Living in Kōriyama (郡山市)

Kōriyama (郡山市) is a city in Fukushima (福島県), Japan, home to 327,692 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are students (top 7%, #51 of 736), commuters (top 8%, #110 of 1,547), single professionals (top 13%, #184 of 1,454).

Residents327,692
Density– per km²
Area– km²
Hub airport95 km (Sendai)
Nearest city of 100k+Itself
Within 30 km675,700 people
Sea coast58 km
Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)
Terrain around itabout 330 m, height range 310 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Distance to Tokyo199 km
Within 10 km345,163 people
Greater areaGreater Kōriyama, the core
LandscapeJapan
Winter daylight9 h 35 min, sunset 8:24

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How Kōriyama (郡山市) 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.

ProfileScoreIn JapanIn Fukushima (福島県)
Young family54#900 of 1,813#44 of 57Map
Low-income household48#1,091 of 1,806#43 of 53Map
Low-income family51#961 of 1,717#43 of 51Map
Single parent56#821 of 1,604#37 of 44Map
Pensioner couple46#1,436 of 1,762#29 of 53Map
Single pensioner44#1,284 of 1,762#24 of 53Map
Early retiree58#1,084 of 1,845#23 of 54Map
Single professional69#184 of 1,454#2 of 38Map
Young professional72#192 of 1,405#2 of 40Map
DINKS71#235 of 1,201#1 of 26Map
Remote worker65#903 of 1,668#29 of 45Map
Commuter79#110 of 1,547#2 of 49Map
Car-free household78#162 of 1,256#1 of 29Map
Student80#51 of 736#3 of 14Map
First-home buyer53#1,010 of 1,717#42 of 51Map
Budget-constrained mover42#1,242 of 1,877#47 of 56Map
Urban lifestyle seeker69#198 of 1,327#1 of 36Map
Expat professional64#466 of 1,668#2 of 45Map
Healthcare-first mover26#1,332 of 1,762#5 of 53Map
Nature-focused household38#1,444 of 1,958#58 of 61Map
Cross-border commuter66#744 of 1,949#23 of 60Map
Outdoor and mountain lover36#1,447 of 1,949#56 of 60Map
Rural value seeker31#1,427 of 1,958#59 of 61Map
High-net-worth mover63#311 of 1,949#1 of 60Map
Lottery winner75#254 of 1,973#2 of 62Map
Climate-resilient relocation62#1,154 of 1,877#45 of 56Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner70#541 of 1,877#2 of 56Map
Digital native68#196 of 1,480#2 of 42Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Foundation97
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)92
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)92
  • Governance and fiscal strength85
  • Lifestyle and amenities82
  • Mobility and connectivity77
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)75
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)74
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)65
  • Demographics65
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)61
  • Jobs and economy56
  • Safety and community52
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)41
  • Flat land (terrain relief)41
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)37
  • Affordability31
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)30
  • Green space26
  • Education and family26
  • Health and elderly16
  • Sea or lake shore4
  • 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

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Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.