Ii Heya Net "Livability & Desirable Towns" Ranking 2026 <Fukushima Prefecture Edition>

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Kei Takeuchi) conducted its largest-ever resident satisfaction survey and compiled the "Ii Heya Net Livability Ranking 2026 <Fukushima Prefecture Edition>" and "Ii Heya Net Desirable Towns Ranking 2026 <Fukushima Prefecture Edition>".

"Ii Heya Net Livability Ranking 2026 <Fukushima Prefecture Edition>" Key Points

For livability, the top rank for the third consecutive year is Koori Town, Date District. Second is Koriyama City, and third is Motomiya City.

○ Koori Town, Date District Ranks First for the Third Consecutive Year

Located in the northern Nakadori region of Fukushima Prefecture, it is a town rich in nature adjacent to Fukushima City. It offers convenient access to Fukushima City by train in about 15 minutes and is also easily accessible to the Sendai area, making it a town with good transportation convenience, ranking first for three consecutive years.

○ Sukagawa City Enters the Top 5

This area is adjacent to Koriyama City and is equipped with commercial facilities and medical institutions such as a general hospital. It also offers good access to JR lines, expressways, and Fukushima Airport, making it a town that combines convenience and ease of living. It has moved up from 6th place last year to 5th place.

* The "Livability Ranking" is compiled by accumulating responses from five years, from 2022 to 2026. However, if the cumulative number of respondents for each municipality does not reach the specified 50 people from 2022 to 2026, responses from 2021 are also accumulated. If the number still does not meet the specification even after adding 2021, responses from 2020 will be accumulated, and if still insufficient, responses from 2019 will be accumulated. There are no duplicate respondents.

"Ii Heya Net Desirable Towns Ranking 2026 <Fukushima Prefecture Edition>" Key Points

The top two desirable towns for the fourth consecutive year are Sendai City (1st place) and Koriyama City (2nd place). Third place is Tokyo's 23 wards for the second consecutive year.

○ Sendai City Ranks First for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Sendai City has ranked first for four consecutive years. Koriyama City is second for the fourth consecutive year, and Tokyo's 23 wards are third for the second consecutive year. Iwaki City ranks fourth for the third consecutive year, and Sapporo City newly ranks fifth.

○ 75.5% Approve of Their Current Town

"No particular town I want to live in" (56.5%) and "I want to continue living in my current town" (19.0%) total 75.5%, indicating a continued positive evaluation of their current towns from last year.

* The "Desirable Towns Ranking" compiles rankings based on responses from Fukushima Prefecture residents in 2026, targeting municipalities nationwide.

* Administrative wards are aggregated as a single municipality.

Livability Ranking 2026 <Fukushima Prefecture Edition> Top 10 Municipalities & Factor Rankings

"Municipalities" Outside the Top 10 Factor Ranking Topics

● Third place for living convenience was Yabuki Town, Nishishirakawa District.

● Second place for quietness and safety was Kunimi Town, Date District, and third place was Aizumisato Town, Onuma District.

● Third place for price and rent was Kunimi Town, Date District.

● First place for disaster prevention was Ishikawa Town, Ishikawa District, second place was Miharu Town, Tamura District, and third place was Aizumisato Town, Onuma District.

* Scores are the average values when "Overall current regional evaluation (Extremely satisfied: 100 points, Satisfied: 75 points, Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied: 50 points, Dissatisfied: 25 points, Extremely dissatisfied: 0 points)" for the town of current residence is calculated.

* Deviation value is normalized so that the average score is 50, and it indicates how far the score is from the average. If the deviation values are the same but the ranks differ, the second decimal place and beyond will differ.

* For factor rankings, if the deviation value is less than 50, it is displayed as "-".

Survey Overview

◇ Survey Method

Questionnaires were distributed and collected via the internet from registered monitors of Macromill, Inc.

◇ Respondents

Compiled from a total of 10,598 individuals aged 20 and over residing in Fukushima Prefecture, surveyed from 2022 to 2026 (with responses from 2021-2019 added for some cases).

[Gender Ratio] Male 50.0% : Female 50.0%

[Marital Status] Unmarried 40.9% : Married 59.1% [Children] None 43.3% : Yes 56.7%

[Age Group Ratio] 20s 13.7%, 30s 22.4%, 40s 23.6%, 50s 22.5%, 60s 13.7%, 70s 4.1%

◇ Survey Period

February 10 (Tue) - March 22 (Sun), 2026: 2026 Survey (Number of respondents: 2,561)

February 21 (Fri) - March 10 (Mon), 2025: 2025 Survey (Number of respondents: 2,119)

February 21 (Wed) - March 14 (Thu), 2024: 2024 Survey (Number of respondents: 1,844)

February 17 (Fri) - March 15 (Wed), 2023: 2023 Survey (Number of respondents: 2,077)

March 8 (Tue) - March 29 (Tue), 2022: 2022 Survey (Number of respondents: 1,789)

March 17 (Wed) - March 30 (Tue), 2021: 2021 Survey (Number of respondents: 53 *Only some responses used)

March 17 (Tue) - April 3 (Fri), 2020: 2020 Survey (Number of respondents: 78 *Only some responses used)

March 26 (Tue) - April 8 (Mon), 2019: 2019 Survey (Number of respondents: 77 *Only some responses used)

Total 10,598 people

◇ Survey System

Survey planning, questionnaire design, analysis: Daito Trust Construction Chintai Mirai Kenkyujo, Ken So (Fellow); Questionnaire distribution and collection: Macromill, Inc.

◇ Response Method

The Livability Ranking is created from the average score of "Overall current regional evaluation (Extremely satisfied: 100 points, Satisfied: 75 points, Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied: 50 points, Dissatisfied: 25 points, Extremely dissatisfied: 0 points)" for the town of current residence. The Desirable Towns Ranking is created by aggregating the number of votes from a free-word suggestion method where multiple candidates are displayed based on the entered municipality name and selected.

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