Toyama City and the Tateyama range
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Toyama Housing Market 2025: A Compact City That Is Paying Off

Data updated 2026-11-10 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2

Key figures for 2025

Median used condo price
¥18.0M
¥273k/m²
Median house price (land + building)
¥12.0M
+9.6% vs 2024
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥26k/m²
0.0% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
1,890
#20 of 47 areas in Japan by price per m²

Toyama City condos are rising fast

Toyama City's condo prices per m² have risen about 52% in five years, and across the prefecture condo prices accelerated to about 9% a year, although on only about 90 sales a year. Toyama City's "compact city" policy, which concentrates homes and services along its light rail and tram network, and the Hokuriku Shinkansen (since 2015) have made central Toyama increasingly attractive.

Houses are rising too, and it is real

Unusually, house prices have also jumped: the median house price rose about 30% between 2023 and 2025, and the price per m² rose about 27%, so this is a genuine increase, not just bigger houses selling. Toyama has some of the largest and newest houses in Japan, and building costs have risen sharply.

Land is flat

On the government's fixed benchmark sites, residential land has been flat for five years and is 47% below its 1991 level. The price rises are about buildings and central locations, not land.

Population and vacancy

Toyama's population fell 4.7% between 2020 and 2025, while households grew 1.6%. 8.4% of homes are abandoned, and transactions fell about 22% in three years.

Flood risk is high

Toyama sits on the alluvial fans of fast rivers coming off the Tateyama range: about 81% of benchmark sites are in a worst-case flood zone and 19% face 3 m or deeper flooding, among the highest shares in Japan. Earthquake risk on the national model is relatively low (about 10% chance of 6-lower shaking in 30 years), though the 2024 Noto earthquake caused liquefaction near the coast.

Living in Toyama: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
985,675
-4.7% since 2020
Japan: -2.5%
Net moves in 2025
-2,324
-2.36 per 1,000 residents
Vacant homes (2023)
14.7%
8.4% empty and not for rent or sale
Japan: 13.8%
Median rent (2023)
¥47k
per month, all rented homes
Japan: ¥57k
Strong earthquake risk
10.1%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Japan: 38.4%
Official land price 2026
¥31k/m²
+0.2% in a year · +0.1% in 5 years
Japan: ¥74k/m²
Flood exposure
81.2%
of 218 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (18.8% 3 m or deeper)
Japan: 42.6%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 218 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Japan: 2.6%

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 Toyama

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-priced2025 Q4

¥7.1M

¥284k/m²

  • Gofuku, Toyama City
  • Toyama Daigaku Mae · 2 min walk
  • 1K · 25 m²
  • Built 2006 (19 yrs) · RC
Typical2025 Q4

¥21.0M

¥247k/m²

  • Awaramachi, Takaoka City
  • Takaoka(Toyama) · 26 min walk
  • 4LDK · 85 m²
  • Built 2005 (20 yrs)
Higher-priced2026 Q2

¥43.0M

¥506k/m²

  • Sakuramachi, Toyama City
  • Toyama · 5 min walk
  • 3LDK · 85 m²
  • Built 2014 (12 yrs) · RC

House

Lower-priced2025 Q4

¥2.8M

¥33k/m²

  • Takayashiki, Toyama City
  • Oizumi(Toyama) · 21 min walk
  • Land 175 m² · floor 85 m²
  • Built 1970 (55 yrs) · Wood
Typical2026 Q2

¥12.0M

¥114k/m²

  • Shimoshimmachi, Toyama City
  • Toyama · 14 min walk
  • Land 155 m² · floor 105 m²
  • Built 2003 (23 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥28.0M

