Living in Murakami (村上市)

Murakami (村上市) is a large place in Niigata (新潟県), Japan, home to 58,300 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are movers on a budget (top 8%, #146 of 1,877), low-income families (top 10%, #163 of 1,717), single parents (top 11%, #176 of 1,604).

Residents58,300

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport45 km (Niigata)

Nearest city of 100k+52 km

Within 30 km92,000 people

Sea coast4 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 140 m, height range 280 m

Main railway line1.4 km

Distance to Tokyo284 km

Within 10 km58,300 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 30 min, sunset 8:25

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Good to know about Murakami (村上市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The Sea of Japan is 4 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 30 min and sets around 8:25; in late June it sets around 12:09.

How Murakami (村上市) 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 Niigata (新潟県)
Young family	67	#332 of 1,813	#10 of 42	Map
Low-income household	66	#318 of 1,806	#24 of 42	Map
Low-income family	77	#163 of 1,717	#9 of 42	Map
Single parent	76	#176 of 1,604	#10 of 39	Map
Pensioner couple	57	#955 of 1,762	#1 of 42	Map
Single pensioner	52	#961 of 1,762	#4 of 42	Map
Early retiree	64	#706 of 1,845	#5 of 42	Map
Single professional		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Young professional		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
DINKS		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Remote worker	77	#184 of 1,668	#7 of 39	Map
Commuter		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Car-free household		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for campus	–	Map
First-home buyer	64	#526 of 1,717	#30 of 42	Map
Budget-constrained mover	71	#146 of 1,877	#8 of 42	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Expat professional	39	#1,431 of 1,668	#29 of 39	Map
Healthcare-first mover	24	#1,409 of 1,762	#19 of 42	Map
Nature-focused household	69	#452 of 1,958	#7 of 42	Map
Cross-border commuter	74	#311 of 1,949	#20 of 42	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	70	#252 of 1,949	#5 of 42	Map
Rural value seeker	69	#320 of 1,958	#4 of 42	Map
High-net-worth mover	50	#1,254 of 1,949	#21 of 42	Map
Lottery winner	47	#1,327 of 1,973	#31 of 42	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	73	#414 of 1,877	#2 of 42	Map
Coastal living	78	#276 of 1,420	#2 of 34	Map
Business owner	40	#1,608 of 1,877	#38 of 42	Map
Digital native		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Sea or lake shore97
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
Affordability89
Safety and community77
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)76
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)75
Mobility and connectivity68
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)66
Green space62
Education and family62
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)57
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)51
Foundation49
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)48
Lifestyle and amenities48
Flat land (terrain relief)47
Jobs and economy33
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)26
Demographics26
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)25
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)21
Governance and fiscal strength19
Health and elderly12
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.