Living in Tagajō-shi

Tagajō-shi is a large place in Miyagi (宮城県), Japan, home to 62,827 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are commuters (top 17%, #261 of 1,547), business owners (top 23%, #417 of 1,877), cross-border commuters (top 24%, #465 of 1,949).

Residents62,827
Density– per km²
Area– km²
Hub airport19 km (Sendai)
Nearest city of 100k+2 km
Within 30 km1,771,200 people
Sea coast4 km
Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)
Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 60 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Distance to Tokyo311 km
Within 10 km185,998 people
Greater areaGreater Sendai, the core
LandscapeJapan
Winter daylight9 h 30 min, sunset 8:19

See Tagajō-shi on the map

Open in Nestlyzer

Good to know about Tagajō-shi

Best places in Greater Sendai

How Tagajō-shi 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 family51#1,007 of 1,813#32 of 38Map
Low-income household56#832 of 1,806#29 of 37Map
Low-income family54#879 of 1,717#32 of 37Map
Single parent57#770 of 1,604#32 of 37Map
Pensioner couple63#717 of 1,762#29 of 37Map
Single pensioner59#742 of 1,762#32 of 37Map
Early retiree59#1,016 of 1,845#30 of 37Map
Single professional59#508 of 1,454#2 of 37Map
Young professional62#493 of 1,405#2 of 35Map
DINKS61#498 of 1,201#2 of 26Map
Remote worker66#820 of 1,668#31 of 37Map
Commuter75#261 of 1,547#2 of 36Map
Car-free household64#513 of 1,256#5 of 28Map
Student52#560 of 736#8 of 13Map
First-home buyer58#795 of 1,717#28 of 37Map
Budget-constrained mover52#995 of 1,877#32 of 37Map
Urban lifestyle seeker55#529 of 1,327#5 of 31Map
Expat professional65#453 of 1,668#3 of 37Map
Healthcare-first mover57#623 of 1,762#12 of 37Map
Nature-focused household44#1,348 of 1,958#32 of 38Map
Cross-border commuter71#465 of 1,949#18 of 38Map
Outdoor and mountain lover34#1,486 of 1,949#24 of 38Map
Rural value seeker36#1,331 of 1,958#34 of 38Map
High-net-worth mover56#766 of 1,949#13 of 38Map
Lottery winner74#301 of 1,973#2 of 38Map
Climate-resilient relocation53#1,669 of 1,877#36 of 37Map
Coastal living72#560 of 1,420#15 of 36Map
Business owner72#417 of 1,877#4 of 37Map
Digital native57#550 of 1,480#5 of 37Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Mobility and connectivity100
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Sea or lake shore96
  • Flat land (terrain relief)87
  • Demographics85
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)80
  • Lifestyle and amenities78
  • Governance and fiscal strength77
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)75
  • Foundation73
  • Jobs and economy59
  • Health and elderly53
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)49
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)48
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)47
  • Safety and community42
  • Affordability42
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)39
  • Green space37
  • Education and family37
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)32
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)32
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)26
  • 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

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.