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Tsu 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
¥250k/m²
Median house price (land + building)
¥13.0M
-9.1% vs 2024
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥21k/m²
+61.5% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
618
#3 of 15 areas in Mie by price per m²

What the data says

A long, slow decline

House prices per m² have been falling for a decade, by about 5% a year recently. Prices are low, but resale values are likely to keep easing, so buy here to live, not as an investment.

Moving with Mie

Per m², houses here are 6% above the Mie average. That position has barely changed in ten years, so it moves with the wider market.

Being near a station is worth a lot

Condos within a 5-minute walk of a station sell for about 19% more per m² than those 16–29 minutes away. The penalty for a longer walk is mild, so it is worth widening your search radius.

A family market

78% 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 17% 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 ¥4.3M and ¥26.8M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 3.9% between 2020 and 2025 (−4.3% for the wider area). More people moved out than in during 2025 (about 2.6 per 1,000 residents), which weakens long-term housing demand. Households still grew 0.7% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Many abandoned homes

17.2% of homes were empty in 2023 (16.3% for the wider area), and 9.2% 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.

High earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 67% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (63% for the wider area). Check the building's earthquake standard (post-1981, ideally post-2000 for wooden houses) and consider earthquake 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 35% 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, 59% are inside the worst-case flood zone (5% with expected depths of 3 m or more), 43% are in a tsunami inundation 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 Tsu City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
263,923
-3.9% since 2020
Mie: -4.3%
Net moves in 2025
-698
-2.64 per 1,000 residents
Mie: -3.53
Vacant homes (2023)
17.2%
9.2% empty and not for rent or sale
Mie: 16.3%
Median rent (2023)
¥46k
per month, all rented homes
Mie: ¥50k
Strong earthquake risk
66.7%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Mie: 62.8%
Official land price 2026
¥38k/m²
+0.8% in a year · +1.6% in 5 years
Mie: ¥38k/m²
Flood exposure
58.7%
of 63 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (4.8% 3 m or deeper)
Mie: 44.7%
Tsunami exposure
42.9%
of 63 benchmark sites in a tsunami inundation zone
Mie: 26.0%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 63 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Mie: 2.3%

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 Tsu 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

¥16.0M

¥229k/m²

  • Ishindenkozubeta
  • Tsu · 20 min walk
  • 3LDK · 70 m²
  • Built 1998 (28 yrs)
Typical2026 Q2

¥24.0M

¥343k/m²

  • Nishimarunouchi
  • Tsu Shimmachi · 5 min walk
  • 3LDK · 70 m²
  • Built 2008 (18 yrs) · RC
Higher-priced2025 Q3

¥27.0M

¥270k/m²

  • Nishimarunouchi
  • Tsu Shimmachi · 6 min walk
  • 3LDK · 100 m²
  • Built 2008 (17 yrs) · RC

House

Lower-priced2026 Q2

¥3.0M

¥33k/m²

  • Kawagechokageshige
  • Shiratsuka · 13 min walk
  • Land 190 m² · floor 90 m²
  • Built 1979 (47 yrs) · Wood
Typical2026 Q1

¥14.0M

¥61k/m²

  • Kotobukicho
  • Tsu Shimmachi · 20 min walk
  • Land 570 m² · floor 230 m²
  • Built 1969 (57 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥30.0M

