Living in Ōkawa (大川市)

Ōkawa (大川市) is a large place in Fukuoka (福岡県), Japan, home to 39,223 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are remote workers (top 20%, #325 of 1,668), retired couples (top 22%, #375 of 1,762), low-income households (top 24%, #420 of 1,806).

Residents39,223

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport9 km (Kyushu Saga International)

Nearest city of 100k+8 km

Within 30 km1,107,100 people

Sea coast7 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 140 m

Main railway line1.1 km

Distance to Tokyo902 km

Within 10 km350,819 people

LandscapeJapan, Kyushu

Winter daylight9 h 57 min, sunset 9:15

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Good to know about Ōkawa (大川市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The East China Sea is 7 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 57 min and sets around 9:15; in late June it sets around 12:31.

How Ōkawa (大川市) 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 Fukuoka (福岡県)
Young family	50	#1,051 of 1,813	#29 of 65	Map
Low-income household	64	#420 of 1,806	#14 of 63	Map
Low-income family	55	#861 of 1,717	#18 of 63	Map
Single parent	55	#827 of 1,604	#18 of 63	Map
Pensioner couple	72	#375 of 1,762	#23 of 64	Map
Single pensioner	62	#644 of 1,762	#26 of 64	Map
Early retiree	64	#667 of 1,845	#45 of 64	Map
Single professional	51	#735 of 1,454	#27 of 61	Map
Young professional	54	#707 of 1,405	#24 of 60	Map
DINKS	50	#777 of 1,201	#33 of 56	Map
Remote worker	74	#325 of 1,668	#19 of 63	Map
Commuter	67	#737 of 1,547	#16 of 62	Map
Car-free household	58	#615 of 1,256	#19 of 57	Map
Student	63	#374 of 736	#12 of 45	Map
First-home buyer	64	#513 of 1,717	#15 of 63	Map
Budget-constrained mover	64	#446 of 1,877	#15 of 64	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	50	#608 of 1,327	#21 of 59	Map
Expat professional	58	#722 of 1,668	#34 of 63	Map
Healthcare-first mover	62	#454 of 1,762	#2 of 64	Map
Nature-focused household	40	#1,409 of 1,958	#53 of 65	Map
Cross-border commuter	70	#491 of 1,949	#7 of 65	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	48	#1,180 of 1,949	#47 of 65	Map
Rural value seeker	42	#1,188 of 1,958	#39 of 65	Map
High-net-worth mover	61	#448 of 1,949	#26 of 65	Map
Lottery winner	68	#595 of 1,973	#25 of 65	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	63	#1,125 of 1,877	#51 of 64	Map
Coastal living	74	#485 of 1,420	#12 of 61	Map
Business owner	60	#988 of 1,877	#39 of 64	Map
Digital native	58	#497 of 1,480	#16 of 62	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Mobility and connectivity99
Sea or lake shore91
Health and elderly84
Foundation79
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)78
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)77
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)72
Flat land (terrain relief)71
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)71
Affordability69
Lifestyle and amenities69
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)69
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)57
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)47
Demographics46
Jobs and economy43
Governance and fiscal strength42
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)41
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)41
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)27
Green space25
Education and family25
Safety and community15
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.