Living in Tsuruoka

Tsuruoka is a city in Yamagata (山形県), Japan, home to 125,389 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are low-income households (top 1%, #15 of 1,806), first-time home buyers (top 1%, #16 of 1,717), commuters (top 2%, #29 of 1,547).

Residents125,389

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport105 km (Niigata)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km258,400 people

Sea coast9 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 80 m, height range 620 m

Main railway line1.3 km

Distance to Tokyo338 km

Within 10 km132,990 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 27 min, sunset 8:23

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Good to know about Tsuruoka

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The Sea of Japan is 9 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 27 min and sets around 8:23; in late June it sets around 12:09.

How Tsuruoka 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	#190 of 1,813	#17 of 35	Map
Low-income household	78	#15 of 1,806	#3 of 35	Map
Low-income family	80	#80 of 1,717	#9 of 35	Map
Single parent	81	#38 of 1,604	#5 of 31	Map
Pensioner couple	61	#770 of 1,762	#14 of 35	Map
Single pensioner	61	#664 of 1,762	#18 of 35	Map
Early retiree	63	#755 of 1,845	#26 of 35	Map
Single professional	64	#327 of 1,454	#2 of 26	Map
Young professional	66	#379 of 1,405	#2 of 21	Map
DINKS	64	#454 of 1,201	#2 of 17	Map
Remote worker	74	#322 of 1,668	#15 of 31	Map
Commuter	81	#29 of 1,547	#2 of 27	Map
Car-free household	70	#382 of 1,256	#2 of 17	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for campus	–	Map
First-home buyer	78	#16 of 1,717	#3 of 35	Map
Budget-constrained mover	72	#131 of 1,877	#13 of 35	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	59	#452 of 1,327	#2 of 20	Map
Expat professional	60	#629 of 1,668	#5 of 31	Map
Healthcare-first mover	49	#867 of 1,762	#5 of 35	Map
Nature-focused household	55	#1,064 of 1,958	#32 of 35	Map
Cross-border commuter	83	#44 of 1,949	#5 of 35	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	66	#451 of 1,949	#11 of 35	Map
Rural value seeker	58	#726 of 1,958	#30 of 35	Map
High-net-worth mover	58	#646 of 1,949	#10 of 35	Map
Lottery winner	64	#776 of 1,973	#5 of 35	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	75	#267 of 1,877	#10 of 35	Map
Coastal living	76	#389 of 1,420	#4 of 7	Map
Business owner	68	#613 of 1,877	#3 of 35	Map
Digital native	56	#555 of 1,480	#4 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)92
Sea or lake shore88
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)79
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)75
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)75
Mobility and connectivity73
Foundation72
Affordability71
Lifestyle and amenities64
Governance and fiscal strength53
Jobs and economy50
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)46
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)45
Demographics43
Green space43
Education and family43
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)43
Health and elderly32
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)26
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)24
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)14
Flat land (terrain relief)12
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.