Shibetsu, Hokkaido: livability

Shibetsu, Hokkaido has 17,619 residents (16 per km²); 23% live within 800 m of a station on foot, and the median residential land price is ¥8,330/m².

Residents: 17,619 (#1,117 of 1,892)
Land area: 1092.6 km² (#19 of 1,892)
Density: 16 per km² (#1,717 of 1,892)
Children (0–14): 8% (#1,540 of 1,892)
Seniors (65+): 46% (#330 of 1,892)
Population change to 2050: -53% (#1,739 of 1,892)
Residential land price (median): ¥8,330/m² (#1,512 of 1,887)
Greenery: 24% (#1,444 of 1,891)

Residents by kind of area: Small town 58%, Rural 24%, Suburban 18%.

Within walking distance

Stations (800 m): 23% of residents (#939 of 1,892)
Bus stops (300 m): 79% of residents (#479 of 1,892)
Supermarkets (500 m): 27% of residents (#821 of 1,892)
Convenience stores (300 m): 26% of residents (#714 of 1,892)
Pharmacies (500 m): 34% of residents (#622 of 1,892)
Laundromats (500 m): 0% of residents (#945 of 1,892)
Clinics (500 m): 49% of residents (#633 of 1,892)
Hospitals (1000 m): 18% of residents (#1,082 of 1,892)
Schools (500 m): 30% of residents (#877 of 1,892)
Childcare (500 m): 13% of residents (#1,449 of 1,892)
Libraries (1000 m): 41% of residents (#277 of 1,892)
Restaurants (500 m): 59% of residents (#912 of 1,892)
Cafés (500 m): 36% of residents (#754 of 1,892)
Bars & izakaya (500 m): 22% of residents (#921 of 1,892)
Gyms & sports (800 m): 0% of residents (#1,213 of 1,892)
Sento & onsen (800 m): 0% of residents (#682 of 1,892)
Pet shops & vets (800 m): 0% of residents (#1,046 of 1,892)
Imported food (1000 m): 0% of residents (#523 of 1,892)
Vintage & second-hand (1000 m): 2% of residents (#927 of 1,892)
Bookstores (1000 m): 27% of residents (#644 of 1,892)
Records & instruments (1000 m): 38% of residents (#82 of 1,892)
Hobby, anime & games (1000 m): 37% of residents (#280 of 1,892)
Galleries & museums (1000 m): 3% of residents (#1,484 of 1,892)
Live music & theater (1000 m): 40% of residents (#218 of 1,892)
Shrines & temples (500 m): 5% of residents (#1,660 of 1,892)