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Fukuoka Real Estate: Trends, Insights, and Value Opportunities

Fukuoka Prefecture stands as a vibrant real estate hub in Japan, blending modern development with rich cultural heritage. With a notable ratio of foreigners (1,298.9 per 100,000) and an aging index of 221.6, Fukuoka presents a unique demographic mix, despite a slight annual population decline (-0.16%). The region enjoys mild temperatures (annual average of 18°C) and balanced humidity coupled with abundant clear days, contributing to its high livability. The area also boasts robust educational infrastructure with numerous elementary, lower, and upper secondary schools per area, high employment rates (95.4%), and an active retail and dining scene. These factors, together with the region’s dynamic urban and suburban development, make Fukuoka an appealing market for both home buyers and property investors.

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Photo of Fukuoka Prefecture
Photo of Fukuoka Prefecture

Ratio of population of foreigners (per 100,000 persons)

1298.9

Aging index

221.6

Rate of population change

-0.16%

Yearly average of air temperature

18

Yearly average of relative humidity

67%

Yearly clear days

28

Number of elementary schools (per inhabitable area 100 km2)

26.04

Number of lower secondary schools (per inhabitable area 100 km2)

13.06

Number of upper secondary schools (per inhabitable area 100 km2)

5.9

Percentage of persons employed

95.4%

Unemployment rate (Both sexes)

4.6%

Percentage of owned houses

52.8%

Number of retail stores (per 1,000 persons)

7.22

Number of eating and drinking places (per 1,000 persons)

4.09

Number of department stores and general merchandise stores (per 100,000 persons)

0.96

Number of traffic accidents (per 100,000 persons)

388.4

Number of recognitions of criminal offenses (per 1,000 persons)

5.14

Amount of damage by disasters (per capita)(30 years average)

¥5013

Areas in Fukuoka

AreaMedian Price per m²Growth over last 5 years
Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City

¥520,000

21.6%
Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City

¥433,333

26.8%
Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City

¥390,000

14.3%
Onojo City

¥348,333

46.5%
Jonan Ward, Fukuoka City

¥344,444

16.7%
Kasuya Town, Kasuya County

¥339,130

69.6%
Nishi Ward, Fukuoka City

¥333,333

16.3%
Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City

¥328,571

20.5%
Shime Town, Kasuya County

¥319,091

41.8%
Minami Ward, Fukuoka City

¥310,000

17.9%
Nakagawa City

¥304,347

28.9%
Kasuga City

¥300,000

16.7%
Sue Town, Kasuya County

¥280,000

13.6%
Chikushino City

¥277,777

-2.8%
Koga City

¥262,013

-5.4%
Dazaifu City

¥250,000

1.2%
Itoshima City

¥240,000

20.0%
Fukutsu City

¥232,456

-12.3%
Umi Town, Kasuya County

¥228,571

39.1%
Sasaguri Town, Kasuya County

¥225,000

-22.7%
Ogori City

¥209,307

-10.3%
Kanda Town, Miyako County

¥208,696

15.9%
Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu City

¥200,000

17.2%
Okagaki Town, Onga County

¥200,000

35.0%
Kurume City

¥200,000

25.0%
Tobata Ward, Kitakyushu City

¥196,000

14.3%
Munakata City

¥168,615

26.4%
Yahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu City

¥161,904

2.3%
Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu City

¥160,000

-14.7%
Chikugo City

¥160,000

98.3%
Wakamatsu Ward, Kitakyushu City

¥144,000

25.5%
Yahatahigashi Ward, Kitakyushu City

¥128,051

37.4%
Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City

¥120,824

4.6%
Yukuhashi City

¥120,000

8.1%
Iizuka City

¥117,647

9.8%
Asakura City

¥114,285

40.8%
Chikuzen Town, Asakura County

¥106,667

31.7%
Nakama City

¥89,047

14.2%
Yame City

¥85,714

113.3%
Omuta City

¥83,409

24.1%
Nogata City

¥82,743

-7.7%

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