Commuter	61	#1,027 of 1,547	#40 of 62	Map
Car-free household	51	#784 of 1,256	#39 of 51	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	58	#788 of 1,717	#10 of 70	Map
Budget-constrained mover	55	#870 of 1,877	#13 of 70	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	41	#807 of 1,327	#39 of 54	Map
Expat professional	54	#901 of 1,668	#38 of 69	Map
Healthcare-first mover	11	#1,562 of 1,762	#21 of 70	Map
Nature-focused household	46	#1,286 of 1,958	#29 of 70	Map
Cross-border commuter	66	#723 of 1,949	#8 of 70	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	16	#1,688 of 1,949	#47 of 70	Map
Rural value seeker	44	#1,153 of 1,958	#25 of 70	Map
High-net-worth mover	50	#1,276 of 1,949	#36 of 70	Map
Lottery winner	64	#773 of 1,973	#41 of 70	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	54	#1,615 of 1,877	#41 of 70	Map
Coastal living	62	#1,122 of 1,420	#44 of 70	Map
Business owner	62	#882 of 1,877	#40 of 70	Map
Digital native	45	#860 of 1,480	#42 of 64	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Flat land (terrain relief)95
Mobility and connectivity92
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)89
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)83
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)79
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
Sea or lake shore71
Lifestyle and amenities70
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)67
Foundation67
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)59
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)59
Jobs and economy51
Affordability50
Governance and fiscal strength45
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)44
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)42
Green space40
Education and family40
Demographics36
Safety and community34
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)34
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)9
Health and elderly9
Port access (major sea or inland port)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.