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.
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
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