Living in Izumo (出雲市)

Izumo (出雲市) is a city in Shimane (島根県), Japan, home to 172,775 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are commuters (top 1%, #4 of 1,547), people who put healthcare first (top 3%, #42 of 1,762), retired couples (top 4%, #54 of 1,762).

Residents172,775
Density– per km²
Area– km²
Hub airport104 km (Hiroshima)
Nearest city of 100k+Itself
Within 30 km459,700 people
Sea coast8 km
Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)
Terrain around itabout 50 m, height range 200 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Distance to Tokyo633 km
Within 10 km200,929 people
LandscapeJapan
Winter daylight9 h 46 min, sunset 9:00

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How Izumo (出雲市) 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.

ProfileScoreIn JapanIn Shimane (島根県)
Young family74#73 of 1,813#3 of 15Map
Low-income household73#66 of 1,806#2 of 17Map
Low-income family73#290 of 1,717#9 of 15Map
Single parent75#189 of 1,604#4 of 12Map
Pensioner couple82#54 of 1,762#1 of 15Map
Single pensioner83#62 of 1,762#1 of 15Map
Early retiree75#76 of 1,845#5 of 18Map
Single professional72#89 of 1,454#2 of 8Map
Young professional74#144 of 1,405#2 of 7Map
DINKS73#194 of 1,201#2 of 7Map
Remote worker78#142 of 1,668#1 of 14Map
Commuter84#4 of 1,547#1 of 7Map
Car-free household78#173 of 1,256#2 of 5Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for campus–Map
First-home buyer74#71 of 1,717#3 of 15Map
Budget-constrained mover69#248 of 1,877#7 of 19Map
Urban lifestyle seeker71#160 of 1,327#2 of 7Map
Expat professional71#177 of 1,668#2 of 14Map
Healthcare-first mover81#42 of 1,762#2 of 15Map
Nature-focused household59#957 of 1,958#16 of 19Map
Cross-border commuter78#135 of 1,949#2 of 19Map
Outdoor and mountain lover62#606 of 1,949#15 of 19Map
Rural value seeker58#716 of 1,958#15 of 19Map
High-net-worth mover78#9 of 1,949#2 of 19Map
Lottery winner72#374 of 1,973#2 of 20Map
Climate-resilient relocation78#133 of 1,877#12 of 19Map
Coastal living78#263 of 1,420#10 of 19Map
Business owner75#286 of 1,877#2 of 19Map
Digital native64#330 of 1,480#2 of 8Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Safety and community93
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
  • Sea or lake shore89
  • Foundation83
  • Demographics82
  • Health and elderly82
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
  • Mobility and connectivity74
  • Lifestyle and amenities73
  • Jobs and economy66
  • Flat land (terrain relief)61
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)61
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)55
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)53
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)52
  • Affordability52
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)52
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)35
  • Green space35
  • Education and family35
  • Governance and fiscal strength32
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)23
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)8
  • 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.