Tsuzumi-mon Gate, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
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Suzu City Housing Market Report 2025

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

Key figures for 2025

Residential land per m² (sales)
¥3k/m²
Transactions in 2025
35

What the data says

A shrinking population

The population fell 34% between 2020 and 2025 (−3.9% for the wider area). More people moved out than in during 2025 (about 83.7 per 1,000 residents), which weakens long-term housing demand.

Many abandoned homes

24.5% of homes were empty in 2023 (15.6% for the wider area), and 22.4% 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 2% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (7% for the wider area). This is low by Japanese standards, although no part of Japan is free of earthquake risk.

Living in Suzu City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
8,528
-34.0% since 2020
Ishikawa: -3.9%
Net moves in 2025
-714
-83.72 per 1,000 residents
Ishikawa: -2.55
Vacant homes (2023)
24.5%
22.4% empty and not for rent or sale
Ishikawa: 15.6%
Median rent (2023)
¥41k
per month, all rented homes
Ishikawa: ¥47k
Strong earthquake risk
2.0%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Ishikawa: 6.8%
Official land price 2026
¥8k/m²
-5.3% in a year · – in 5 years
Ishikawa: ¥49k/m²
Flood exposure
50.0%
of 4 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Ishikawa: 58.8%
Tsunami exposure
100.0%
of 4 benchmark sites in a tsunami inundation zone
Ishikawa: 3.3%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 4 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Ishikawa: 2.8%

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.

Median price per m² by year
¥0¥5k¥10k¥15k200820102012201420162018202020222024
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YearLand
2008¥12k/m²
2013¥7k/m²
2014¥6k/m²
2016¥13k/m²
2025¥3k/m²

Prices near train stations in Suzu City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Anamizu (穴水)––¥2.0M–16

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.