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Kakogawa City Housing Market Report 2025

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

Key figures for 2025

Median used condo price
¥9.8M
¥138k/m²
Median house price (land + building)
¥17.0M
+6.0% vs 2024
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥75k/m²
+23.0% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
534
#19 of 41 areas in Hyogo by price per m²

What the data says

Price growth is speeding up

Condo values per m² have risen about 5.9% a year over the past five years, faster than the 0.1% 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.

Lagging Hyogo

Per m², condos here are 57% below the Hyogo average. Ten years ago the gap was 52%, so Kakogawa City has been falling behind the rest of Hyogo.

Station distance barely matters

Condos 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.

A family market

80% of recent condo sales have three or more bedrooms. Demand comes mainly from owner-occupier families, which tends to make prices steadier but rental yields lower.

Sales are thinning out

Transactions are down about 12% on the previous three years. Fewer sales mean less choice and slower resale, so allow more time to sell later.

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all condo sales last year were between ¥5.8M and ¥19.5M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 2.9% between 2020 and 2025 (−2.6% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025. Households still grew 1.1% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Typical vacancy

11.7% of homes were empty in 2023 (13.8% for the wider area), and 5.6% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. The level of abandoned homes is around the national norm.

Buying vs renting

A median used condo costs about 16.3 years of the area's median rent (¥50k a month), compared with 32.3 years for the wider area. Prices are low relative to rents, which points to higher rental yields, but often also to weaker growth prospects. Rents here cover all rented homes, so treat this as a rough guide.

Moderate earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 49% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (33% for the wider area). Post-1981 buildings are designed for this level of shaking, but check ground conditions and insurance.

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 +1% in the year to January 2026 and +2% over five years. They are still 54% below their 1991 bubble-era level. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Significant flood risk

Of the official land-price benchmark sites here, which sit in typical neighbourhoods, 73% are inside the worst-case flood zone (55% with expected depths of 3 m or more). Most worst-case flood zones are shallow (under 0.5 m) at the edges, so depth matters as much as the share. Check the hazard map for any specific address before buying.

Living in Kakogawa City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
253,220
-2.9% since 2020
Hyogo: -2.6%
Net moves in 2025
-407
-1.61 per 1,000 residents
Hyogo: -0.39
Vacant homes (2023)
11.7%
5.6% empty and not for rent or sale
Hyogo: 13.8%
Median rent (2023)
¥50k
per month, all rented homes
Hyogo: ¥57k
Strong earthquake risk
48.5%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Hyogo: 33.0%
Official land price 2026
¥71k/m²
+0.9% in a year · +2.3% in 5 years
Hyogo: ¥102k/m²
Flood exposure
72.7%
of 33 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (54.5% 3 m or deeper)
Hyogo: 46.1%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 33 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Hyogo: 4.3%

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 Kakogawa 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.

Condo

Lower-priced2025 Q4

¥7.0M

¥108k/m²

  • Hiraokacho
  • Higashi Kakogawa · 14 min walk
  • 3LDK · 65 m²
  • Built 1986 (39 yrs) · SRC
Typical2025 Q3

¥10.0M

¥118k/m²

  • Noguchicho
  • Higashi Kakogawa · 14 min walk
  • 4LDK · 85 m²
  • Built 1986 (39 yrs) · SRC
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥23.0M

¥354k/m²

  • Yonedacho
  • Hoden · 2 min walk
  • 3LDK · 65 m²
  • Built 2021 (5 yrs) · RC

House

Lower-priced2026 Q1

¥4.0M

¥57k/m²

  • Onoecho
  • Hamanomiya · 3 min walk
  • Land 85 m² · floor 70 m²
  • Built 1976 (50 yrs) · Wood
Typical2026 Q1

¥13.0M

¥100k/m²

  • Kannocho
  • Hioka
  • Land 260 m² · floor 130 m²
  • Built 1999 (27 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2026 Q2

