Living in Sakata (酒田市)

Sakata (酒田市) is a city in Yamagata (山形県), Japan, home to 100,273 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are first-time home buyers (top 3%, #48 of 1,717), single parents (top 4%, #52 of 1,604), low-income households (top 4%, #63 of 1,806).

Residents100,273

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport125 km (Niigata)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km267,800 people

Sea coast4 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 80 m, height range 530 m

Nearest major riverMogami, 3.1 km

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to Tokyo359 km

Within 10 km121,213 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 26 min, sunset 8:22

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Good to know about Sakata (酒田市)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The Sea of Japan is 4 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 26 min and sets around 8:22; in late June it sets around 12:09.

How Sakata (酒田市) 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	70	#208 of 1,813	#20 of 35	Map
Low-income household	73	#63 of 1,806	#13 of 35	Map
Low-income family	79	#117 of 1,717	#14 of 35	Map
Single parent	80	#52 of 1,604	#7 of 31	Map
Pensioner couple	62	#766 of 1,762	#13 of 35	Map
Single pensioner	60	#695 of 1,762	#21 of 35	Map
Early retiree	63	#775 of 1,845	#29 of 35	Map
Single professional	58	#514 of 1,454	#3 of 26	Map
Young professional	61	#530 of 1,405	#3 of 21	Map
DINKS	58	#574 of 1,201	#3 of 17	Map
Remote worker	72	#419 of 1,668	#20 of 31	Map
Commuter	77	#144 of 1,547	#3 of 27	Map
Car-free household	66	#467 of 1,256	#3 of 17	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for campus	–	Map
First-home buyer	76	#48 of 1,717	#9 of 35	Map
Budget-constrained mover	68	#277 of 1,877	#26 of 35	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	55	#527 of 1,327	#3 of 20	Map
Expat professional	55	#882 of 1,668	#7 of 31	Map
Healthcare-first mover	48	#893 of 1,762	#7 of 35	Map
Nature-focused household	57	#1,024 of 1,958	#31 of 35	Map
Cross-border commuter	80	#86 of 1,949	#11 of 35	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	68	#363 of 1,949	#8 of 35	Map
Rural value seeker	58	#728 of 1,958	#31 of 35	Map
High-net-worth mover	57	#721 of 1,949	#14 of 35	Map
Lottery winner	61	#894 of 1,973	#6 of 35	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	75	#302 of 1,877	#15 of 35	Map
Coastal living	77	#293 of 1,420	#2 of 7	Map
Business owner	62	#879 of 1,877	#9 of 35	Map
Digital native	58	#512 of 1,480	#3 of 26	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Sea or lake shore97
Safety and community95
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)91
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)82
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)79
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)79
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)74
Foundation68
Mobility and connectivity67
Affordability65
Lifestyle and amenities63
Green space46
Education and family46
Jobs and economy44
Demographics44
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)40
Governance and fiscal strength36
Health and elderly32
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)26
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)21
Flat land (terrain relief)18
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)13
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.