Living in Ōshū (奥州市)

Ōshū (奥州市) is a city in Iwate (岩手県), Japan, home to 112,937 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are first-time home buyers (top 1%, #7 of 1,717), low-income households (top 1%, #8 of 1,806), commuters (top 1%, #11 of 1,547).

Residents112,937

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport113 km (Sendai)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km499,300 people

Sea coast44 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 390 m, height range 480 m

Main railway line2.0 km

Distance to Tokyo404 km

Within 10 km189,798 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 25 min, sunset 8:16

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Good to know about Ōshū (奥州市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 25 min and sets around 8:16; in late June it sets around 12:05.

How Ōshū (奥州市) 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 Iwate (岩手県)
Young family	74	#77 of 1,813	#5 of 33	Map
Low-income household	79	#8 of 1,806	#1 of 33	Map
Low-income family	80	#73 of 1,717	#14 of 32	Map
Single parent	81	#37 of 1,604	#9 of 31	Map
Pensioner couple	55	#1,062 of 1,762	#8 of 33	Map
Single pensioner	55	#884 of 1,762	#4 of 33	Map
Early retiree	65	#606 of 1,845	#8 of 33	Map
Single professional	67	#226 of 1,454	#2 of 20	Map
Young professional	69	#273 of 1,405	#2 of 18	Map
DINKS	67	#363 of 1,201	#2 of 15	Map
Remote worker	79	#110 of 1,668	#2 of 31	Map
Commuter	83	#11 of 1,547	#1 of 19	Map
Car-free household	73	#302 of 1,256	#2 of 15	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for campus	–	Map
First-home buyer	79	#7 of 1,717	#3 of 32	Map
Budget-constrained mover	72	#122 of 1,877	#7 of 34	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	62	#385 of 1,327	#2 of 17	Map
Expat professional	61	#611 of 1,668	#2 of 31	Map
Healthcare-first mover	32	#1,171 of 1,762	#2 of 33	Map
Nature-focused household	56	#1,053 of 1,958	#30 of 34	Map
Cross-border commuter	83	#40 of 1,949	#3 of 34	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	55	#934 of 1,949	#21 of 34	Map
Rural value seeker	60	#654 of 1,958	#30 of 34	Map
High-net-worth mover	64	#280 of 1,949	#2 of 34	Map
Lottery winner	66	#686 of 1,973	#2 of 34	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	73	#432 of 1,877	#22 of 34	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	69	#561 of 1,877	#2 of 34	Map
Digital native	58	#498 of 1,480	#3 of 22	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Safety and community98
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
Foundation78
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)74
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)74
Mobility and connectivity71
Affordability71
Lifestyle and amenities70
Jobs and economy52
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)46
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)46
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)46
Demographics45
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)43
Green space36
Education and family36
Sea or lake shore28
Flat land (terrain relief)23
Governance and fiscal strength23
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)20
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)19
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)18
Health and elderly13
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.