¥215k/m²

  • Oeboshi, Toyama City
  • Etchu Ebara · 14 min walk
  • Land 270 m² · floor 130 m²
  • Built 2016 (10 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by yearA sharp recent rise — The median house price rose 30% between 2023 and 2025. Prices per m² rose 27% too, so this is a genuine like-for-like increase, not just bigger homes selling.
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouse
2007¥8.5M¥13.5M
2008¥10.0M¥14.0M
2009¥17.0M¥14.0M
2010¥16.0M¥13.0M
2011¥16.0M¥12.0M
2012¥17.0M¥12.0M
2013¥10.4M¥12.0M
2014¥11.0M¥12.0M
2015¥11.0M¥12.0M
2016¥11.0M¥13.0M
2017¥16.0M¥14.0M
2018¥14.5M¥14.0M
2019¥12.0M¥13.0M
2020¥12.0M¥13.0M
2021¥14.5M¥13.0M
2022¥15.0M¥13.0M
2023¥16.0M¥9.2M
2024¥21.0M¥10.5M
2025¥18.0M¥12.0M
2026 (partial)¥20.0M¥11.0M
Median price per m² by yearHouses are the better deal on space — A m² of house floor space costs about 76% 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. That gap has widened over the decade as condo prices pulled ahead.
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouseLand
2007¥164k/m²¥98k/m²¥30k/m²
2008¥167k/m²¥85k/m²¥26k/m²
2009¥246k/m²¥87k/m²¥27k/m²
2010¥200k/m²¥83k/m²¥26k/m²
2011¥234k/m²¥76k/m²¥25k/m²
2012¥240k/m²¥77k/m²¥23k/m²
2013¥153k/m²¥80k/m²¥24k/m²
2014¥163k/m²¥79k/m²¥20k/m²
2015¥151k/m²¥80k/m²¥21k/m²
2016¥173k/m²¥78k/m²¥21k/m²
2017¥212k/m²¥81k/m²¥24k/m²
2018¥194k/m²¥83k/m²¥25k/m²
2019¥185k/m²¥75k/m²¥25k/m²
2020¥185k/m²¥80k/m²¥26k/m²
2021¥214k/m²¥80k/m²¥26k/m²
2022¥213k/m²¥75k/m²¥27k/m²
2023¥257k/m²¥55k/m²¥24k/m²
2024¥300k/m²¥64k/m²¥27k/m²
2025¥273k/m²¥70k/m²¥26k/m²
2026 (partial)¥291k/m²¥70k/m²¥28k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥200k¥400k¥600k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)CondoHouse
0–¥250k/m²
1–¥243k/m²
2–¥250k/m²
3–¥220k/m²
4–¥221k/m²
5–¥227k/m²
6¥577k/m²¥203k/m²
7–¥204k/m²
8–¥167k/m²
9–¥175k/m²
10¥413k/m²¥159k/m²
11–¥163k/m²
12–¥135k/m²
13¥348k/m²¥168k/m²
14¥329k/m²¥133k/m²
15–¥141k/m²
16¥343k/m²¥121k/m²
17¥267k/m²¥129k/m²
18–¥119k/m²
19–¥114k/m²
20–¥98k/m²
21¥257k/m²¥118k/m²
22¥253k/m²¥97k/m²
23¥207k/m²¥90k/m²
24¥227k/m²¥97k/m²
25¥210k/m²¥90k/m²
26–¥90k/m²
27–¥74k/m²
28–¥68k/m²
29¥131k/m²¥85k/m²
30¥183k/m²¥88k/m²
31¥186k/m²¥59k/m²
32¥147k/m²¥64k/m²
33¥163k/m²¥59k/m²
34¥145k/m²¥50k/m²
35¥156k/m²¥60k/m²
36–¥56k/m²
37–¥73k/m²
38–¥62k/m²
39–¥62k/m²
40–¥63k/m²
41–¥49k/m²
42–¥27k/m²
43–¥42k/m²
44–¥34k/m²
45–¥29k/m²
46–¥24k/m²
47–¥28k/m²
48–¥31k/m²
49–¥23k/m²
50–¥21k/m²
Condo price per m² by construction period
¥0¥200k¥400k¥600k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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
2007¥149k/m²––
2008¥145k/m²¥272k/m²–
2009¥150k/m²¥304k/m²–
2010¥133k/m²¥338k/m²–
2011¥119k/m²¥286k/m²¥386k/m²
2012¥141k/m²–¥380k/m²
2013¥145k/m²––
2014¥132k/m²––
2015¥141k/m²––
2016¥141k/m²––
2017¥150k/m²––
2018¥162k/m²––
2019¥150k/m²––
2020¥155k/m²––
2021¥177k/m²¥279k/m²–
2022¥167k/m²––
2023¥187k/m²¥267k/m²–
2024¥160k/m²–¥460k/m²
2025¥175k/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¥62k/m²¥97k/m²¥179k/m²–
2008¥58k/m²¥91k/m²¥186k/m²–
2009¥51k/m²¥88k/m²¥179k/m²–
2010¥53k/m²¥86k/m²¥160k/m²–
2011¥47k/m²¥84k/m²¥156k/m²¥210k/m²
2012¥41k/m²¥80k/m²¥137k/m²¥211k/m²
2013¥51k/m²¥81k/m²¥137k/m²¥208k/m²
2014¥47k/m²¥83k/m²¥138k/m²¥212k/m²
2015¥38k/m²¥84k/m²¥139k/m²¥223k/m²
2016¥44k/m²¥76k/m²¥136k/m²¥220k/m²
2017¥49k/m²¥74k/m²¥138k/m²¥222k/m²
2018¥44k/m²¥75k/m²¥125k/m²¥220k/m²
2019¥35k/m²¥71k/m²¥132k/m²¥219k/m²
2020¥41k/m²¥68k/m²¥126k/m²¥219k/m²
2021¥31k/m²¥74k/m²¥121k/m²¥210k/m²
2022¥33k/m²¥71k/m²¥128k/m²¥192k/m²
2023¥29k/m²¥62k/m²¥113k/m²¥214k/m²
2024¥27k/m²¥67k/m²¥123k/m²¥181k/m²
2025¥27k/m²¥68k/m²¥120k/m²¥209k/m²
2026 (partial)¥22k/m²¥65k/m²¥119k/m²–

