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Ena City Housing Market Report 2025

Data updated 2026-11-10 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2

Key figures for 2025

Median house price (land + building)
¥5.0M
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥15k/m²
-16.7% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
84
#18 of 20 areas in Gifu by price per m²

What the data says

The trend has turned down

After rising earlier, house prices per m² have slipped by about 11.5% a year over the last five years. That often reflects weaker local demand, so check vacancy and population trends before buying.

Moving with Gifu

Per m², houses here are 46% below the Gifu average. That position has barely changed in ten years, so it moves with the wider market.

Station distance barely matters

Houses 11–15 minutes from a station sell for similar or higher prices than those near one, which usually means buyers here drive or value quiet residential streets.

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all house sales last year were between ¥1.7M and ¥17.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 8.2% between 2020 and 2025 (−4.4% for the wider area). More people moved out than in during 2025 (about 3.3 per 1,000 residents), which weakens long-term housing demand.

Many abandoned homes

18.6% of homes were empty in 2023 (16.1% for the wider area), and 11.5% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. That is a high share of truly abandoned homes (akiya), a sign of weak demand. Cheap houses are easy to find, but resale can be slow.

Lower earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 17% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (29% for the wider area). This is low by Japanese standards, although no part of Japan is free of earthquake risk.

Official land prices are edging up

On the government's fixed benchmark sites, which are valued the same way every year, residential land prices changed +0% in the year to January 2026 and -1% over five years. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Little exposure to flooding

Very few of the official benchmark sites here fall in flood, tsunami or landslide zones, so most typical neighbourhoods are outside mapped hazard areas.

Living in Ena City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
43,844
-8.2% since 2020
Gifu: -4.4%
Net moves in 2025
-144
-3.28 per 1,000 residents
Gifu: -2.39
Vacant homes (2023)
18.6%
11.5% empty and not for rent or sale
Gifu: 16.1%
Median rent (2023)
¥41k
per month, all rented homes
Gifu: ¥48k
Strong earthquake risk
16.6%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Gifu: 28.6%
Official land price 2026
¥22k/m²
+0.2% in a year · -1.4% in 5 years
Gifu: ¥39k/m²
Flood exposure
0.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Gifu: 62.5%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Gifu: 3.4%

Check flood, landslide and tsunami zones for a specific address on the government hazard map ↗

Sources: 2025 Census (preliminary), 2025 Internal Migration Report, 2023 Housing and Land Survey (Statistics Bureau of Japan); J-SHIS seismic hazard model (NIED, 2024); Land Price Publication (MLIT). Earthquake probability is measured at the municipal center.

Example sales in Ena City

Real transactions from the last four quarters, picked near the lower (20th percentile), middle and upper (80th percentile) price points. Locations are shown at district level, as published by MLIT.

House

Lower-priced2025 Q3

¥3.5M

¥28k/m²

  • Osashimacho
  • Takenami
  • Land 240 m² · floor 125 m²
  • Built 1990 (35 yrs) · Wood
Typical2025 Q4

¥8.0M

¥29k/m²

  • Oicho
  • Ena · 4 min walk
  • Land 300 m² · floor 280 m²
  • Built 1999 (26 yrs) · Steel
Higher-priced2025 Q3

¥26.0M

¥274k/m²

  • Oicho
  • Ena · 19 min walk
  • Land 330 m² · floor 95 m²
  • Built 2025 (0 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥5.0M¥10.0M¥15.0M20052007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouse
2005–
2006¥8.5M
2007¥11.5M
2008¥8.8M
2009¥11.5M
2010¥9.5M
2011¥6.8M
2012¥5.0M
2013¥6.9M
2014¥5.8M
2015¥8.8M
2016¥3.4M
2017¥7.8M
2018¥4.0M
2019¥10.5M
2020¥11.5M
2021¥8.3M
2022¥7.8M
2023¥9.4M
2024¥7.3M
2025¥5.0M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥50k¥100k¥150k20052007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouseLand
2005–¥11k/m²
2006¥72k/m²¥14k/m²
2007¥76k/m²¥20k/m²
2008¥80k/m²¥8k/m²
2009¥109k/m²¥15k/m²
2010¥53k/m²¥21k/m²
2011¥47k/m²¥17k/m²
2012¥51k/m²¥17k/m²
2013¥64k/m²¥11k/m²
2014¥66k/m²¥9k/m²
2015¥59k/m²¥10k/m²
2016¥43k/m²¥10k/m²
2017¥75k/m²¥12k/m²
2018¥33k/m²¥11k/m²
2019¥99k/m²¥28k/m²
2020¥69k/m²¥18k/m²
2021¥63k/m²¥10k/m²
2022¥58k/m²¥6k/m²
2023¥101k/m²¥16k/m²
2024¥40k/m²¥13k/m²
2025¥51k/m²¥15k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)House
0¥315k/m²
50¥16k/m²

Prices near train stations in Ena City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Ena (恵那)––¥10.0M1454
Iwamura (岩村)––¥2.7M917
Yamaoka (山岡)––¥2.0M910

How much does a house cost in Ena City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥5.0M in 2025 across 39 sales.

Are property prices in Ena City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed -16.7%.

About this data

Figures are medians of real transactions reported to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) through its quarterly price survey. House prices per m² divide the total price (land and building) by the floor area. Medians based on fewer than 20 sales are not shown. The latest quarters are preliminary and are revised as more survey responses arrive.

Information only, not investment advice.