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Kawanishi 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
¥20.0M
¥267k/m²
Median house price (land + building)
¥18.5M
-18.3% vs 2024
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥110k/m²
+28.7% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
385
#11 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 7.1% a year over the past five years, faster than the 1.8% 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.

Moving with Hyogo

Per m², condos here are 20% below the Hyogo 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.

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.

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all condo sales last year were between ¥14.0M and ¥32.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 1.7% between 2020 and 2025 (−2.6% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025. Households still grew 3.5% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Many abandoned homes

11.8% of homes were empty in 2023 (13.8% for the wider area), and 8.7% 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.

Buying vs renting

A median used condo costs about 29.2 years of the area's median rent (¥57k a month), compared with 32.3 years for the wider area. That is a middle-of-the-road ratio for Japan. Rents here cover all rented homes, so treat this as a rough guide.

Lower earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 16% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (33% 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 +2% in the year to January 2026 and +8% over five years. They are still 74% below their 1991 bubble-era level. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Some flood or landslide exposure

Of the official land-price benchmark sites here, which sit in typical neighbourhoods, 35% are inside the worst-case flood zone (11% 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 Kawanishi City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
149,698
-1.7% since 2020
Hyogo: -2.6%
Net moves in 2025
+196
+1.31 per 1,000 residents
Hyogo: -0.39
Vacant homes (2023)
11.8%
8.7% empty and not for rent or sale
Hyogo: 13.8%
Median rent (2023)
¥57k
per month, all rented homes
Hyogo: ¥57k
Strong earthquake risk
16.2%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Hyogo: 33.0%
Official land price 2026
¥78k/m²
+2.3% in a year · +7.5% in 5 years
Hyogo: ¥102k/m²
Flood exposure
35.1%
of 37 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (10.8% 3 m or deeper)
Hyogo: 46.1%
Landslide exposure
2.7%
of 37 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 Kawanishi 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-priced2026 Q2

¥11.0M

¥147k/m²

  • Sasabe
  • Yamashita(Hyogo) · 5 min walk
  • 4LDK · 75 m²
  • Built 1989 (37 yrs) · RC
Typical2025 Q4

¥24.0M

¥400k/m²

  • Sakaemachi
  • Kawanishi Noseguchi · 1 min walk
  • 2LDK · 60 m²
  • Built 1985 (40 yrs) · SRC
Higher-priced2026 Q2

¥36.0M

¥514k/m²

  • Hanayashiki
  • Hibarigaoka Hanayashiki · 0 min walk
  • 3LDK · 70 m²
  • Built 2005 (21 yrs) · RC

House

Lower-priced2025 Q3

¥8.5M

¥71k/m²

  • Koyodai
  • Hirano(Hyogo) · 20 min walk
  • Land 220 m² · floor 120 m²
  • Built 1994 (31 yrs) · Light steel
Typical2026 Q2

¥18.0M

¥120k/m²

  • Midoridai
  • Hirano(Hyogo) · 29 min walk
  • Land 280 m² · floor 150 m²
  • Built 1988 (38 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2026 Q2

