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Miyakojima 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)
¥38.0M
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥39k/m²
+113.9% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
137
#13 of 13 areas in Okinawa by price per m²

What the data says

Steady, predictable growth

House prices per m² have climbed about 7.5% a year, roughly in line with the previous five years. There is no sign of overheating or a sudden slowdown.

Outperforming Okinawa

Per m², houses here are 19% below the Okinawa average. The discount has shrunk from 35% ten years ago, so Miyakojima City is catching up with its surroundings.

Sales are picking up

There were about 27% 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 ¥20.0M and ¥48.5M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 1.7% between 2020 and 2025 (+0.1% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025. Households still grew 6.2% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Many abandoned homes

15.2% of homes were empty in 2023 (9.3% for the wider area), and 8.6% 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 18% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (22% for the wider area). This is low by Japanese standards, although no part of Japan is free of earthquake risk.

Official land prices are rising fast

On the government's fixed benchmark sites, which are valued the same way every year, residential land prices changed +12% in the year to January 2026 and +68% over five years. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Little exposure to flooding

Very few of the official benchmark sites here fall in flood, tsunami or landslide zones, so most typical neighbourhoods are outside mapped hazard areas.

Living in Miyakojima City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
52,012
-1.7% since 2020
Okinawa: +0.1%
Net moves in 2025
+16
+0.31 per 1,000 residents
Okinawa: -0.38
Vacant homes (2023)
15.2%
8.6% empty and not for rent or sale
Okinawa: 9.3%
Median rent (2023)
¥48k
per month, all rented homes
Okinawa: ¥51k
Strong earthquake risk
18.3%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Okinawa: 22.2%
Official land price 2026
¥32k/m²
+11.8% in a year · +68.1% in 5 years
Okinawa: ¥120k/m²
Flood exposure
0.0%
of 8 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Okinawa: 7.7%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 8 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Okinawa: 0.5%

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 Miyakojima 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

¥20.0M

¥235k/m²

  • Hirara
  • Land 500 m² · floor 85 m²
  • Built 2016 (9 yrs) · RC、ブロック造
Typical2026 Q1

¥38.0M

¥422k/m²

  • Ueno
  • Land 650 m² · floor 90 m²
  • Built 2023 (3 yrs) · RC
Higher-priced2025 Q3

¥58.0M

¥552k/m²

  • Hirara
  • Land 500 m² · floor 105 m²
  • Built 2007 (18 yrs) · RC
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M¥40.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouse
2007–
2008¥9.9M
2009¥14.0M
2010¥16.0M
2011¥11.0M
2012–
2013¥18.0M
2014–
2015¥9.3M
2016¥13.0M
2017¥21.5M
2018¥23.5M
2019¥27.0M
2020¥30.0M
2021¥23.0M
2022¥32.0M
2023¥32.0M
2024¥37.0M
2025¥38.0M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouseLand
2007–¥14k/m²
2008¥91k/m²¥12k/m²
2009¥105k/m²¥17k/m²
2010¥108k/m²¥15k/m²
2011¥85k/m²¥12k/m²
2012–¥13k/m²
2013¥106k/m²¥16k/m²
2014–¥21k/m²
2015¥132k/m²¥14k/m²
2016¥126k/m²¥19k/m²
2017¥169k/m²¥18k/m²
2018¥127k/m²¥18k/m²
2019¥145k/m²¥17k/m²
2020¥217k/m²¥18k/m²
2021¥341k/m²¥29k/m²
2022¥355k/m²¥27k/m²
2023¥213k/m²¥27k/m²
2024¥283k/m²¥31k/m²
2025¥237k/m²¥39k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥200k¥400k¥600k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)House
0¥450k/m²
1¥497k/m²
50¥113k/m²

How much does a house cost in Miyakojima City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥38.0M in 2025 across 63 sales.

Are property prices in Miyakojima City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed +113.9%.

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.