Living in Hōfu (防府)

Hōfu (防府) is a city in Yamaguchi (山口県), Japan, home to 116,925 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are commuters (top 4%, #58 of 1,547), cross-border commuters (top 7%, #133 of 1,949), early retirees (top 11%, #185 of 1,845).

Residents116,925

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport54 km (Kitakyushu)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km641,100 people

Sea coast3 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 50 m, height range 220 m

Main railway lineunder 1 km

Distance to Tokyo768 km

Within 10 km116,925 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 53 min, sunset 9:09

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Good to know about Hōfu (防府)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
The Inner Sea is 3 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 53 min and sets around 9:09; in late June it sets around 12:28.

How Hōfu (防府) 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 Yamaguchi (山口県)
Young family	69	#265 of 1,813	#8 of 22	Map
Low-income household	61	#592 of 1,806	#11 of 21	Map
Low-income family	65	#542 of 1,717	#11 of 21	Map
Single parent	69	#396 of 1,604	#10 of 20	Map
Pensioner couple	78	#177 of 1,762	#10 of 22	Map
Single pensioner	77	#190 of 1,762	#10 of 22	Map
Early retiree	72	#185 of 1,845	#9 of 21	Map
Single professional	64	#330 of 1,454	#8 of 20	Map
Young professional	67	#366 of 1,405	#7 of 20	Map
DINKS	67	#353 of 1,201	#8 of 18	Map
Remote worker	75	#300 of 1,668	#10 of 20	Map
Commuter	80	#58 of 1,547	#7 of 21	Map
Car-free household	70	#385 of 1,256	#8 of 18	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for campus	–	Map
First-home buyer	65	#443 of 1,717	#10 of 21	Map
Budget-constrained mover	56	#798 of 1,877	#11 of 22	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	61	#411 of 1,327	#8 of 19	Map
Expat professional	69	#273 of 1,668	#8 of 20	Map
Healthcare-first mover	71	#253 of 1,762	#7 of 22	Map
Nature-focused household	64	#711 of 1,958	#12 of 22	Map
Cross-border commuter	78	#133 of 1,949	#6 of 22	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	68	#334 of 1,949	#7 of 22	Map
Rural value seeker	55	#836 of 1,958	#10 of 22	Map
High-net-worth mover	71	#70 of 1,949	#7 of 22	Map
Lottery winner	71	#448 of 1,973	#7 of 22	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	76	#233 of 1,877	#9 of 22	Map
Coastal living	80	#184 of 1,420	#10 of 22	Map
Business owner	76	#211 of 1,877	#7 of 22	Map
Digital native	61	#437 of 1,480	#7 of 20	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Sea or lake shore99
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)92
Safety and community91
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)90
Mobility and connectivity89
Governance and fiscal strength83
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)82
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)77
Lifestyle and amenities73
Demographics69
Foundation69
Jobs and economy64
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)63
Health and elderly60
Flat land (terrain relief)59
Green space47
Education and family47
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)46
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)42
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)41
Affordability40
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)34
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.