¥34.0M

¥324k/m²

  • Onoecho
  • Onoenomatsu · 4 min walk
  • Land 155 m² · floor 105 m²
  • Built 2026 (0 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year2026 so far: treat with caution — The 2026 figure (shaded) is 35% below 2025, but it covers only part of the year and 111 house sales so far. Early-year numbers are often revised and are easily skewed by a few large deals.
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouse
2007¥8.5M¥23.0M
2008¥7.5M¥25.0M
2009¥7.5M¥24.0M
2010¥8.5M¥22.0M
2011¥7.7M¥20.0M
2012¥7.5M¥19.0M
2013¥7.5M¥22.0M
2014¥8.0M¥18.0M
2015¥8.3M¥18.0M
2016¥8.5M¥19.5M
2017¥7.9M¥20.0M
2018¥8.2M¥20.0M
2019¥8.5M¥18.0M
2020¥8.9M¥19.0M
2021¥10.0M¥20.0M
2022¥12.0M¥16.0M
2023¥8.8M¥17.5M
2024¥12.0M¥13.0M
2025¥9.8M¥17.0M
2026 (partial)¥8.9M¥11.0M
Median price per m² by yearHouses are the better deal on space — A m² of house floor space costs about 25% less than a m² of condo, even though the house price includes land. If you need room more than convenience, a house buys considerably more space. That gap has widened over the decade as condo prices pulled ahead.
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouseLand
2007¥123k/m²¥179k/m²¥71k/m²
2008¥118k/m²¥220k/m²¥74k/m²
2009¥115k/m²¥220k/m²¥69k/m²
2010¥124k/m²¥184k/m²¥72k/m²
2011¥113k/m²¥167k/m²¥70k/m²
2012¥117k/m²¥168k/m²¥60k/m²
2013¥118k/m²¥176k/m²¥64k/m²
2014¥125k/m²¥168k/m²¥67k/m²
2015¥131k/m²¥139k/m²¥69k/m²
2016¥132k/m²¥171k/m²¥69k/m²
2017¥115k/m²¥147k/m²¥60k/m²
2018¥133k/m²¥180k/m²¥58k/m²
2019¥127k/m²¥166k/m²¥63k/m²
2020¥127k/m²¥165k/m²¥61k/m²
2021¥149k/m²¥138k/m²¥55k/m²
2022¥186k/m²¥128k/m²¥61k/m²
2023¥132k/m²¥130k/m²¥60k/m²
2024¥200k/m²¥123k/m²¥73k/m²
2025¥138k/m²¥130k/m²¥75k/m²
2026 (partial)¥138k/m²¥100k/m²¥67k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)CondoHouse
0–¥295k/m²
1–¥282k/m²
2–¥340k/m²
13–¥211k/m²
15–¥191k/m²
17–¥217k/m²
18¥316k/m²–
19¥267k/m²–
21–¥128k/m²
22¥207k/m²–
23¥208k/m²¥118k/m²
24¥193k/m²¥165k/m²
25¥157k/m²¥115k/m²
26¥153k/m²¥125k/m²
27¥139k/m²¥89k/m²
28–¥92k/m²
29¥150k/m²¥114k/m²
30¥163k/m²¥138k/m²
31¥124k/m²¥133k/m²
32¥132k/m²¥95k/m²
33¥130k/m²¥91k/m²
34¥103k/m²¥76k/m²
35¥119k/m²¥88k/m²
36¥129k/m²¥110k/m²
37–¥83k/m²
38–¥106k/m²
39–¥90k/m²
40–¥85k/m²
41–¥73k/m²
42–¥51k/m²
43–¥55k/m²
44–¥55k/m²
45–¥85k/m²
46–¥69k/m²
47–¥62k/m²
48–¥56k/m²
49–¥49k/m²
50–¥52k/m²
Condo price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025

Each line follows buildings from one construction period over time. 1981 is when Japan's current earthquake-resistance standard (shin-taishin) took effect.

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Year1981-20002001-2010
2007¥127k/m²–
2008¥118k/m²–
2009¥114k/m²–
2010¥124k/m²–
2011¥112k/m²–
2012¥115k/m²–
2013¥115k/m²–
2014¥114k/m²–
2015¥127k/m²–
2016¥124k/m²–
2017¥114k/m²–
2018¥135k/m²–
2019¥123k/m²–
2020¥123k/m²–
2021¥131k/m²¥262k/m²
2022¥169k/m²–
2023¥132k/m²–
2024¥149k/m²–
2025¥121k/m²–
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025

Each line follows buildings from one construction period over time. 1981 is when Japan's current earthquake-resistance standard (shin-taishin) took effect.

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Year1971-19801981-20002001-20102011-2020
2007¥106k/m²¥130k/m²¥290k/m²–
2008¥102k/m²¥130k/m²¥300k/m²–
2009¥88k/m²¥109k/m²¥278k/m²–
2010¥77k/m²¥121k/m²¥270k/m²–
2011¥87k/m²¥129k/m²¥221k/m²¥276k/m²
2012¥81k/m²¥116k/m²¥196k/m²¥285k/m²
2013¥71k/m²¥115k/m²–¥280k/m²
2014¥70k/m²¥130k/m²–¥268k/m²
2015¥77k/m²¥113k/m²–¥293k/m²
2016¥72k/m²¥119k/m²–¥287k/m²
2017¥81k/m²¥106k/m²¥180k/m²¥286k/m²
2018¥62k/m²¥84k/m²–¥281k/m²
2019¥47k/m²¥100k/m²–¥276k/m²
2020¥66k/m²¥87k/m²–¥253k/m²
2021¥70k/m²¥91k/m²–¥263k/m²
2022¥57k/m²¥106k/m²¥161k/m²–
2023¥62k/m²¥93k/m²––
2024¥53k/m²¥103k/m²––
2025¥51k/m²¥88k/m²––
2026 (partial)–¥90k/m²––

Prices near train stations in Kakogawa City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Kakogawa (加古川)¥10.5M¥163k/m²¥24.0M15259
Higashi Kakogawa (東加古川)¥11.0M¥157k/m²¥18.0M15219
Hoden (宝殿)¥14.0M¥200k/m²¥8.0M16127
Onoenomatsu (尾上の松)––¥21.0M1399
Befu(Hyogo) (別府(兵庫))¥9.5M¥131k/m²¥16.5M1191
Hamanomiya (浜の宮)¥7.8M¥111k/m²¥13.0M1371
Hioka (日岡)––¥15.0M1147
Kanno (神野)––¥11.0M945
Tsuchiyama (土山)¥4.4M¥61k/m²¥27.5M1835
Yakujin (厄神)––¥6.5M1422

Used condo prices by layout in Kakogawa City

Sales from 2023–2025.

LayoutMedian used condo priceTypical sizeSales
3LDK¥10.0M65 m²131
4LDK¥10.5M77.5 m²36
2LDK¥14.5M60 m²24
Open floor¥3.5M32.5 m²14

How much does an apartment cost in Kakogawa City?

The median used condo (mansion) in Kakogawa City sold for ¥9.8M in 2025, about ¥138k/m², based on 71 recorded sales.

How much does a house cost in Kakogawa City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥17.0M in 2025 across 273 sales.

Are property prices in Kakogawa City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +8.7% and residential land prices changed +23.0%.

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.