Shōnai, Yamagata: livability

Shōnai, Yamagata has 19,910 residents (83 per km²); 27% live within 800 m of a station on foot, and the median residential land price is ¥11,700/m².

Residents: 19,910 (#1,067 of 1,892)
Land area: 239.1 km² (#496 of 1,892)
Density: 83 per km² (#1,301 of 1,892)
Children (0–14): 9% (#1,266 of 1,892)
Seniors (65+): 42% (#634 of 1,892)
Population change to 2050: -46% (#1,472 of 1,892)
Residential land price (median): ¥11,700/m² (#1,319 of 1,887)
Greenery: 19% (#1,558 of 1,891)

Residents by kind of area: Rural 51%, Small town 49%.

Within walking distance

Stations (800 m): 27% of residents (#811 of 1,892)
Bus stops (300 m): 79% of residents (#460 of 1,892)
Supermarkets (500 m): 25% of residents (#898 of 1,892)
Convenience stores (300 m): 7% of residents (#1,617 of 1,892)
Pharmacies (500 m): 10% of residents (#1,353 of 1,892)
Laundromats (500 m): 0% of residents (#945 of 1,892)
Clinics (500 m): 17% of residents (#1,478 of 1,892)
Hospitals (1000 m): 19% of residents (#1,060 of 1,892)
Schools (500 m): 22% of residents (#1,288 of 1,892)
Childcare (500 m): 8% of residents (#1,572 of 1,892)
Libraries (1000 m): 28% of residents (#533 of 1,892)
Restaurants (500 m): 40% of residents (#1,391 of 1,892)
Cafés (500 m): 20% of residents (#1,258 of 1,892)
Bars & izakaya (500 m): 16% of residents (#1,177 of 1,892)
Gyms & sports (800 m): 15% of residents (#762 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): 0% of residents (#978 of 1,892)
Bookstores (1000 m): 0% of residents (#1,179 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): 29% of residents (#601 of 1,892)
Live music & theater (1000 m): 17% of residents (#637 of 1,892)
Shrines & temples (500 m): 31% of residents (#930 of 1,892)