An article titled “Kansai’s No. 1 Most Desirable Place to Live: Why ‘Nishikita’ Is Popular and Its Rent Market” was posted on Toyo Keizai ONLINE.
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Toyo Keizai ONLINE’s Take on Why Nishikita Is Popular
In addition to ranking No. 1 for 4 consecutive years in SUUMO’s Kansai Most Desirable Places to Live ranking,
- easy access to Umeda
- the presence of Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens
- an average rent of 60,000 yen
These 3 points were highlighted as reasons why the area offers good value for money.
Shukugawa Was Also Featured
Shukugawa was also featured as an area that “offers both convenience and a pleasant living environment.”
Nishinomiya is amazing!
Quoted from Toyo KeizaiONLINE
Is Nishikita a Good-Value Station Even Within Hyogo Prefecture?
↓ We picked out only the Hyogo Prefecture entries from the TOP 30 of the “SUUMO Most Desirable Places to Live Ranking 2021 Kansai Edition.”
| Rank | Station | Average rent | Line / Location |
| 1st | Nishinomiya-kitaguchi | 60,000 yen | Hankyu Kobe Line / Nishinomiya City |
| 6th | Shukugawa | 57,000 yen | Hankyu Kobe Line / Nishinomiya City |
| 8th | Okamoto | 56,000 yen | Hankyu Kobe Line / Kobe City, Higashinada Ward |
| 12th | Takarazuka | 62,000 yen | Hankyu Takarazuka Line / Takarazuka City |
| 13th | Ashiyagawa | 63,000 yen | Hankyu Kobe Line / Ashiya City |
| 18th | Mikage | 55,000 yen | Hankyu Kobe Line / Kobe City, Higashinada Ward |
| 21st | Kobe | 66,000 yen | JR Tokaido Main Line / Kobe City, Chuo Ward |
| 26th | Himeji | 60,000 yen | JR Sanyo Main Line / Himeji City |
| 27th | Akashi | 55,500 yen | JR Sanyo Main Line / Akashi City |
| 30th | Nishinomiya | 61,000 yen | JR Tokaido Main Line / Nishinomiya City |
Even when looking only within Hyogo Prefecture, it feels like Nishikita offers good value considering how easy it is to get to Umeda.
We Were Curious, So Here’s a Survey
We’re really curious which station Nishitsu readers currently live closest to, and which station they’d like to live near in the future, so we’re taking a survey!
- 西宮北口22.9%(53票)
- 夙川3.5%(8票)
- 甲子園8.7%(20票)
- 甲子園口7.8%(18票)
- 西宮名塩0.4%(1票)
- 西宮（JR）4.3%(10票)
- 西宮（阪神）4.8%(11票)
- 武庫川1.3%(3票)
- 門戸厄神8.7%(20票)
- 甲東園6.1%(14票)
- さくら夙川0.9%(2票)
- 鳴尾・武庫川女子大前0.9%(2票)
- 今津（阪神）1.7%(4票)
- 今津（阪急）0.4%(1票)
- 苦楽園口9.5%(22票)
- 武庫川団地前0.9%(2票)
- 香櫨園4.3%(10票)
- 甲陽園4.8%(11票)
- 生瀬0%(0票)
- 阪神国道1.7%(4票)
- 洲先0.4%(1票)
- 久寿川1.3%(3票)
- 東鳴尾0.9%(2票)
- 逆瀬川0.4%(1票)
- 仁川2.2%(5票)
- 岡場0.4%(1票)
- 伊丹0.4%(1票)
- 高槻(すみません)0.4%(1票)
- 西宮北口29.1%(62票)
- 夙川15%(32票)
- 甲子園9.9%(21票)
- 甲子園口5.2%(11票)
- 西宮名塩0.5%(1票)
- 西宮（JR）3.8%(8票)
- 西宮（阪神）1.9%(4票)
- 武庫川0.9%(2票)
- 門戸厄神6.1%(13票)
- 甲東園2.8%(6票)
- さくら夙川1.4%(3票)
- 鳴尾・武庫川女子大前0.5%(1票)
- 今津（阪神）1.4%(3票)
- 今津（阪急）0.9%(2票)
- 苦楽園口7.5%(16票)
- 武庫川団地前0%(0票)
- 香櫨園4.2%(9票)
- 甲陽園4.2%(9票)
- 生瀬0%(0票)
- 阪神国道0.5%(1票)
- 洲先0%(0票)
- 久寿川0%(0票)
- 東鳴尾0.5%(1票)
- 仁川2.8%(6票)
- 宝塚0.5%(1票)
- 芦屋0.5%(1票)
Thank you to everyone who answered〜＾＾
If we get lots of responses, we might compile the results into an article.
