Living in Okino (沖野)

Okino (沖野) is a large place in Kumamoto (熊本県), Japan, home to 43,337 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 4%, #63 of 1,877), expat professionals (top 8%, #119 of 1,668), people who put healthcare first (top 9%, #141 of 1,762).

Residents43,337
Density– per km²
Area– km²
Hub airport7 km (Kumamoto)
Nearest city of 100k+11 km
Within 30 km1,287,000 people
Sea coast19 km
Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)
Terrain around itabout 140 m, height range 620 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Distance to Tokyo880 km
Within 10 km140,296 people
Greater areaGreater Kumamoto, 12 km out
LandscapeJapan, Kyushu
Winter daylight9 h 59 min, sunset 9:15

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How Okino (沖野) 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.

ProfileScoreIn JapanIn Kumamoto (熊本県)
Young family48#1,116 of 1,813#48 of 49Map
Low-income household33#1,417 of 1,806#46 of 46Map
Low-income family41#1,196 of 1,717#46 of 46Map
Single parent49#1,014 of 1,604#41 of 41Map
Pensioner couple68#525 of 1,762#48 of 48Map
Single pensioner71#361 of 1,762#46 of 48Map
Early retiree66#528 of 1,845#44 of 46Map
Single professional58#518 of 1,454#5 of 35Map
Young professional60#556 of 1,405#5 of 32Map
DINKS64#451 of 1,201#3 of 25Map
Remote worker58#1,275 of 1,668#41 of 41Map
Commuter73#411 of 1,547#5 of 35Map
Car-free household60#579 of 1,256#7 of 27Map
Student45#616 of 736#10 of 14Map
First-home buyer42#1,277 of 1,717#46 of 46Map
Budget-constrained mover32#1,418 of 1,877#48 of 48Map
Urban lifestyle seeker54#546 of 1,327#7 of 28Map
Expat professional74#119 of 1,668#3 of 41Map
Healthcare-first mover75#141 of 1,762#33 of 48Map
Nature-focused household50#1,200 of 1,958#47 of 50Map
Cross-border commuter71#463 of 1,949#40 of 49Map
Outdoor and mountain lover57#853 of 1,949#42 of 49Map
Rural value seeker26#1,481 of 1,958#48 of 50Map
High-net-worth mover65#251 of 1,949#23 of 49Map
Lottery winner73#325 of 1,973#2 of 50Map
Climate-resilient relocation75#299 of 1,877#45 of 48Map
Coastal living71#610 of 1,420#38 of 39Map
Business owner80#63 of 1,877#3 of 48Map
Digital native48#780 of 1,480#10 of 36Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Demographics97
  • Mobility and connectivity97
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
  • Safety and community90
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)88
  • Governance and fiscal strength83
  • Jobs and economy80
  • Health and elderly80
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)78
  • Lifestyle and amenities72
  • Sea or lake shore70
  • Foundation64
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)60
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)54
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)47
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)46
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)46
  • Green space42
  • Education and family42
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)32
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)25
  • Affordability12
  • Flat land (terrain relief)12
  • 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

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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.