Best places to live in Greater Ōsaka
111 places with 13,426,168 residents within about 60 km of Ōsaka, 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 Ōsaka, 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.
Rank Greater Ōsaka for your household
Open the mapFor young families
- 1Gojō
Nara (奈良県), 34,342 residents67 - 2Ōuda-yamaguchi (宇陀)
Nara (奈良県), 28,121 residents66 - 3Kinokawa
Wakayama (和歌山県), 60,592 residents66 - 4Nakaiburi
Wakayama (和歌山県), 15,967 residents66 - 5Kitaōgawara (北大河原)
Kyōto (京都府), 2,391 residents65 - 6Haibara-akanedai (榛原あかね台)
Nara (奈良県), 18,472 residents64 - 7Hashimoto
Wakayama (和歌山県), 61,063 residents64 - 8Kudoyama (九度山)
Wakayama (和歌山県), 3,856 residents62 - 9Kamatsuka (釜塚)
Kyōto (京都府), 3,478 residents62 - 10Kyōtamba (京丹波町)
Kyōto (京都府), 12,907 residents62
For retired couples
- 1Kinokawa
Wakayama (和歌山県), 60,592 residents78 - 2Jōyō (城陽)
Kyōto (京都府), 74,607 residents78 - 3Ide (井手町, Kyōto)
Kyōto (京都府), 7,661 residents77 - 4Kamatsuka (釜塚)
Kyōto (京都府), 3,478 residents76 - 5Nakaiburi
Wakayama (和歌山県), 15,967 residents76 - 6Kizugawa (木津川)
Kyōto (京都府), 77,907 residents75 - 7Kyōtanabe (京田辺)
Kyōto (京都府), 73,753 residents75 - 8Sugai (菅井)
Kyōto (京都府), 36,198 residents75 - 9Hashimoto
Wakayama (和歌山県), 61,063 residents74 - 10Tanabe (田辺, Kyōto)
Kyōto (京都府), 65,903 residents74
For remote workers
- 1Kinokawa
Wakayama (和歌山県), 60,592 residents77 - 2Gojō
Nara (奈良県), 34,342 residents77 - 3Nakaiburi
Wakayama (和歌山県), 15,967 residents76 - 4Haibara-akanedai (榛原あかね台)
Nara (奈良県), 18,472 residents74 - 5Hashimoto
Wakayama (和歌山県), 61,063 residents74 - 6Kashiwara
Nara (奈良県), 120,922 residents74 - 7Yamato-Takada (大和高田)
Nara (奈良県), 61,744 residents74 - 8Higashiando (東安堵)
Nara (奈良県), 7,225 residents73 - 9Ōuda-yamaguchi (宇陀)
Nara (奈良県), 28,121 residents73 - 10Gose (御所市)
Nara (奈良県), 26,522 residents73
For commuters
- 1Ikoma (生駒市)
Nara (奈良県), 120,741 residents80 - 2Kashihara-shi (橿原市)
Nara (奈良県), 124,521 residents80 - 3Kashiwara
Nara (奈良県), 120,922 residents78 - 4Jōyō (城陽)
Kyōto (京都府), 74,607 residents78 - 5Nishinomiya (西宮市)
Hyōgo (兵庫県), 485,587 residents77 - 6Kakogawachō-honmachi (加古川市)
Hyōgo (兵庫県), 271,634 residents76 - 7Yamato-Takada (大和高田)
Nara (奈良県), 61,744 residents76 - 8Tawaramoto
Nara (奈良県), 32,241 residents76 - 9Takarazuka (宝塚市)
Hyōgo (兵庫県), 226,432 residents76 - 10Tenri (天理市)
Nara (奈良県), 71,052 residents76
For single professionals
- 1Nishinomiya (西宮市)
Hyōgo (兵庫県), 485,587 residents75 - 2Suita (吹田市)
Ōsaka (大阪府), 385,567 residents73 - 3Sakai (堺市, Ōsaka)
Ōsaka (大阪府), 826,161 residents72 - 4Kashihara-shi (橿原市)
Nara (奈良県), 124,521 residents71 - 5Ikoma (生駒市)
Nara (奈良県), 120,741 residents71 - 6Toyonaka (豊中)
Ōsaka (大阪府), 401,558 residents71 - 7Takarazuka (宝塚市)
Hyōgo (兵庫県), 226,432 residents71 - 8Amagasaki (尼崎市)
Hyōgo (兵庫県), 459,593 residents71 - 9Hirakata (枚方市)
Ōsaka (大阪府), 406,331 residents71 - 10Takatsuki (高槻市)
Ōsaka (大阪府), 354,468 residents71
For movers on a budget
- 1Ōnishi (大西)
Nara (奈良県), 3,226 residents70 - 2Kyōtamba (京丹波町)
Kyōto (京都府), 12,907 residents69 - 3Higashiando (東安堵)
Nara (奈良県), 7,225 residents66 - 4Nantan (南丹)
Kyōto (京都府), 31,629 residents65 - 5Kinokawa
Wakayama (和歌山県), 60,592 residents65 - 6Nakaiburi
Wakayama (和歌山県), 15,967 residents64 - 7Gojō
Nara (奈良県), 34,342 residents64 - 8Kitaōgawara (北大河原)
Kyōto (京都府), 2,391 residents62 - 9Kudoyama (九度山)
Wakayama (和歌山県), 3,856 residents60 - 10Haibara-akanedai (榛原あかね台)
Nara (奈良県), 18,472 residents60
Towns in Greater Ōsaka
- Osaka (大阪市) 2,753,862
- Sakai (堺市, Ōsaka) 826,161
- Higashiosaka (東大阪市) 493,940
- Nishinomiya (西宮市) 485,587
- Amagasaki (尼崎市) 459,593
- Hirakata (枚方市) 406,331
- Toyonaka (豊中) 401,558
- Suita (吹田市) 385,567
- Nara-shi (奈良市) 367,353
- Takatsuki (高槻市) 354,468
- Ibaraki (茨城市) 287,730
- Yao (八尾市) 273,213
- Kakogawachō-honmachi (加古川市) 271,634
- Neyagawa (寝屋川市) 238,549
- Takarazuka (宝塚市) 226,432
- Kishiwada (岸和田市) 205,561
- Itami (伊丹市) 198,138
- Izumi (和泉, Ōsaka) 184,615
- Kawanishi (川西市) 155,165
- Moriguchi (守口市) 143,096
- Minoh (箕面市) 136,868
- Tondabayashichō (富田林市) 132,873
- Sandachō (三田町) 132,858
- Kadoma (門真市) 131,727
- Matsubara (松原, Ōsaka) 130,855
- Kashihara-shi (橿原市) 124,521
- Kashiwara 120,922
- Ikoma (生駒市) 120,741
- Daitō (大東) 119,367
- Habikino (羽曳野市) 109,479
- Ikeda (池田市, Ōsaka) 104,993
- Kawachi-Nagano (河内長野) 101,692
- Izumisano 100,131
- Ashiya (芦屋市, Hyōgo) 93,922
- Kaizuka 92,632
- Settsu (摂津) 87,456
- Yamatokōriyama (大和郡山) 83,285
- Kashihara (柏原) 79,058
- Kashiba (香芝市) 78,113
- Kizugawa (木津川) 77,907