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Izumi 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)
¥6.8M
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥9k/m²
+30.0% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
83
#8 of 13 areas in Kagoshima by price per m²

What the data says

Price growth is speeding up

House values per m² have risen about 1.3% a year over the past five years, faster than the 0.3% 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 Kagoshima

Per m², houses here are 37% below the Kagoshima average. The discount has shrunk from 44% ten years ago, so Izumi City is catching up with its surroundings.

Sales are picking up

There were about 29% more transactions in the last three years than the three before, so the market is liquid and selling later should be easier.

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all house sales last year were between ¥4.0M and ¥14.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 4.8% between 2020 and 2025 (−4.7% for the wider area). More people moved out than in during 2025 (about 4.7 per 1,000 residents), which weakens long-term housing demand. Households still grew 0.1% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Many abandoned homes

18.5% of homes were empty in 2023 (20.5% for the wider area), and 13.7% 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.

Lower earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 5% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (16% for the wider area). This is low by Japanese standards, although no part of Japan is free of earthquake risk.

Official land prices are still falling

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 -7% 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, 60% 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 Izumi City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
49,506
-4.8% since 2020
Kagoshima: -4.7%
Net moves in 2025
-230
-4.65 per 1,000 residents
Kagoshima: -3.31
Vacant homes (2023)
18.5%
13.7% empty and not for rent or sale
Kagoshima: 20.5%
Median rent (2023)
¥37k
per month, all rented homes
Kagoshima: ¥42k
Strong earthquake risk
5.0%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Kagoshima: 15.6%
Official land price 2026
¥12k/m²
-1.5% in a year · -6.7% in 5 years
Kagoshima: ¥19k/m²
Flood exposure
60.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Kagoshima: 27.0%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Kagoshima: 4.6%

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 Izumi 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-priced2026 Q1

¥3.0M

¥30k/m²

  • Takaonomachikamizuru
  • Takaono
  • Land 250 m² · floor 100 m²
  • Built 1988 (38 yrs) · Wood
Typical2025 Q4

¥6.0M

¥57k/m²

  • Fumotocho
  • Izumi(Kagoshima) · 26 min walk
  • Land 860 m² · floor 105 m²
  • Built 1999 (26 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2025 Q4

¥13.0M

¥81k/m²

  • Takaonomachishimozuru
  • Takaono
  • Land 1000 m² · floor 160 m²
  • Built 2003 (22 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥5.0M¥10.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouse
2007¥10.0M
2008¥7.8M
2009¥7.3M
2010¥8.5M
2011¥7.5M
2012¥7.8M
2013¥6.7M
2014¥6.2M
2015¥8.2M
2016¥7.0M
2017¥6.0M
2018¥5.0M
2019¥7.5M
2020¥5.0M
2021¥5.3M
2022¥7.5M
2023¥6.6M
2024¥8.2M
2025¥6.8M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥50k¥100k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouseLand
2007¥85k/m²¥11k/m²
2008¥63k/m²¥12k/m²
2009¥66k/m²¥13k/m²
2010¥75k/m²¥12k/m²
2011¥67k/m²¥12k/m²
2012¥63k/m²¥12k/m²
2013¥65k/m²¥11k/m²
2014¥53k/m²¥9k/m²
2015¥64k/m²¥9k/m²
2016¥51k/m²¥11k/m²
2017¥46k/m²¥9k/m²
2018¥42k/m²¥8k/m²
2019¥62k/m²¥9k/m²
2020¥53k/m²¥7k/m²
2021¥38k/m²¥8k/m²
2022¥54k/m²¥6k/m²
2023¥53k/m²¥10k/m²
2024¥62k/m²¥10k/m²
2025¥61k/m²¥9k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)House
0¥265k/m²
50¥28k/m²

Prices near train stations in Izumi City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Nishi Izumi(Kagoshima) (西出水)––¥8.8M1549
Komenotsu (米ノ津)––¥4.5M1230
Izumi(Kagoshima) (出水)––¥6.5M1429
Takaono (高尾野)––¥12.0M1528
Nodago (野田郷)––¥2.8M1318

How much does a house cost in Izumi City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥6.8M in 2025 across 58 sales.

Are property prices in Izumi City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed +30.0%.

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.