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Gujo 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)
¥8k/m²
+82.6% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
77
#19 of 20 areas in Gifu by price per m²

What the data says

Price growth is speeding up

House values per m² have risen about 3.2% a year over the past five years, faster than the 2.9% a year of the five years before. Buyers waiting for a dip have so far been paying more each year, and that has not yet changed.

Outperforming Gifu

Per m², houses here are 39% below the Gifu average. The discount has shrunk from 53% ten years ago, so Gujo City is catching up with its surroundings.

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 ¥2.5M and ¥14.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 8.9% between 2020 and 2025 (−4.4% for the wider area). More people moved out than in during 2025 (about 8.4 per 1,000 residents), which weakens long-term housing demand.

Many abandoned homes

25.3% of homes were empty in 2023 (16.1% for the wider area), and 13.6% 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. About 9.2% of homes are second homes, which points to a resort or holiday-home market.

Lower earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 3% 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.

Living in Gujo City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
35,540
-8.9% since 2020
Gifu: -4.4%
Net moves in 2025
-300
-8.44 per 1,000 residents
Gifu: -2.39
Vacant homes (2023)
25.3%
13.6% empty and not for rent or sale
Gifu: 16.1%
Median rent (2023)
¥37k
per month, all rented homes
Gifu: ¥48k
Strong earthquake risk
2.8%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Gifu: 28.6%
Official land price 2026
¥51k/m²
0.0% in a year · – in 5 years
Gifu: ¥39k/m²
Flood exposure
33.3%
of 3 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Gifu: 62.5%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 3 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 Gujo 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

¥2.0M

¥16k/m²

  • Takasuchowashimi
  • Hokuno
  • Land 500 m² · floor 125 m²
  • Built 1990 (35 yrs) · Wood
Typical2025 Q3

¥4.2M

¥84k/m²

  • Takasuchoowashi
  • Hokuno
  • Land 230 m² · floor 50 m²
  • Built 2001 (24 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2026 Q2

¥15.0M

¥58k/m²

  • Hachimanchoarisaka
  • Gujo Hachiman · 23 min walk
  • Land 700 m² · floor 260 m²
  • Built 1994 (32 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥5.0M¥10.0M20052007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouse
2005–
2006¥9.6M
2007¥8.4M
2008¥10.0M
2009¥6.8M
2010¥7.0M
2011¥6.9M
2012¥4.8M
2013¥6.8M
2014¥6.9M
2015¥5.0M
2016¥3.1M
2017¥6.9M
2018¥3.5M
2019¥5.0M
2020¥4.5M
2021¥5.0M
2022¥5.5M
2023¥5.2M
2024¥5.8M
2025¥5.0M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥50k¥100k20052007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouseLand
2005–¥12k/m²
2006¥91k/m²¥11k/m²
2007¥86k/m²¥11k/m²
2008¥86k/m²¥9k/m²
2009¥48k/m²¥8k/m²
2010¥47k/m²¥9k/m²
2011¥41k/m²¥8k/m²
2012¥38k/m²¥9k/m²
2013¥40k/m²¥11k/m²
2014¥68k/m²¥6k/m²
2015¥35k/m²¥9k/m²
2016¥52k/m²¥7k/m²
2017¥40k/m²¥14k/m²
2018¥33k/m²¥8k/m²
2019¥37k/m²¥5k/m²
2020¥52k/m²¥5k/m²
2021¥54k/m²¥4k/m²
2022¥65k/m²¥10k/m²
2023¥42k/m²¥6k/m²
2024¥54k/m²¥9k/m²
2025¥50k/m²¥8k/m²

Prices near train stations in Gujo City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Hokuno (北濃)––¥4.2M159
Gujo Hachiman (郡上八幡)––¥6.1M1644

How much does a house cost in Gujo City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥5.0M in 2025 across 41 sales.

Are property prices in Gujo City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed +82.6%.

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.