Living in Obihiro (帯広市)

Obihiro (帯広市) is a city in Hokkaidō (北海道), Japan, home to 166,536 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are commuters (top 8%, #113 of 1,547), single professionals (top 19%, #275 of 1,454), young professionals (top 21%, #283 of 1,405).

Residents166,536

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport124 km (New Chitose)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km289,600 people

Sea coast46 km

Climate typeContinental, warm summer (Dfb)

Terrain around itabout 80 m, height range 110 m

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to Tokyo857 km

Within 10 km210,771 people

LandscapeHokkaidō, Japan

Winter daylight9 h 01 min, sunset 7:56

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Good to know about Obihiro (帯広市)

The landscape belongs to Hokkaidō.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 01 min and sets around 7:56; in late June it sets around 12:10.

How Obihiro (帯広市) 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 Hokkaidō (北海道)
Young family	52	#962 of 1,813	#70 of 109	Map
Low-income household	49	#1,064 of 1,806	#51 of 143	Map
Low-income family	53	#909 of 1,717	#55 of 93	Map
Single parent	58	#747 of 1,604	#49 of 73	Map
Pensioner couple	49	#1,324 of 1,762	#79 of 103	Map
Single pensioner	56	#862 of 1,762	#56 of 103	Map
Early retiree	49	#1,691 of 1,845	#121 of 159	Map
Single professional	66	#275 of 1,454	#2 of 54	Map
Young professional	69	#283 of 1,405	#2 of 48	Map
DINKS	68	#321 of 1,201	#2 of 30	Map
Remote worker	53	#1,457 of 1,668	#53 of 105	Map
Commuter	78	#113 of 1,547	#1 of 73	Map
Car-free household	74	#255 of 1,256	#4 of 38	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for campus	–	Map
First-home buyer	54	#960 of 1,717	#47 of 93	Map
Budget-constrained mover	43	#1,219 of 1,877	#77 of 167	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	65	#291 of 1,327	#4 of 43	Map
Expat professional	63	#533 of 1,668	#8 of 105	Map
Healthcare-first mover	58	#604 of 1,762	#15 of 103	Map
Nature-focused household	39	#1,422 of 1,958	#180 of 182	Map
Cross-border commuter	67	#697 of 1,949	#27 of 180	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	17	#1,671 of 1,949	#177 of 180	Map
Rural value seeker	30	#1,434 of 1,958	#181 of 182	Map
High-net-worth mover	58	#664 of 1,949	#17 of 180	Map
Lottery winner	69	#536 of 1,973	#7 of 182	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	70	#618 of 1,877	#46 of 167	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	68	#603 of 1,877	#8 of 167	Map
Digital native	64	#352 of 1,480	#6 of 60	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)91
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)87
Foundation83
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)80
Flat land (terrain relief)74
Demographics69
Lifestyle and amenities68
Mobility and connectivity67
Safety and community66
Jobs and economy60
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)52
Governance and fiscal strength50
Health and elderly48
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)42
Green space34
Education and family34
Affordability31
Sea or lake shore25
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)16
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)9
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)7
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)5
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

Nearby

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