Living in Fukuyama (福山市)

Fukuyama (福山市) is a city in Hiroshima (広島県), Japan, home to 468,812 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are commuters (top 4%, #48 of 1,547), single professionals (top 5%, #59 of 1,454), digital natives (top 5%, #62 of 1,480).

Residents468,812

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport41 km (Hiroshima)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km1,011,800 people

Sea coast5 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 110 m

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to Tokyo596 km

Within 10 km509,578 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 51 min, sunset 9:00

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Good to know about Fukuyama (福山市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The Inner Sea is 5 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 51 min and sets around 9:00; in late June it sets around 12:22.

How Fukuyama (福山市) 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.

Profile	Score	In Japan	In Hiroshima (広島県)
Young family	51	#997 of 1,813	#18 of 28	Map
Low-income household	48	#1,098 of 1,806	#17 of 27	Map
Low-income family	45	#1,136 of 1,717	#19 of 27	Map
Single parent	50	#989 of 1,604	#18 of 26	Map
Pensioner couple	70	#466 of 1,762	#11 of 28	Map
Single pensioner	65	#513 of 1,762	#11 of 28	Map
Early retiree	65	#593 of 1,845	#16 of 27	Map
Single professional	73	#59 of 1,454	#2 of 25	Map
Young professional	77	#60 of 1,405	#2 of 24	Map
DINKS	76	#104 of 1,201	#2 of 20	Map
Remote worker	68	#699 of 1,668	#13 of 26	Map
Commuter	80	#48 of 1,547	#1 of 25	Map
Car-free household	82	#91 of 1,256	#2 of 20	Map
Student	80	#59 of 736	#2 of 13	Map
First-home buyer	52	#1,039 of 1,717	#17 of 27	Map
Budget-constrained mover	44	#1,191 of 1,877	#16 of 28	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	76	#76 of 1,327	#2 of 23	Map
Expat professional	75	#75 of 1,668	#2 of 26	Map
Healthcare-first mover	64	#411 of 1,762	#1 of 28	Map
Nature-focused household	35	#1,492 of 1,958	#24 of 28	Map
Cross-border commuter	67	#695 of 1,949	#9 of 28	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	44	#1,280 of 1,949	#23 of 28	Map
Rural value seeker	28	#1,468 of 1,958	#24 of 28	Map
High-net-worth mover	73	#47 of 1,949	#1 of 28	Map
Lottery winner	82	#41 of 1,973	#3 of 28	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	60	#1,292 of 1,877	#24 of 28	Map
Coastal living	70	#644 of 1,420	#15 of 24	Map
Business owner	77	#163 of 1,877	#3 of 28	Map
Digital native	74	#62 of 1,480	#2 of 25	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Foundation100
Sea or lake shore95
Mobility and connectivity93
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)91
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)89
Lifestyle and amenities89
Governance and fiscal strength86
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)77
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)77
Flat land (terrain relief)76
Demographics75
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)74
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)72
Jobs and economy68
Health and elderly63
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)50
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)45
Safety and community40
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)40
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)39
Affordability30
Green space19
Education and family19
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)16
Port access (major sea or inland port)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.