Living in Oyama (小山市, Tochigi)

Oyama (小山市, Tochigi) is a city in Tochigi (栃木県), Japan, home to 167,647 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are commuters (top 13%, #199 of 1,547), young professionals (top 19%, #257 of 1,405), digital natives (top 19%, #280 of 1,480).

Residents167,647

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport57 km (Ibaraki)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km2,087,600 people

Sea coast69 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 30 m, height range 30 m

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to Tokyo68 km

Within 10 km243,205 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 41 min, sunset 8:30

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Good to know about Oyama (小山市, Tochigi)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 41 min and sets around 8:30; in late June it sets around 12:02.

How Oyama (小山市, Tochigi) 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 Tochigi (栃木県)
Young family	35	#1,477 of 1,813	#31 of 32	Map
Low-income household	34	#1,405 of 1,806	#30 of 32	Map
Low-income family	30	#1,380 of 1,717	#31 of 32	Map
Single parent	37	#1,269 of 1,604	#29 of 31	Map
Pensioner couple	47	#1,400 of 1,762	#29 of 32	Map
Single pensioner	40	#1,426 of 1,762	#30 of 32	Map
Early retiree	55	#1,380 of 1,845	#29 of 32	Map
Single professional	66	#277 of 1,454	#3 of 31	Map
Young professional	70	#257 of 1,405	#3 of 31	Map
DINKS	70	#257 of 1,201	#2 of 31	Map
Remote worker	55	#1,389 of 1,668	#31 of 31	Map
Commuter	76	#199 of 1,547	#3 of 32	Map
Car-free household	74	#280 of 1,256	#3 of 28	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	41	#1,319 of 1,717	#30 of 32	Map
Budget-constrained mover	28	#1,497 of 1,877	#30 of 32	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	66	#284 of 1,327	#3 of 31	Map
Expat professional	66	#400 of 1,668	#2 of 31	Map
Healthcare-first mover	34	#1,150 of 1,762	#6 of 32	Map
Nature-focused household	34	#1,517 of 1,958	#29 of 32	Map
Cross-border commuter	60	#1,206 of 1,949	#22 of 32	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	0	#1,856 of 1,949	#32 of 32	Map
Rural value seeker	17	#1,582 of 1,958	#31 of 32	Map
High-net-worth mover	57	#720 of 1,949	#7 of 32	Map
Lottery winner	78	#150 of 1,973	#2 of 32	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	60	#1,290 of 1,877	#31 of 32	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	73	#374 of 1,877	#2 of 32	Map
Digital native	66	#280 of 1,480	#3 of 31	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Flat land (terrain relief)96
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)90
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)89
Mobility and connectivity89
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)88
Lifestyle and amenities88
Foundation86
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)86
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)83
Demographics79
Governance and fiscal strength79
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
Jobs and economy69
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)68
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)54
Health and elderly37
Green space31
Education and family31
Safety and community23
Affordability19
Sea or lake shore0
Port access (major sea or inland port)0
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)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.