Living in Yaita (矢板市)

Yaita (矢板市) is a large place in Tochigi (栃木県), Japan, home to 36,275 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are rural value seekers (top 48%, #928 of 1,958), early retirees (top 48%, #877 of 1,845), nature lovers (top 48%, #931 of 1,958).

Residents36,275

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport81 km (Ibaraki)

Nearest city of 100k+23 km

Within 30 km1,123,000 people

Sea coast69 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 190 m, height range 80 m

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to Tokyo125 km

Within 10 km46,629 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 38 min, sunset 8:28

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Good to know about Yaita (矢板市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 38 min and sets around 8:28; in late June it sets around 12:03.

How Yaita (矢板市) 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 Tochigi (栃木県)
Young family	49	#1,089 of 1,813	#12 of 32	Map
Low-income household	53	#970 of 1,806	#16 of 32	Map
Low-income family	51	#957 of 1,717	#12 of 32	Map
Single parent	53	#902 of 1,604	#12 of 31	Map
Pensioner couple	52	#1,211 of 1,762	#21 of 32	Map
Single pensioner	45	#1,260 of 1,762	#19 of 32	Map
Early retiree	61	#877 of 1,845	#6 of 32	Map
Single professional	35	#1,164 of 1,454	#26 of 31	Map
Young professional	37	#1,138 of 1,405	#26 of 31	Map
DINKS	37	#1,047 of 1,201	#26 of 31	Map
Remote worker	65	#897 of 1,668	#19 of 31	Map
Commuter	54	#1,313 of 1,547	#26 of 32	Map
Car-free household	35	#1,097 of 1,256	#23 of 28	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	55	#937 of 1,717	#16 of 32	Map
Budget-constrained mover	49	#1,070 of 1,877	#13 of 32	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	25	#1,132 of 1,327	#24 of 31	Map
Expat professional	45	#1,287 of 1,668	#25 of 31	Map
Healthcare-first mover	28	#1,254 of 1,762	#30 of 32	Map
Nature-focused household	60	#931 of 1,958	#8 of 32	Map
Cross-border commuter	59	#1,341 of 1,949	#26 of 32	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	23	#1,621 of 1,949	#18 of 32	Map
Rural value seeker	51	#928 of 1,958	#9 of 32	Map
High-net-worth mover	48	#1,375 of 1,949	#25 of 32	Map
Lottery winner	54	#1,151 of 1,973	#26 of 32	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	64	#1,057 of 1,877	#11 of 32	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	52	#1,312 of 1,877	#25 of 32	Map
Digital native	35	#1,103 of 1,480	#23 of 31	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)96
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)80
Flat land (terrain relief)78
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)76
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
Mobility and connectivity71
Lifestyle and amenities69
Green space67
Education and family67
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)65
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)59
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)55
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)54
Governance and fiscal strength51
Affordability49
Jobs and economy49
Foundation41
Demographics37
Health and elderly37
Safety and community23
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)17
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)11
Sea or lake shore0
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.