Living in Jōsō (常総市)

Jōsō (常総市) is a large place in Ibaraki (茨城県), Japan, home to 60,834 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are low-income households (top 27%, #486 of 1,806), single professionals (top 33%, #472 of 1,454), digital natives (top 33%, #482 of 1,480).

Residents60,834

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport44 km (Ibaraki)

Nearest city of 100k+13 km

Within 30 km5,087,200 people

Sea coast40 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 30 m, height range 30 m

Nearest major riverTone, 8.8 km

Main railway line17.2 km

Distance to Tokyo43 km

Within 10 km276,426 people

Greater areaGreater Tokyo, 43 km out

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 42 min, sunset 8:30

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Good to know about Jōsō (常総市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
It is part of Greater Tokyo, 43 km from the city centre.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 42 min and sets around 8:30; in late June it sets around 12:00.

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How Jōsō (常総市) 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	#1,324 of 1,813	#20 of 56	Map
Low-income household	63	#486 of 1,806	#4 of 56	Map
Low-income family	47	#1,086 of 1,717	#24 of 56	Map
Single parent	48	#1,043 of 1,604	#24 of 56	Map
Pensioner couple	39	#1,615 of 1,762	#22 of 56	Map
Single pensioner	22	#1,642 of 1,762	#17 of 56	Map
Early retiree	53	#1,501 of 1,845	#23 of 56	Map
Single professional	60	#472 of 1,454	#12 of 56	Map
Young professional	62	#483 of 1,405	#14 of 56	Map
DINKS	61	#508 of 1,201	#15 of 52	Map
Remote worker	70	#583 of 1,668	#11 of 56	Map
Commuter	71	#526 of 1,547	#13 of 56	Map
Car-free household	62	#558 of 1,256	#15 of 53	Map
Student	48	#593 of 736	#15 of 27	Map
First-home buyer	61	#664 of 1,717	#9 of 56	Map
Budget-constrained mover	57	#781 of 1,877	#6 of 56	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	53	#561 of 1,327	#15 of 54	Map
Expat professional	59	#714 of 1,668	#14 of 56	Map
Healthcare-first mover	0	#1,682 of 1,762	#17 of 56	Map
Nature-focused household	37	#1,453 of 1,958	#31 of 56	Map
Cross-border commuter	63	#965 of 1,949	#19 of 56	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	2	#1,813 of 1,949	#41 of 56	Map
Rural value seeker	38	#1,297 of 1,958	#27 of 56	Map
High-net-worth mover	52	#1,115 of 1,949	#9 of 56	Map
Lottery winner	74	#298 of 1,973	#13 of 56	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	57	#1,502 of 1,877	#24 of 56	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	68	#629 of 1,877	#16 of 56	Map
Digital native	59	#482 of 1,480	#16 of 56	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)95
Flat land (terrain relief)94
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
Mobility and connectivity88
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)85
Lifestyle and amenities83
Foundation80
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
Demographics74
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)71
Jobs and economy68
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)68
Affordability56
Governance and fiscal strength51
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)49
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)47
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)43
Sea or lake shore34
Green space29
Education and family29
Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance28
Crypto hub within commuting distance28
Safety and community6
Health and elderly5
Port access (major sea or inland port)0
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)0
Commodity-trading or gold 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.