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Best places to live in Greater Morioka

6 places with 447,821 residents within about 20 km of Morioka, ranked for 29 household profiles. 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.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Morioka, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Shizukuishi (雫石)
    Iwate (岩手県), 16,263 residents    76
  2. 2Hachimantai (八幡平市)
    Iwate (岩手県), 25,076 residents    74
  3. 3Hizume (日詰)
    Iwate (岩手県), 32,147 residents    74
  4. 4Takizawa (滝沢)
    Iwate (岩手県), 55,579 residents    73
  5. 5Yahaba (矢巾町)
    Iwate (岩手県), 28,056 residents    64
  6. 6Morioka (盛岡市)
    Iwate (岩手県), 290,700 residents    61

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For retired couples

  1. 1Hachimantai (八幡平市)
    Iwate (岩手県), 25,076 residents    53
  2. 2Shizukuishi (雫石)
    Iwate (岩手県), 16,263 residents    53
  3. 3Takizawa (滝沢)
    Iwate (岩手県), 55,579 residents    51
  4. 4Hizume (日詰)
    Iwate (岩手県), 32,147 residents    51
  5. 5Morioka (盛岡市)
    Iwate (岩手県), 290,700 residents    49
  6. 6Yahaba (矢巾町)
    Iwate (岩手県), 28,056 residents    48

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For remote workers

  1. 1Hizume (日詰)
    Iwate (岩手県), 32,147 residents    76
  2. 2Hachimantai (八幡平市)
    Iwate (岩手県), 25,076 residents    76
  3. 3Takizawa (滝沢)
    Iwate (岩手県), 55,579 residents    75
  4. 4Shizukuishi (雫石)
    Iwate (岩手県), 16,263 residents    74
  5. 5Yahaba (矢巾町)
    Iwate (岩手県), 28,056 residents    70
  6. 6Morioka (盛岡市)
    Iwate (岩手県), 290,700 residents    66

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For commuters

  1. 1Morioka (盛岡市)
    Iwate (岩手県), 290,700 residents    82
  2. 2Yahaba (矢巾町)
    Iwate (岩手県), 28,056 residents    74
  3. 3Takizawa (滝沢)
    Iwate (岩手県), 55,579 residents    73
  4. 4Hizume (日詰)
    Iwate (岩手県), 32,147 residents    69
  5. 5Shizukuishi (雫石)
    Iwate (岩手県), 16,263 residents    63
  6. 6Hachimantai (八幡平市)
    Iwate (岩手県), 25,076 residents    56

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For single professionals

  1. 1Morioka (盛岡市)
    Iwate (岩手県), 290,700 residents    72
  2. 2Yahaba (矢巾町)
    Iwate (岩手県), 28,056 residents    58
  3. 3Takizawa (滝沢)
    Iwate (岩手県), 55,579 residents    51
  4. 4Hizume (日詰)
    Iwate (岩手県), 32,147 residents    48
  5. 5Shizukuishi (雫石)
    Iwate (岩手県), 16,263 residents    33
  6. 6Hachimantai (八幡平市)
    Iwate (岩手県), 25,076 residents    29

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Hizume (日詰)
    Iwate (岩手県), 32,147 residents    71
  2. 2Shizukuishi (雫石)
    Iwate (岩手県), 16,263 residents    71
  3. 3Hachimantai (八幡平市)
    Iwate (岩手県), 25,076 residents    69
  4. 4Takizawa (滝沢)
    Iwate (岩手県), 55,579 residents    68
  5. 5Yahaba (矢巾町)
    Iwate (岩手県), 28,056 residents    63
  6. 6Morioka (盛岡市)
    Iwate (岩手県), 290,700 residents    44

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Towns in Greater Morioka