¥37.0M

¥352k/m²

  • Koyodai
  • Hirano(Hyogo) · 21 min walk
  • Land 190 m² · floor 105 m²
  • Built 2025 (1 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouse
2007¥16.0M¥27.0M
2008¥15.5M¥28.0M
2009¥15.5M¥25.0M
2010¥15.5M¥24.0M
2011¥14.0M¥23.0M
2012¥17.0M¥24.0M
2013¥18.0M¥23.0M
2014¥17.0M¥21.0M
2015¥14.0M¥19.0M
2016¥15.0M¥20.0M
2017¥16.0M¥17.0M
2018¥16.0M¥19.0M
2019¥18.0M¥16.5M
2020¥16.5M¥16.0M
2021¥17.0M¥18.0M
2022¥19.5M¥19.0M
2023¥20.0M¥20.0M
2024¥24.0M¥21.5M
2025¥20.0M¥18.5M
2026 (partial)–¥16.0M
Median price per m² by yearHouses are the better deal on space — A m² of house floor space costs about 45% 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¥300k¥400k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouseLand
2007¥214k/m²¥232k/m²¥100k/m²
2008¥214k/m²¥250k/m²¥97k/m²
2009¥206k/m²¥220k/m²¥87k/m²
2010¥200k/m²¥192k/m²¥80k/m²
2011¥200k/m²¥211k/m²¥73k/m²
2012¥225k/m²¥200k/m²¥73k/m²
2013¥259k/m²¥195k/m²¥72k/m²
2014¥220k/m²¥183k/m²¥74k/m²
2015¥187k/m²¥156k/m²¥77k/m²
2016¥213k/m²¥171k/m²¥72k/m²
2017¥215k/m²¥138k/m²¥76k/m²
2018¥221k/m²¥154k/m²¥78k/m²
2019¥231k/m²¥147k/m²¥79k/m²
2020¥213k/m²¥141k/m²¥86k/m²
2021¥227k/m²¥157k/m²¥90k/m²
2022¥244k/m²¥171k/m²¥89k/m²
2023¥256k/m²¥175k/m²¥98k/m²
2024¥357k/m²¥188k/m²¥100k/m²
2025¥267k/m²¥154k/m²¥110k/m²
2026 (partial)–¥156k/m²¥97k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)Houses bottom out at around 30 years — House prices per m² drop about 72% from new by age 30, then flatten, because by then buyers are mostly paying for the land. A house older than that costs little more than its plot, a good option if you plan to renovate or rebuild.
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)CondoHouse
0–¥391k/m²
1–¥320k/m²
17–¥252k/m²
20¥327k/m²¥240k/m²
21–¥200k/m²
22¥290k/m²–
23¥211k/m²¥200k/m²
24¥254k/m²–
25¥257k/m²¥155k/m²
26¥300k/m²¥184k/m²
27¥228k/m²¥153k/m²
28¥245k/m²¥110k/m²
29¥273k/m²–
30–¥130k/m²
31–¥109k/m²
33¥124k/m²¥105k/m²
34–¥116k/m²
35–¥130k/m²
36–¥132k/m²
37–¥114k/m²
38–¥113k/m²
39–¥108k/m²
40–¥100k/m²
41–¥123k/m²
42–¥102k/m²
43–¥92k/m²
44–¥115k/m²
45–¥91k/m²
46–¥138k/m²
47–¥113k/m²
48–¥131k/m²
49–¥144k/m²
50–¥126k/m²
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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¥176k/m²¥190k/m²¥326k/m²–
2008¥157k/m²¥185k/m²¥322k/m²–
2009¥130k/m²¥176k/m²¥300k/m²–
2010¥120k/m²¥148k/m²¥290k/m²–
2011¥123k/m²¥142k/m²¥242k/m²¥305k/m²
2012¥126k/m²¥151k/m²¥233k/m²¥295k/m²
2013¥130k/m²¥154k/m²¥211k/m²¥300k/m²
2014¥123k/m²¥147k/m²¥200k/m²¥295k/m²
2015¥108k/m²¥128k/m²¥218k/m²¥280k/m²
2016¥92k/m²¥130k/m²–¥295k/m²
2017¥100k/m²¥123k/m²–¥290k/m²
2018¥111k/m²¥116k/m²–¥300k/m²
2019¥102k/m²¥122k/m²–¥300k/m²
2020¥100k/m²¥107k/m²–¥316k/m²
2021¥105k/m²¥113k/m²––
2022¥126k/m²¥131k/m²––
2023¥118k/m²¥148k/m²––
2024¥127k/m²¥109k/m²––
2025¥124k/m²¥119k/m²––
2026 (partial)–¥120k/m²––

Prices near train stations in Kawanishi City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Kawanishi Noseguchi (川西能勢口)¥27.0M¥393k/m²¥22.0M8219
Hirano(Hyogo) (平野(兵庫))––¥19.0M1976
Tada(Hyogo) (多田(兵庫))¥17.0M¥232k/m²¥14.0M1073
Kawanishi Ikeda (川西池田)––¥35.0M969
Uneno (畦野)––¥19.5M1065
Yamashita(Hyogo) (山下(兵庫))––¥22.0M848
Kita Itami (北伊丹)¥20.0M¥271k/m²¥14.0M940
Nissei Chuo (日生中央)¥18.5M¥267k/m²¥26.5M940
Tsuzumigataki (鼓滝)––¥10.0M635
Hibarigaoka Hanayashiki (雲雀丘花屋敷)¥34.0M¥478k/m²¥31.0M527
Kinunobebashi (絹延橋)––¥6.5M721
Takiyama (滝山)–––716
Itami(Hankyu) (伊丹(阪急))––¥28.5M–14
Ichinotorii (一の鳥居)––¥5.0M313
Uguisunomori (鶯の森)––¥15.0M912

Used condo prices by layout in Kawanishi City

Sales from 2023–2025.

LayoutMedian used condo priceTypical sizeSales
3LDK¥22.5M70 m²98
2LDK¥26.0M70 m²23
4LDK¥20.5M85 m²20

How much does an apartment cost in Kawanishi City?

The median used condo (mansion) in Kawanishi City sold for ¥20.0M in 2025, about ¥267k/m², based on 73 recorded sales.

How much does a house cost in Kawanishi City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥18.5M in 2025 across 202 sales.

Are property prices in Kawanishi City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +25.5% and residential land prices changed +28.7%.

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.