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Takizawa 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)
¥15.0M
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥20k/m²
-37.5% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
77
#4 of 9 areas in Iwate by price per m²

What the data says

Prices are still rising, but more slowly

Growth has cooled to about 0.2% a year, down from 2.8% a year in the previous five years. This looks more like a maturing market than a turning point, and it gives buyers a bit more room to negotiate.

Outperforming Iwate

Per m², houses here are 45% above the Iwate average. The premium has grown from 26% ten years ago, so Takizawa City has been outperforming its surroundings.

Sales are thinning out

Transactions are down about 33% 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 house sales last year were between ¥6.6M and ¥21.5M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 3.3% between 2020 and 2025 (−7% for the wider area). More people moved out than in during 2025 (about 4.1 per 1,000 residents), which weakens long-term housing demand. Households still grew 1.8% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Typical vacancy

13.3% of homes were empty in 2023 (17.3% for the wider area), and 4.5% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. The level of abandoned homes is around the national norm.

Lower earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 12% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (12% 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 +3% in the year to January 2026 and +11% over five years. 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, 17% are inside the worst-case flood zone. 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 Takizawa City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
53,740
-3.3% since 2020
Iwate: -7.0%
Net moves in 2025
-218
-4.06 per 1,000 residents
Iwate: -3.52
Vacant homes (2023)
13.3%
4.5% empty and not for rent or sale
Iwate: 17.3%
Median rent (2023)
¥45k
per month, all rented homes
Iwate: ¥46k
Strong earthquake risk
11.7%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Iwate: 12.3%
Official land price 2026
¥33k/m²
+3.0% in a year · +11.4% in 5 years
Iwate: ¥30k/m²
Flood exposure
16.7%
of 6 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Iwate: 38.2%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 6 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Iwate: 5.1%

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 Takizawa 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 Q4

¥3.2M

¥64k/m²

  • Ogamatakamori
  • Koiwai · 25 min walk
  • Land 380 m² · floor 50 m²
  • Built 1973 (52 yrs) · Wood
Typical2026 Q1

¥14.0M

¥147k/m²

  • Anaguchi
  • Kuriyagawa
  • Land 180 m² · floor 95 m²
  • Built 1990 (36 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥20.0M

¥160k/m²

  • Murokoji
  • Aoyama(Iwate)
  • Land 220 m² · floor 125 m²
  • Built 2007 (19 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouse
2007¥9.8M
2008¥14.0M
2009¥9.6M
2010¥10.0M
2011¥9.9M
2012¥15.0M
2013¥21.0M
2014¥13.0M
2015¥15.0M
2016¥13.0M
2017¥12.0M
2018¥14.5M
2019¥17.5M
2020¥15.0M
2021¥15.0M
2022¥14.5M
2023¥15.0M
2024¥18.0M
2025¥15.0M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥50k¥100k¥150k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouseLand
2007¥95k/m²¥38k/m²
2008¥115k/m²¥33k/m²
2009¥85k/m²¥27k/m²
2010¥93k/m²¥30k/m²
2011¥92k/m²¥33k/m²
2012¥114k/m²¥24k/m²
2013¥117k/m²¥28k/m²
2014¥96k/m²¥28k/m²
2015¥123k/m²¥27k/m²
2016¥93k/m²¥18k/m²
2017¥92k/m²¥37k/m²
2018¥111k/m²¥37k/m²
2019¥141k/m²¥36k/m²
2020¥110k/m²¥32k/m²
2021¥91k/m²¥29k/m²
2022¥108k/m²¥20k/m²
2023¥88k/m²¥27k/m²
2024¥133k/m²¥11k/m²
2025¥120k/m²¥20k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k048121620242832
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Building age (years)House
0¥290k/m²
30¥104k/m²
34¥101k/m²
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k20092011201320152017201920212023

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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Year1981-20002001-20102011-2020
2009¥70k/m²¥191k/m²–
2010¥77k/m²––
2011¥76k/m²––
2012¥104k/m²––
2014¥89k/m²––
2015¥81k/m²––
2018¥104k/m²––
2019¥103k/m²–¥217k/m²
2020¥84k/m²–¥252k/m²
2021¥81k/m²––
2022¥85k/m²––
2024¥113k/m²––

Prices near train stations in Takizawa City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Sugo (巣子)––¥13.5M1846
Kuriyagawa (厨川)––¥20.0M2035
Aoyama(Iwate) (青山(岩手))––¥23.5M2830
Takizawa (滝沢)––¥6.5M621

How much does a house cost in Takizawa City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥15.0M in 2025 across 47 sales.

Are property prices in Takizawa City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed -37.5%.

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.