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Best places to live in Greater Sapporo

14 places with 2,648,870 residents within about 40 km of Sapporo, 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 Sapporo, 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. 1Otaru (小樽市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 115,333 residents    65
  2. 2Kuriyama (栗山町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 11,272 residents    65
  3. 3Yuni (由仁町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 5,426 residents    64
  4. 4Ishikari (石狩市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 58,755 residents    64
  5. 5Iwamizawa (岩見沢市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 85,107 residents    64
  6. 6Tōbetsu (当別町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 16,694 residents    63
  7. 7Horomui
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 7,319 residents    63
  8. 8Eniwa (恵庭)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 70,331 residents    62
  9. 9Naganuma (長沼町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 10,289 residents    62
  10. 10Tsukigata (月形町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 3,691 residents    62

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For retired couples

  1. 1Ishikari (石狩市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 58,755 residents    64
  2. 2Tōbetsu (当別町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 16,694 residents    62
  3. 3Kitahiroshima (北広島市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 58,918 residents    61
  4. 4Eniwa (恵庭)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 70,331 residents    61
  5. 5Horomui
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 7,319 residents    60
  6. 6Otaru (小樽市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 115,333 residents    60
  7. 7Iwamizawa (岩見沢市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 85,107 residents    59
  8. 8Kuriyama (栗山町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 11,272 residents    59
  9. 9Naganuma (長沼町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 10,289 residents    58
  10. 10Yuni (由仁町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 5,426 residents    58

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For remote workers

  1. 1Ishikari (石狩市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 58,755 residents    71
  2. 2Eniwa (恵庭)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 70,331 residents    70
  3. 3Horomui
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 7,319 residents    68
  4. 4Iwamizawa (岩見沢市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 85,107 residents    68
  5. 5Otaru (小樽市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 115,333 residents    67
  6. 6Kitahiroshima (北広島市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 58,918 residents    67
  7. 7Ebetsu (江別市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 133,953 residents    66
  8. 8Kuriyama (栗山町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 11,272 residents    65
  9. 9Naganuma (長沼町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 10,289 residents    64
  10. 10Yuni (由仁町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 5,426 residents    64

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For commuters

  1. 1Sapporo (札幌市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 1,973,832 residents    78
  2. 2Ebetsu (江別市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 133,953 residents    78
  3. 3Horomui
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 7,319 residents    69
  4. 4Kitahiroshima (北広島市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 58,918 residents    69
  5. 5Otaru (小樽市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 115,333 residents    66
  6. 6Ishikari (石狩市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 58,755 residents    65
  7. 7Chitose (千歲市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 97,950 residents    64
  8. 8Eniwa (恵庭)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 70,331 residents    64
  9. 9Naganuma (長沼町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 10,289 residents    63
  10. 10Tōbetsu (当別町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 16,694 residents    62

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For single professionals

  1. 1Sapporo (札幌市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 1,973,832 residents    77
  2. 2Ebetsu (江別市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 133,953 residents    64
  3. 3Kitahiroshima (北広島市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 58,918 residents    55
  4. 4Eniwa (恵庭)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 70,331 residents    53
  5. 5Chitose (千歲市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 97,950 residents    53
  6. 6Horomui
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 7,319 residents    50
  7. 7Ishikari (石狩市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 58,755 residents    49
  8. 8Otaru (小樽市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 115,333 residents    45
  9. 9Iwamizawa (岩見沢市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 85,107 residents    44
  10. 10Naganuma (長沼町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 10,289 residents    41

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Otaru (小樽市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 115,333 residents    66
  2. 2Ebetsu (江別市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 133,953 residents    62
  3. 3Horomui
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 7,319 residents    61
  4. 4Yuni (由仁町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 5,426 residents    61
  5. 5Eniwa (恵庭)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 70,331 residents    61
  6. 6Ishikari (石狩市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 58,755 residents    61
  7. 7Iwamizawa (岩見沢市)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 85,107 residents    61
  8. 8Kuriyama (栗山町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 11,272 residents    60
  9. 9Naganuma (長沼町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 10,289 residents    56
  10. 10Tsukigata (月形町)
    Hokkaidō (北海道), 3,691 residents    54

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Towns in Greater Sapporo