Living in Hokota (鉾田市)

Hokota (鉾田市) is a large place in Ibaraki (茨城県), Japan, home to 45,953 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are low-income households (top 39%, #688 of 1,806), first-time home buyers (top 44%, #754 of 1,717), movers on a budget (top 47%, #882 of 1,877).

Residents45,953

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport10 km (Ibaraki)

Nearest city of 100k+23 km

Within 30 km1,203,300 people

Sea coast6 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 60 m

Main railway line20.2 km

Distance to Tokyo86 km

Within 10 km45,953 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 42 min, sunset 8:27

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Good to know about Hokota (鉾田市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The North Pacific Ocean is 6 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 42 min and sets around 8:27; in late June it sets around 11:58.

How Hokota (鉾田市) 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 Ibaraki (茨城県)
Young family	41	#1,336 of 1,813	#23 of 56	Map
Low-income household	59	#688 of 1,806	#26 of 56	Map
Low-income family	48	#1,044 of 1,717	#16 of 56	Map
Single parent	49	#1,009 of 1,604	#17 of 56	Map
Pensioner couple	40	#1,603 of 1,762	#19 of 56	Map
Single pensioner	20	#1,666 of 1,762	#31 of 56	Map
Early retiree	53	#1,474 of 1,845	#17 of 56	Map
Single professional	41	#1,014 of 1,454	#45 of 56	Map
Young professional	43	#1,009 of 1,405	#49 of 56	Map
DINKS	43	#938 of 1,201	#43 of 52	Map
Remote worker	66	#827 of 1,668	#31 of 56	Map
Commuter	58	#1,152 of 1,547	#48 of 56	Map
Car-free household	37	#1,069 of 1,256	#49 of 53	Map
Student	36	#646 of 736	#24 of 27	Map
First-home buyer	59	#754 of 1,717	#27 of 56	Map
Budget-constrained mover	55	#882 of 1,877	#22 of 56	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	27	#1,090 of 1,327	#48 of 54	Map
Expat professional	50	#1,128 of 1,668	#42 of 56	Map
Healthcare-first mover	0	#1,699 of 1,762	#27 of 56	Map
Nature-focused household	56	#1,047 of 1,958	#5 of 56	Map
Cross-border commuter	61	#1,092 of 1,949	#31 of 56	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	37	#1,422 of 1,949	#9 of 56	Map
Rural value seeker	49	#991 of 1,958	#7 of 56	Map
High-net-worth mover	41	#1,825 of 1,949	#52 of 56	Map
Lottery winner	62	#854 of 1,973	#42 of 56	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	54	#1,616 of 1,877	#32 of 56	Map
Coastal living	68	#768 of 1,420	#1 of 38	Map
Business owner	61	#939 of 1,877	#37 of 56	Map
Digital native	41	#957 of 1,480	#45 of 56	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)96
Sea or lake shore94
Mobility and connectivity91
Flat land (terrain relief)84
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)80
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)80
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)72
Lifestyle and amenities71
Jobs and economy67
Green space67
Education and family67
Affordability60
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)60
Demographics51
Foundation42
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)42
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)42
Governance and fiscal strength41
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)36
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)30
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)27
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)19
Safety and community6
Health and elderly5
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.