Prices by area in Toyama

Median prices for 2025. Sorted by condo price per m² (or house price per m² where there are few condo sales).

AreaCondo price per m²Median used condo priceMedian house price (land + building)Residential land per m² (sales)Condo 5-yr change
Toyama City¥274k/m²¥19.5M¥17.0M¥36k/m²+52.3%
Namerikawa City––¥12.5M¥21k/m²–
Imizu City––¥13.5M¥25k/m²–
Takaoka City––¥10.0M¥27k/m²–
Uozu City––¥5.3M¥25k/m²–
Kurobe City––¥6.5M¥19k/m²–
Nanto City––¥5.3M¥21k/m²–
Himi City––¥5.0M¥10k/m²–
Tonami City––¥4.5M¥15k/m²–
Oyabe City–––¥8k/m²–
Tateyama Town, Nakaniikawa County–––¥31k/m²–

Prices near train stations in Toyama

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Takaoka(Toyama) (高岡)¥15.5M¥213k/m²¥8.5M18339
Toyama (富山)¥25.5M¥355k/m²¥23.0M19301
Kosugi(Ainokaze) (小杉(あいの風))––¥14.5M1794
Minami Toyama (南富山)¥13.5M¥186k/m²¥21.0M1394
Himi (氷見)––¥4.4M1568
Kureha (呉羽)––¥14.0M1665
Higashi Shinjo (東新庄)––¥20.0M1863
Oizumi(Toyama) (大泉(富山))––¥16.0M1961
Etchu Daimon (越中大門)––¥15.0M1655
Etchu Ebara (越中荏原)––¥17.0M1555
Isurugi (石動)––¥5.0M1951
Sasazu (笹津)––¥14.0M1549
Uozu (魚津)––¥11.0M1542
Hayahoshi (速星)––¥16.0M1841
Toide (戸出)––¥6.0M1340

Used condo prices by layout in Toyama

Sales from 2023–2025.

LayoutMedian used condo priceTypical sizeSales
3LDK¥24.0M75 m²104
2LDK¥19.0M60 m²49
4LDK¥22.0M90 m²20
1LDK¥8.0M45 m²13
1K¥4.2M22.5 m²12

How much does an apartment cost in Toyama?

The median used condo (mansion) in Toyama sold for ¥18.0M in 2025, about ¥273k/m², based on 87 recorded sales.

How much does a house cost in Toyama?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥12.0M in 2025 across 875 sales.

Are property prices in Toyama going up?

Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +47.7% and residential land prices changed 0.0%.

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.