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Yamatotakada 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
¥14.0M
¥200k/m²
Median house price (land + building)
¥8.0M
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥54k/m²
+84.5% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
130
#4 of 14 areas in Nara by price per m²

What the data says

The trend has turned down

After rising earlier, house prices per m² have slipped by about 8.1% a year over the last five years. That often reflects weaker local demand, so check vacancy and population trends before buying.

Lagging Nara

Per m², houses here are 51% below the Nara average. Ten years ago the gap was 37%, so Yamatotakada City has been falling behind the rest of Nara.

Being near a station is worth a lot

Condos within a 5-minute walk of a station sell for about 122% more per m² than those 11–15 minutes away. If budget is tight, a longer walk is the quickest way to cut the price.

A family market

85% 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 11% 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 ¥2.8M and ¥21.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 3.6% between 2020 and 2025 (−4.2% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025. Households still grew 4.3% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Typical vacancy

14.6% of homes were empty in 2023 (14.6% for the wider area), and 7.4% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. The level of abandoned homes is around the national norm.

High earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 71% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (48% 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 +0% in the year to January 2026 and 0% over five years. They are still 69% 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, 79% 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 Yamatotakada City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
59,522
-3.6% since 2020
Nara: -4.2%
Net moves in 2025
-19
-0.32 per 1,000 residents
Nara: -0.84
Vacant homes (2023)
14.6%
7.4% empty and not for rent or sale
Nara: 14.6%
Median rent (2023)
¥46k
per month, all rented homes
Nara: ¥53k
Strong earthquake risk
70.8%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Nara: 47.5%
Official land price 2026
¥65k/m²
+0.2% in a year · -0.3% in 5 years
Nara: ¥66k/m²
Flood exposure
78.6%
of 14 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Nara: 32.5%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 14 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Nara: 4.9%

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 Yamatotakada 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 Q1

¥6.7M

¥122k/m²

  • Sanwacho
  • Yamato Takada · 9 min walk
  • 3LDK · 55 m²
  • Built 1995 (31 yrs) · RC
Typical2025 Q3

¥11.0M

¥183k/m²

  • Saiwaicho
  • Yamato Takada · 2 min walk
  • 3LDK · 60 m²
  • Built 1992 (33 yrs) · RC
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥20.0M

¥286k/m²

  • Oaza Onaka
  • Takada(Nara) · 11 min walk
  • 3LDK · 70 m²
  • Built 2009 (17 yrs)

House

Lower-priced2026 Q2

¥3.0M

¥55k/m²

  • Oaza Tsukiyama
  • Tsukiyama · 6 min walk
  • Land 45 m² · floor 55 m²
  • Built 1979 (47 yrs) · Wood
Typical2025 Q4

¥8.0M

¥62k/m²

  • Kandacho
  • Takadashi · 14 min walk
  • Land 140 m² · floor 130 m²
  • Built 1991 (34 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2026 Q2

¥27.0M

¥257k/m²

  • Nakamikurado
  • Takadashi · 10 min walk
  • Land 135 m² · floor 105 m²
  • Built 2026 (0 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by yearCondos now cost more than houses — Since 2025, the median used condo has sold for more than the median house with its land, reversing the earlier pattern. Since then condo prices have moved +51% while house prices moved -38%. Condo demand is concentrated in central, well-connected locations, while many houses sold are older homes in outlying areas where prices are flat or falling. Buyers are paying for convenience over space.A sharp recent rise — The median condo price rose 27% between 2023 and 2025. Prices per m² rose 39% too, so this is a genuine like-for-like increase, not just bigger homes selling. With only 25 condo sales in 2025, a handful of expensive deals can move the median a lot.
¥0¥5.0M¥10.0M¥15.0M¥20.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouse
2007–¥17.0M
2008¥9.0M¥15.0M
2009¥6.5M¥14.5M
2010¥5.8M¥9.8M
2011¥6.2M¥16.0M
2012¥5.7M¥12.0M
2013¥6.7M¥13.0M
2014–¥15.0M
2015¥5.2M¥13.0M
2016¥6.8M¥9.3M
2017¥6.7M¥17.0M
2018¥7.8M¥16.5M
2019¥8.9M¥14.5M
2020¥6.7M¥14.0M
2021¥12.0M¥9.0M
2022¥9.8M¥19.0M
2023¥11.0M¥15.0M
2024¥9.3M¥13.0M
2025¥14.0M¥8.0M
2026 (partial)–¥7.7M
Median price per m² by yearHouses are the better deal on space — A m² of house floor space costs about 59% 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.
¥0¥50k¥100k¥150k¥200k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouseLand
2007–¥116k/m²¥67k/m²
2008¥140k/m²¥131k/m²–
2009¥96k/m²¥104k/m²¥50k/m²
2010¥89k/m²¥88k/m²¥43k/m²
2011¥98k/m²¥124k/m²¥46k/m²
2012¥88k/m²¥116k/m²¥53k/m²
2013¥97k/m²¥123k/m²¥54k/m²
2014–¥101k/m²¥46k/m²
2015¥84k/m²¥108k/m²¥47k/m²
2016¥103k/m²¥92k/m²¥32k/m²
2017¥99k/m²¥143k/m²¥27k/m²
2018¥115k/m²¥139k/m²¥31k/m²
2019¥114k/m²¥109k/m²¥48k/m²
2020¥97k/m²¥104k/m²¥29k/m²
2021¥178k/m²¥79k/m²¥41k/m²
2022¥149k/m²¥125k/m²¥48k/m²
2023¥144k/m²¥82k/m²¥24k/m²
2024¥140k/m²¥79k/m²¥45k/m²
2025¥200k/m²¥60k/m²¥54k/m²
2026 (partial)–¥87k/m²–
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)CondoHouse
0–¥260k/m²
1–¥234k/m²
32¥108k/m²–
33¥183k/m²–
34–¥69k/m²
45–¥41k/m²
48–¥32k/m²
50–¥32k/m²
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k200820102012201420162018202020222024

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
2008¥84k/m²¥260k/m²–
2009¥79k/m²¥240k/m²–
2010¥75k/m²––
2012¥87k/m²––
2013¥100k/m²–¥210k/m²
2016––¥210k/m²
2017––¥200k/m²
2018¥78k/m²–¥200k/m²
2019¥64k/m²–¥200k/m²
2020¥75k/m²–¥212k/m²
2022¥68k/m²––
2024¥65k/m²––
2025¥59k/m²––

Prices near train stations in Yamatotakada City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Takadashi (高田市)––¥15.5M1069
Yamato Takada (大和高田)¥13.0M¥186k/m²¥25.5M661
Takada(Nara) (高田(奈良))¥12.0M¥153k/m²¥6.8M652
Ukiana (浮孔)––¥11.0M1241
Tsukiyama (築山)––¥4.2M829
Bojo (坊城)–––1317
Shakudo (尺土)––¥5.3M1216

Used condo prices by layout in Yamatotakada City

Sales from 2023–2025.

LayoutMedian used condo priceTypical sizeSales
3LDK¥9.4M65 m²58
4LDK¥14.0M82.5 m²14
2LDK¥13.0M65 m²12

How much does an apartment cost in Yamatotakada City?

The median used condo (mansion) in Yamatotakada City sold for ¥14.0M in 2025, about ¥200k/m², based on 25 recorded sales.

How much does a house cost in Yamatotakada City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥8.0M in 2025 across 73 sales.

Are property prices in Yamatotakada City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +105.3% and residential land prices changed +84.5%.

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.