Hikawa, Kumamoto: livability

Hikawa, Kumamoto has 10,792 residents (340 per km²); 9% live within 800 m of a station on foot, and the median residential land price is ¥11,000/m².

Residents: 10,792 (#1,318 of 1,892)
Land area: 31.7 km² (#1,486 of 1,892)
Density: 340 per km² (#805 of 1,892)
Children (0–14): 9% (#1,258 of 1,892)
Seniors (65+): 44% (#504 of 1,892)
Population change to 2050: -40% (#1,222 of 1,892)
Residential land price (median): ¥11,000/m² (#1,345 of 1,887)
Greenery: 37% (#1,101 of 1,891)

Residents by kind of area: Small town 61%, Rural 39%.

Within walking distance

Stations (800 m): 9% of residents (#1,351 of 1,892)
Bus stops (300 m): 37% of residents (#1,500 of 1,892)
Supermarkets (500 m): 17% of residents (#1,210 of 1,892)
Convenience stores (300 m): 8% of residents (#1,556 of 1,892)
Pharmacies (500 m): 16% of residents (#1,121 of 1,892)
Laundromats (500 m): 0% of residents (#945 of 1,892)
Clinics (500 m): 23% of residents (#1,289 of 1,892)
Hospitals (1000 m): 27% of residents (#830 of 1,892)
Schools (500 m): 23% of residents (#1,249 of 1,892)
Childcare (500 m): 42% of residents (#671 of 1,892)
Libraries (1000 m): 26% of residents (#607 of 1,892)
Restaurants (500 m): 36% of residents (#1,485 of 1,892)
Cafés (500 m): 3% of residents (#1,685 of 1,892)
Bars & izakaya (500 m): 15% of residents (#1,207 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): 14% of residents (#717 of 1,892)
Imported food (1000 m): 0% of residents (#523 of 1,892)
Vintage & second-hand (1000 m): 0% of residents (#978 of 1,892)
Bookstores (1000 m): 4% of residents (#1,118 of 1,892)
Records & instruments (1000 m): 0% of residents (#616 of 1,892)
Hobby, anime & games (1000 m): 0% of residents (#1,003 of 1,892)
Galleries & museums (1000 m): 0% of residents (#1,604 of 1,892)
Live music & theater (1000 m): 0% of residents (#1,092 of 1,892)
Shrines & temples (500 m): 76% of residents (#150 of 1,892)