Living in Chūō (Yamanashi)

Chūō (Yamanashi) is a large place in Yamanashi (山梨県), Japan, home to 31,216 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are commuters (top 20%, #303 of 1,547), cross-border commuters (top 23%, #443 of 1,949), single pensioners (top 25%, #430 of 1,762).

Residents31,216

Density– per km²

Area– km²

Hub airport93 km (Mount Fuji Shizuoka)

Nearest city of 100k+10 km

Within 30 km836,900 people

Sea coast54 km

Climate typeHumid subtropical (Cfa)

Terrain around itabout 390 m, height range 810 m

Main railway line2.2 km

Distance to Tokyo113 km

Within 10 km454,892 people

LandscapeJapan

Winter daylight9 h 45 min, sunset 8:37

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Good to know about Chūō (Yamanashi)

The landscape belongs to Japan.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 9 h 45 min and sets around 8:37; in late June it sets around 12:05.

How Chūō (Yamanashi) 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 Yamanashi (山梨県)
Young family	62	#576 of 1,813	#13 of 30	Map
Low-income household	62	#537 of 1,806	#10 of 27	Map
Low-income family	62	#651 of 1,717	#15 of 27	Map
Single parent	64	#550 of 1,604	#14 of 26	Map
Pensioner couple	64	#665 of 1,762	#13 of 28	Map
Single pensioner	68	#430 of 1,762	#9 of 28	Map
Early retiree	66	#525 of 1,845	#17 of 28	Map
Single professional	61	#442 of 1,454	#8 of 25	Map
Young professional	63	#480 of 1,405	#8 of 26	Map
DINKS	62	#481 of 1,201	#8 of 22	Map
Remote worker	72	#423 of 1,668	#8 of 26	Map
Commuter	74	#303 of 1,547	#8 of 29	Map
Car-free household	64	#501 of 1,256	#8 of 21	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for campus	–	Map
First-home buyer	63	#579 of 1,717	#12 of 27	Map
Budget-constrained mover	58	#728 of 1,877	#12 of 28	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	57	#495 of 1,327	#7 of 24	Map
Expat professional	64	#467 of 1,668	#7 of 26	Map
Healthcare-first mover	62	#444 of 1,762	#6 of 28	Map
Nature-focused household	42	#1,378 of 1,958	#25 of 30	Map
Cross-border commuter	71	#443 of 1,949	#6 of 30	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	54	#977 of 1,949	#24 of 30	Map
Rural value seeker	41	#1,205 of 1,958	#20 of 30	Map
High-net-worth mover	67	#155 of 1,949	#6 of 30	Map
Lottery winner	66	#659 of 1,973	#9 of 32	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	70	#678 of 1,877	#20 of 28	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	69	#556 of 1,877	#8 of 28	Map
Digital native	55	#594 of 1,480	#8 of 26	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)98
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)92
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)90
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)78
Foundation77
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)76
Safety and community75
Mobility and connectivity75
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)68
Demographics68
Governance and fiscal strength67
Lifestyle and amenities64
Jobs and economy64
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)58
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)58
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)57
Health and elderly55
Affordability44
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)41
Green space21
Education and family21
Sea or lake shore11
Flat land (terrain relief)5
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

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Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.