¥273k/m²

  • Fujikata
  • Minamigaoka · 25 min walk
  • Land 220 m² · floor 110 m²
  • Built 2025 (1 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouse
2007–¥17.0M
2008–¥18.0M
2009–¥15.0M
2010¥17.5M¥19.0M
2011¥17.0M¥15.0M
2012¥17.5M¥15.0M
2013–¥19.5M
2014–¥16.0M
2015¥21.0M¥16.0M
2016¥21.0M¥14.0M
2017¥19.0M¥14.0M
2018¥19.5M¥14.0M
2019¥21.0M¥15.0M
2020¥19.0M¥14.0M
2021¥18.0M¥13.0M
2022¥20.0M¥13.0M
2023¥18.0M¥13.0M
2024–¥13.0M
2025¥20.0M¥13.0M
2026 (partial)–¥15.0M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouseLand
2007–¥156k/m²¥42k/m²
2008–¥133k/m²¥38k/m²
2009–¥114k/m²¥28k/m²
2010¥229k/m²¥138k/m²¥37k/m²
2011¥240k/m²¥114k/m²¥36k/m²
2012¥246k/m²¥118k/m²¥30k/m²
2013–¥133k/m²¥31k/m²
2014–¥110k/m²¥27k/m²
2015¥270k/m²¥128k/m²¥30k/m²
2016¥275k/m²¥103k/m²¥26k/m²
2017¥271k/m²¥114k/m²¥27k/m²
2018¥260k/m²¥103k/m²¥26k/m²
2019¥275k/m²¥122k/m²¥18k/m²
2020¥248k/m²¥110k/m²¥13k/m²
2021¥233k/m²¥96k/m²¥19k/m²
2022¥261k/m²¥96k/m²¥23k/m²
2023¥245k/m²¥105k/m²¥27k/m²
2024–¥94k/m²¥21k/m²
2025¥250k/m²¥86k/m²¥21k/m²
2026 (partial)–¥102k/m²¥19k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)Houses bottom out at around 23 years — House prices per m² drop about 65% from new by age 23, 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¥300k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)CondoHouse
0–¥276k/m²
1–¥283k/m²
2–¥270k/m²
6–¥229k/m²
9–¥219k/m²
11–¥231k/m²
14–¥164k/m²
16–¥132k/m²
17–¥153k/m²
18–¥149k/m²
20–¥117k/m²
21–¥124k/m²
22¥259k/m²¥153k/m²
23¥260k/m²¥93k/m²
24–¥97k/m²
25–¥77k/m²
26–¥102k/m²
27–¥87k/m²
28–¥86k/m²
29–¥93k/m²
30–¥76k/m²
31–¥103k/m²
32–¥82k/m²
33–¥93k/m²
34–¥84k/m²
35–¥96k/m²
36–¥83k/m²
37–¥68k/m²
38–¥69k/m²
39–¥49k/m²
40–¥53k/m²
41–¥60k/m²
42–¥56k/m²
43–¥37k/m²
44–¥30k/m²
45–¥46k/m²
46–¥45k/m²
47–¥60k/m²
48–¥43k/m²
49–¥49k/m²
50–¥42k/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¥118k/m²¥111k/m²¥270k/m²–
2008¥90k/m²¥120k/m²¥286k/m²–
2009¥73k/m²¥109k/m²¥248k/m²–
2010¥110k/m²¥114k/m²¥256k/m²–
2011¥77k/m²¥94k/m²¥189k/m²¥277k/m²
2012¥91k/m²¥97k/m²¥183k/m²¥273k/m²
2013¥71k/m²¥109k/m²¥145k/m²¥271k/m²
2014¥88k/m²¥87k/m²–¥258k/m²
2015¥58k/m²¥93k/m²¥134k/m²¥264k/m²
2016¥56k/m²¥82k/m²¥155k/m²¥257k/m²
2017¥58k/m²¥94k/m²–¥288k/m²
2018¥43k/m²¥87k/m²¥126k/m²¥285k/m²
2019¥57k/m²¥100k/m²¥136k/m²¥283k/m²
2020¥50k/m²¥71k/m²¥158k/m²¥278k/m²
2021¥53k/m²¥80k/m²¥200k/m²¥243k/m²
2022¥40k/m²¥89k/m²––
2023¥50k/m²¥83k/m²¥140k/m²–
2024¥46k/m²¥83k/m²¥156k/m²¥208k/m²
2025¥38k/m²¥69k/m²¥128k/m²–
2026 (partial)–¥54k/m²––

Prices near train stations in Tsu City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Tsu Shimmachi (津新町)¥26.5M¥285k/m²¥10.0M15147
Tsu (津)¥21.0M¥260k/m²¥21.0M16129
Hisai (久居)––¥15.0M16109
Takachaya (高茶屋)––¥14.0M2095
Akogi (阿漕)––¥10.5M1887
Minamigaoka (南が丘)¥19.5M¥254k/m²¥23.0M1360
Ishinden (一身田)––¥15.0M1953
Edobashi (江戸橋)––¥14.0M1131
Kameyama(Mie) (亀山(三重))––¥20.5M–28
Kawai Takaoka (川合高岡)––¥17.5M1222
Shiratsuka (白塚)––¥15.0M1421
Takadahonzan (高田本山)––¥10.0M1019
Ise Ueno (伊勢上野)––¥35.0M2018
Toyotsu Ueno (豊津上野)––¥6.5M1117
Momozono (桃園)––¥20.0M1613

Used condo prices by layout in Tsu City

Sales from 2023–2025.

LayoutMedian used condo priceTypical sizeSales
3LDK¥22.0M70 m²31
4LDK¥20.5M85 m²18

How much does an apartment cost in Tsu City?

The median used condo (mansion) in Tsu City sold for ¥20.0M in 2025, about ¥250k/m², based on 29 recorded sales.

How much does a house cost in Tsu City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥13.0M in 2025 across 294 sales.

Are property prices in Tsu City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +0.9% and residential land prices changed +61.5%.

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.