Ii Heya Net - Livability & Desirable Places to Live Ranking 2026 <Chiba Prefecture Edition>
Daito Trust Construction announced the 'Ii Heya Net Livability & Desirable Places to Live Ranking 2026 for Chiba Prefecture.' This survey, based on the largest ever resident satisfaction study, shows Kaihin Makuhari ranking 1st for livability among stations for the fourth consecutive year, and Urayasu City ranking 1st for livability among municipalities for the sixth consecutive year.
📋 Article Processing Timeline
- 📰 Published: May 13, 2026 at 20:10
- 🔍 Collected: May 13, 2026 at 11:31
- 🤖 AI Analyzed: May 14, 2026 at 04:24 (16h 52m after Collected)
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President & CEO: Kei Takeuchi) conducted its largest-ever resident satisfaction survey and compiled the results as the "Ii Heya Net Livability Ranking 2026 " and the "Ii Heya Net Desirable Places to Live Ranking 2026 ".
*If two or more adjacent stations were integrated, A (area) is appended after the station name.
*[Funabashi A] Keisei Funabashi, Funabashi; [Chiba A] Keisei Chiba, Sakaecho, Chiba; [Tokyo A] Tokyo, Hatchobori, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi, Kayabacho, Takaracho; [Motoyawata A] Keisei Yawata, Motoyawata; [Chiba Chuo A] Chiba Chuo, Yoshikawa Park
*The "Livability (Station) Ranking" is compiled for stations with 30 or more respondents living within a 15-minute walk, and the "Livability (Municipality) Ranking" for municipalities with 50 or more respondents.
*The "Livability Ranking" is compiled by accumulating responses over five years from 2022 to 2026. However, if the number of people for each target municipality/station does not meet the criteria with the cumulative total from 2022-2026 (municipalities less than 50 respondents, stations less than 30 respondents), responses from 2021 are also accumulated. Furthermore, if the criteria are still not met after adding 2021, responses from 2020 are accumulated, and if still insufficient, responses from 2019 are accumulated. There are no duplicate respondents.
*The "Desirable Places to Live (Station) Ranking" is compiled based on 2026 responses from Chiba Prefecture residents, targeting stations within the Tokyo metropolitan area. The "Desirable Places to Live (Municipality) Ranking" is compiled based on 2026 responses from Chiba Prefecture residents, targeting municipalities nationwide.
General Overview
■Kaihin Makuhari takes 1st place in Livability (Station) for the 4th consecutive year
Kaihin Makuhari (JR Keiyo Line), located in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, took 1st place for the 4th consecutive year. Shin-Urayasu (JR Keiyo Line), located in Urayasu City, was 2nd for the 2nd consecutive year. Kashiwanoha Campus (Tsukuba Express), located in Kashiwa City, moved up one spot from 4th last year to 3rd. Within the top 10, Kamatori (JR Sotobo Line) ranked 6th, up from 13th last year. As in previous years, many stations located in areas developed as new towns ranked high.
■Urayasu City takes 1st place in Livability (Municipality) for the 6th consecutive year
Urayasu City was 1st for the 6th consecutive year, receiving an exceptionally high evaluation with a deviation score in the 70s. Inzai City was 2nd for the 6th consecutive year. Mihama Ward, Chiba City, was 3rd for the 7th consecutive year. Within the top 10, Shiroi City ranked 10th, up from 12th last year.
■Funabashi A takes 1st place in Desirable Places to Live (Station) for the 2nd consecutive year
Funabashi A (integrating nearby stations Keisei Funabashi and Funabashi) took 1st place for the 2nd consecutive year. Yokohama, located in Nishi Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, was 2nd, up from 3rd last year. Nagareyama-Otakanomori, located in Nagareyama City, was 3rd, up from 5th last year.
■Funabashi City takes 1st place in Desirable Places to Live (Municipality)
Funabashi City was 1st, up from 3rd last year. Urayasu City was 2nd for the 3rd consecutive year, and Chuo Ward, Chiba City, was 3rd. Nagareyama City was 4th for the 2nd consecutive year. Kashiwa City, ranking for the 2nd consecutive year, and Minato Ward, Tokyo, up from 6th last year, tied for 5th.
Livability (Station) Ranking 2026 Station TOP20 · Factor-based TOP5
*For the "Living Convenience" factor, Ichikawa City (Motoyawata A, Gyotoku) with abundant commercial facilities received high evaluations.
*For the "Transportation Convenience" factor, stations along the JR Keiyo Line (Shin-Urayasu, Maihama) and Keisei Main Line (Onigoe, Kaijin) that offer direct access to Tokyo in about 30 minutes received high evaluations.
*For the "Friendliness" and "Liveliness" factors, stations in new residential areas with abundant commercial facilities (Nagareyama-Otakanomori, Shin-Urayasu) received high evaluations.
*For the "Cost of Living/Rent" factor, Shisui, located in Shisui Town, Inba District, received an extremely high evaluation with a deviation score in the 90s.
*For the "Disaster Prevention" factor, stations in Inzai City, which ranked 2nd in "Livability (Municipality)" (Inzai-Makinohara, Chiba New Town Chuo, Inba-Nihon-Idai), received high evaluations.
Topics for Factor-based Rankings Outside TOP20 Stations
*For Living Convenience, Gyotoku (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line) was 2nd and Kashiwa (JR Joban Line) was 3rd.
*For Administrative Services, Narita (JR Narita Line) was 2nd and Shisui (JR Narita Line) was 3rd.
*For Cost of Living/Rent, Shisui (JR Narita Line) was 1st, Nagaura (JR Uchibo Line) was 2nd, and Konoshita (JR Narita Line) was 3rd.
*For factor-based rankings, a deviation score of less than 50 is displayed as "-".
Livability (Municipality) Ranking 2026 Municipality TOP20 · Factor-based TOP5
*Urayasu City, 1st in "Livability (Municipality)", is highly rated for "Transportation Convenience", "Administrative Services", "Friendliness", and "Liveliness".