Iiheya Net Livability & Most Desired Town Rankings 2026 <Kanagawa Prefecture Edition>
Daito Kentaku Co., Ltd. announced the "Iiheya Net Livability Ranking 2026 <Kanagawa Prefecture Edition>" and "Iiheya Net Most Desired Town Ranking 2026 <Kanagawa Prefecture Edition>", based on the largest-ever residential satisfaction survey. Bashamichi took first place in the livability (station) category, Tsuzuki Ward in Yokohama City for municipalities, Yokohama for most desired town (station), and Setagaya Ward in Tokyo for municipalities.
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- 📰 Published: May 13, 2026 at 20:10
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Daito Kentaku Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Kei Takeuchi) conducted the largest-ever residential satisfaction survey and compiled the results as the "Iiheya Net Livability Ranking 2026 " and "Iiheya Net Most Desired Town Ranking 2026 ".
* When two or more adjacent stations are integrated, an A (area) is appended after the station name.
* [Takamacho A] Takamacho, Tobe, Hiranumabashi, [Kawasaki A] Kawasaki, Keikyu Kawasaki, [Mizonokuchi A] Mizonokuchi, Musashi-Mizonokuchi
* The "Livability (Station) Ranking" compiles data from stations with 30 or more respondents living within a 15-minute walk, and the "Livability (Municipality) Ranking" targets municipalities with 50 or more respondents.
* The "Livability Ranking" aggregates five years of responses from 2022 to 2026. However, if the number of individuals in each target municipality or station does not meet the specified criteria with the cumulative total from 2022-2026 (less than 50 respondents for municipalities, less than 30 for stations), responses from 2021 are also accumulated. If the criteria are still not met even with the addition of 2021 data, responses from 2020 are accumulated, and if still insufficient, responses from 2019 are accumulated. Note that there are no duplicate respondents.
* The "Most Desired Town (Station) Ranking" aggregates responses from Kanagawa Prefecture residents in 2026, targeting stations within the Tokyo metropolitan area. The "Most Desired Town (Municipality) Ranking" aggregates responses from Kanagawa Prefecture residents in 2026, targeting municipalities nationwide.
General Review
■ Livability (Station) Top: Bashamichi
1st place is Bashamichi, located in Naka Ward, Yokohama City, and 2nd place is Minatomirai, located in Nishi Ward, Yokohama City. Both top 2 stations are along the Minatomirai Line and received extremely high evaluations with a deviation score in the 80s. 3rd place is Center Kita (Blue Line), located in Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City, for the sixth consecutive year. Wakabadai (Keio Sagamihara Line), located in Asao Ward, Kawasaki City, at 6th place, was outside the ranking last year as its cumulative number of respondents was less than 30. The top 10 includes many stations along the Minatomirai Line (Bashamichi, Minatomirai, Motomachi-Chukagai) and the Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (Center Kita, Center Minami), and Green Line (Kitayamata).
■ Livability (Municipality) Top: Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City for 8 Consecutive Years
1st place is Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City, for the 8th consecutive year. 2nd place is Nishi Ward, Yokohama City, for the 4th consecutive year, and 3rd place is Nakahara Ward, Kawasaki City, for the 2nd consecutive year. Yokohama City's administrative districts account for half of the top 10. Among the other top 10, Oiso Town in Naka-gun climbed from 12th place last year to 7th place.
■ Most Desired Town (Station) Top: Yokohama for 7 Consecutive Years
For the seventh consecutive year, Yokohama (JR Tokaido Line), located in Nishi Ward, Yokohama City, secured 1st place. 2nd and 3rd places also remained the same for seven consecutive years: Minatomirai (Minatomirai Line), located in Nishi Ward, Yokohama City, and Kamakura (JR Yokosuka Line), located in Kamakura City. 4th place is Musashi-Kosugi (JR Yokosuka Line), located in Nakahara Ward, Kawasaki City, for the second consecutive year, and 5th place is Ebina (JR Sagami Line) for the third consecutive year.
■ Most Desired Town (Municipality) Top: Setagaya Ward, Tokyo
1st place is Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, moving up from 2nd place last year. 2nd place is Nishi Ward, Yokohama City, and 3rd place is Kamakura City and Naka Ward, Yokohama City, tying for the spot. 5th place is Minato Ward, Tokyo, for the second consecutive year, indicating that municipalities in Tokyo are also popular, not just Kanagawa Prefecture.
Livability (Station) Ranking 2026 Top 20 Stations and Top 5 by Factor
* Bashamichi, which ranked 1st in "Livability (Station)", also ranked 1st in two factors: "Friendliness" and "Vibrancy". It received extremely high evaluations, with a deviation score in the 80s for "Friendliness" and in the 90s for "Vibrancy", making it the only station to do so.
* For the "Life Convenience" factor, Kawasaki A (integrating nearby stations Kawasaki and Keikyu Kawasaki) and Mizonokuchi A (integrating nearby stations Mizonokuchi and Musashi-Mizonokuchi), which have convenient stores and facilities like supermarkets, convenience stores, banks, and hospitals, received high evaluations. Stations along the Blue Line (Isezakichojamachi, Bandobashi) with easily accessible commercial facilities like shopping streets around the station also scored high.
* For the "Administrative Services" factor, the three stations located in Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City (Center Kita, Center Minami, Kitayamata) received high evaluations, with the top two stations (Center Kita, Center Minami) receiving extremely high evaluations with a deviation score in the 80s.
* For the "Vibrancy" factor, stations located in Naka Ward (Bashamichi, Sakuragicho, Nihon-Odori, Motomachi-Chukagai) and Nishi Ward (Minatomirai) of Yokohama City, which are popular commercial areas with many restaurants and tourists, received high evaluations.
"Station" Outside Top 20: Factor-based Ranking Topics
* For "Life Convenience", 1st place was Kawasaki A (JR Tokaido Line), 2nd was Musashi-Shinjo (JR Nambu Line), and 3rd was Isezakichojamachi (Blue Line).