Living in Nagai (長井市)

Nagai (長井市) is a large place in Yamagata (山形県), Japan, home to 31,026 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are low-income households (top 4%, #59 of 1,806), movers on a budget (top 6%, #100 of 1,877), first-time home buyers (top 6%, #98 of 1,717).

Residents31,026

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport77 km (Sendai)

Nearest city of 100k+31 km

Within 30 km276,400 people

Sea coast53 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 420 m, height range 310 m

Nearest major riverMogami, 1.3 km

Main railway line4.3 km

Distance to Tokyo270 km

Within 10 km68,059 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 31 min, sunset 8:24

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Good to know about Nagai (長井市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 31 min and sets around 8:24; in late June it sets around 12:06.

How Nagai (長井市) 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 Yamagata (山形県)
Young family	72	#141 of 1,813	#12 of 35	Map
Low-income household	74	#59 of 1,806	#12 of 35	Map
Low-income family	79	#118 of 1,717	#15 of 35	Map
Single parent	78	#93 of 1,604	#12 of 31	Map
Pensioner couple	65	#618 of 1,762	#3 of 35	Map
Single pensioner	67	#451 of 1,762	#4 of 35	Map
Early retiree	69	#343 of 1,845	#4 of 35	Map
Single professional	44	#934 of 1,454	#14 of 26	Map
Young professional	43	#1,004 of 1,405	#14 of 21	Map
DINKS	43	#934 of 1,201	#10 of 17	Map
Remote worker	78	#147 of 1,668	#10 of 31	Map
Commuter	61	#1,055 of 1,547	#18 of 27	Map
Car-free household		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	73	#98 of 1,717	#16 of 35	Map
Budget-constrained mover	72	#100 of 1,877	#8 of 35	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	31	#1,028 of 1,327	#12 of 20	Map
Expat professional	53	#960 of 1,668	#11 of 31	Map
Healthcare-first mover	47	#920 of 1,762	#10 of 35	Map
Nature-focused household	72	#329 of 1,958	#14 of 35	Map
Cross-border commuter	78	#136 of 1,949	#14 of 35	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	56	#924 of 1,949	#28 of 35	Map
Rural value seeker	70	#288 of 1,958	#17 of 35	Map
High-net-worth mover	59	#611 of 1,949	#9 of 35	Map
Lottery winner	54	#1,148 of 1,973	#14 of 35	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	73	#384 of 1,877	#20 of 35	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	59	#1,035 of 1,877	#14 of 35	Map
Digital native	34	#1,134 of 1,480	#16 of 26	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Safety and community95
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)82
Affordability77
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)75
Mobility and connectivity68
Green space59
Education and family59
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)56
Jobs and economy54
Lifestyle and amenities53
Demographics52
Foundation47
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)44
Flat land (terrain relief)44
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)37
Health and elderly32
Governance and fiscal strength30
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)30
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)26
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)19
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)14
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)14
Sea or lake shore12
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.