Living in Natori-shi (名取)

Natori-shi (名取) is a large place in Miyagi (宮城県), Japan, home to 78,718 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 28%, #524 of 1,877), expat professionals (top 30%, #493 of 1,668), people who put healthcare first (top 40%, #694 of 1,762).

Residents78,718
Density– per km²
Area– km²
Hub airport4 km (Sendai)
Nearest city of 100k+11 km
Within 30 km1,665,000 people
Sea coast7 km
Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)
Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 60 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Distance to Tokyo294 km
Within 10 km122,786 people
Greater areaGreater Sendai, 18 km out
LandscapeJapan
Winter daylight9 h 30 min, sunset 8:20

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How Natori-shi (名取) 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 Miyagi (宮城県)
Young family41#1,335 of 1,813#37 of 38Map
Low-income household38#1,312 of 1,806#34 of 37Map
Low-income family42#1,190 of 1,717#34 of 37Map
Single parent47#1,055 of 1,604#34 of 37Map
Pensioner couple57#974 of 1,762#36 of 37Map
Single pensioner54#900 of 1,762#36 of 37Map
Early retiree55#1,310 of 1,845#36 of 37Map
Single professional54#636 of 1,454#6 of 37Map
Young professional57#626 of 1,405#6 of 35Map
DINKS59#565 of 1,201#4 of 26Map
Remote worker55#1,375 of 1,668#35 of 37Map
Commuter68#688 of 1,547#11 of 36Map
Car-free household59#597 of 1,256#7 of 28Map
Student51#569 of 736#9 of 13Map
First-home buyer45#1,206 of 1,717#34 of 37Map
Budget-constrained mover35#1,356 of 1,877#34 of 37Map
Urban lifestyle seeker51#591 of 1,327#6 of 31Map
Expat professional64#493 of 1,668#5 of 37Map
Healthcare-first mover56#694 of 1,762#22 of 37Map
Nature-focused household43#1,355 of 1,958#35 of 38Map
Cross-border commuter65#823 of 1,949#31 of 38Map
Outdoor and mountain lover29#1,563 of 1,949#29 of 38Map
Rural value seeker25#1,490 of 1,958#37 of 38Map
High-net-worth mover51#1,199 of 1,949#26 of 38Map
Lottery winner72#380 of 1,973#3 of 38Map
Climate-resilient relocation61#1,268 of 1,877#28 of 37Map
Coastal living71#626 of 1,420#21 of 36Map
Business owner70#524 of 1,877#5 of 37Map
Digital native52#671 of 1,480#8 of 37Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Mobility and connectivity97
  • Sea or lake shore92
  • Demographics91
  • Flat land (terrain relief)85
  • Governance and fiscal strength81
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)80
  • Lifestyle and amenities79
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)75
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)72
  • Foundation66
  • Jobs and economy62
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)55
  • Health and elderly53
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)52
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)50
  • Green space45
  • Education and family45
  • Safety and community42
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)37
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)33
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)29
  • Affordability25
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)24
  • 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.