Living in Shūnan (周南)

Shūnan (周南) is a city in Yamaguchi (山口県), Japan, home to 149,632 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are commuters (top 1%, #10 of 1,547), business owners (top 5%, #85 of 1,877), single professionals (top 7%, #90 of 1,454).

Residents149,632
Density– per km²
Area– km²
Hub airport77 km (Kitakyushu)
Nearest city of 100k+Itself
Within 30 km533,500 people
Sea coast5 km
Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)
Terrain around itabout 170 m, height range 390 m
Main railway line3.9 km
Distance to Tokyo744 km
Within 10 km306,652 people
LandscapeJapan
Winter daylight9 h 53 min, sunset 9:07

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How Shūnan (周南) 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.

ProfileScoreIn JapanIn Yamaguchi (山口県)
Young family59#715 of 1,813#20 of 22Map
Low-income household44#1,195 of 1,806#17 of 21Map
Low-income family49#1,029 of 1,717#19 of 21Map
Single parent55#829 of 1,604#17 of 20Map
Pensioner couple75#278 of 1,762#19 of 22Map
Single pensioner74#297 of 1,762#17 of 22Map
Early retiree69#329 of 1,845#18 of 21Map
Single professional72#90 of 1,454#2 of 20Map
Young professional74#131 of 1,405#2 of 20Map
DINKS76#123 of 1,201#2 of 18Map
Remote worker66#837 of 1,668#17 of 20Map
Commuter83#10 of 1,547#2 of 21Map
Car-free household79#136 of 1,256#2 of 18Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for campus–Map
First-home buyer51#1,068 of 1,717#16 of 21Map
Budget-constrained mover39#1,285 of 1,877#20 of 22Map
Urban lifestyle seeker72#136 of 1,327#2 of 19Map
Expat professional74#111 of 1,668#3 of 20Map
Healthcare-first mover71#248 of 1,762#5 of 22Map
Nature-focused household45#1,308 of 1,958#22 of 22Map
Cross-border commuter72#386 of 1,949#15 of 22Map
Outdoor and mountain lover62#639 of 1,949#16 of 22Map
Rural value seeker32#1,394 of 1,958#21 of 22Map
High-net-worth mover75#25 of 1,949#3 of 22Map
Lottery winner74#290 of 1,973#3 of 22Map
Climate-resilient relocation72#498 of 1,877#15 of 22Map
Coastal living74#481 of 1,420#21 of 22Map
Business owner79#85 of 1,877#3 of 22Map
Digital native62#399 of 1,480#5 of 20Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Sea or lake shore94
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
  • Safety and community91
  • Foundation90
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)83
  • Mobility and connectivity82
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)78
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)77
  • Lifestyle and amenities73
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)73
  • Jobs and economy72
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)71
  • Health and elderly60
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)55
  • Governance and fiscal strength55
  • Demographics47
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)47
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)42
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)32
  • Flat land (terrain relief)30
  • Green space27
  • Education and family27
  • Affordability20
  • 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.