Living in Kashima-shi (鹿島市)

Kashima-shi (鹿島市) is a large place in Ibaraki (茨城県), Japan, home to 66,950 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are digital natives (top 58%, #853 of 1,480), business owners (top 60%, #1,125 of 1,877), expat professionals (top 61%, #1,015 of 1,668).

Residents66,950

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport32 km (Ibaraki)

Nearest city of 100k+36 km

Within 30 km602,800 people

Sea coast3 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 60 m

Main railway line12.7 km

Distance to Tokyo86 km

Within 10 km190,008 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 43 min, sunset 8:27

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Good to know about Kashima-shi (鹿島市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The North Pacific Ocean is 3 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 43 min and sets around 8:27; in late June it sets around 11:57.

How Kashima-shi (鹿島市) 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	20	#1,714 of 1,813	#53 of 56	Map
Low-income household	25	#1,604 of 1,806	#53 of 56	Map
Low-income family	15	#1,619 of 1,717	#53 of 56	Map
Single parent	20	#1,543 of 1,604	#53 of 56	Map
Pensioner couple	37	#1,653 of 1,762	#42 of 56	Map
Single pensioner	15	#1,746 of 1,762	#53 of 56	Map
Early retiree	50	#1,646 of 1,845	#45 of 56	Map
Single professional	45	#904 of 1,454	#39 of 56	Map
Young professional	47	#902 of 1,405	#39 of 56	Map
DINKS		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Remote worker	54	#1,423 of 1,668	#51 of 56	Map
Commuter	51	#1,405 of 1,547	#55 of 56	Map
Car-free household		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	28	#1,639 of 1,717	#54 of 56	Map
Budget-constrained mover	23	#1,609 of 1,877	#47 of 56	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Expat professional	52	#1,015 of 1,668	#34 of 56	Map
Healthcare-first mover	0	#1,677 of 1,762	#15 of 56	Map
Nature-focused household	32	#1,549 of 1,958	#39 of 56	Map
Cross-border commuter	50	#1,742 of 1,949	#56 of 56	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	27	#1,580 of 1,949	#17 of 56	Map
Rural value seeker	15	#1,616 of 1,958	#45 of 56	Map
High-net-worth mover	42	#1,753 of 1,949	#47 of 56	Map
Lottery winner	66	#691 of 1,973	#34 of 56	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	39	#1,868 of 1,877	#53 of 56	Map
Coastal living	59	#1,220 of 1,420	#17 of 38	Map
Business owner	57	#1,125 of 1,877	#47 of 56	Map
Digital native	46	#853 of 1,480	#37 of 56	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Sea or lake shore99
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)91
Flat land (terrain relief)85
Mobility and connectivity80
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)80
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)78
Governance and fiscal strength78
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
Foundation74
Demographics72
Lifestyle and amenities68
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)65
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)59
Jobs and economy59
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)49
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)48
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)47
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)40
Green space36
Education and family36
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)35
Affordability21
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

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.