Living in Ueda (上田市)

Ueda (上田市) is a city in Nagano (長野県), Japan, home to 157,480 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are commuters (top 2%, #21 of 1,547), single professionals (top 10%, #139 of 1,454), young professionals (top 13%, #177 of 1,405).

Residents157,480

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport165 km (Tokyo Haneda International)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km907,700 people

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 810 m, height range 1,010 m

Main railway line1.8 km

Distance to Tokyo154 km

Within 10 km213,005 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 40 min, sunset 8:35

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Good to know about Ueda (上田市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 40 min and sets around 8:35; in late June it sets around 12:08.

How Ueda (上田市) 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 Nagano (長野県)
Young family	64	#458 of 1,813	#33 of 72	Map
Low-income household	59	#708 of 1,806	#35 of 64	Map
Low-income family	61	#662 of 1,717	#40 of 64	Map
Single parent	65	#503 of 1,604	#26 of 50	Map
Pensioner couple	55	#1,051 of 1,762	#31 of 67	Map
Single pensioner	59	#747 of 1,762	#25 of 67	Map
Early retiree	67	#497 of 1,845	#6 of 66	Map
Single professional	70	#139 of 1,454	#3 of 49	Map
Young professional	73	#177 of 1,405	#3 of 45	Map
DINKS	73	#196 of 1,201	#3 of 34	Map
Remote worker	68	#719 of 1,668	#17 of 50	Map
Commuter	82	#21 of 1,547	#3 of 63	Map
Car-free household	77	#188 of 1,256	#3 of 38	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	62	#593 of 1,717	#36 of 64	Map
Budget-constrained mover	51	#1,007 of 1,877	#45 of 67	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	69	#216 of 1,327	#3 of 42	Map
Expat professional	64	#487 of 1,668	#5 of 50	Map
Healthcare-first mover	50	#842 of 1,762	#10 of 67	Map
Nature-focused household	50	#1,198 of 1,958	#67 of 74	Map
Cross-border commuter	69	#538 of 1,949	#14 of 72	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	59	#798 of 1,949	#51 of 72	Map
Rural value seeker	45	#1,128 of 1,958	#60 of 74	Map
High-net-worth mover	70	#97 of 1,949	#2 of 72	Map
Lottery winner	69	#549 of 1,973	#4 of 77	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	70	#666 of 1,877	#46 of 67	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	69	#552 of 1,877	#5 of 67	Map
Digital native	66	#297 of 1,480	#3 of 49	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)95
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)91
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)88
Safety and community84
Foundation83
Lifestyle and amenities79
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)75
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)75
Demographics69
Governance and fiscal strength66
Jobs and economy65
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)61
Mobility and connectivity55
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)51
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)45
Health and elderly40
Affordability37
Green space33
Education and family33
Flat land (terrain relief)2
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.