Another town ranking has been announced, and Nishinomiya made it near the top again〜🏆
This time it’s “Good Room Net’s 2020 Kansai Ranking of Most Comfortable Places to Live by Station.”
Last year it was No. 1, but… still, it’s an impressive ranking!
Reliable Shukugawa came in 2nd, and Kurakuen-guchi jumped all the way from outside the rankings to 3rd place!
※Screenshot from Good Room Net’s “Most Comfortable Places to Live by Station” Ranking
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Most Comfortable Places to Live by Station Ranking
| Rank | Station Name | Deviation Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Minamimorimachi G (JR) | 74.4 |
| 2nd | Shukugawa (Hankyu) | 73.7 |
| 3rd | Kurakuen-guchi (Hankyu) | 73.0 |
| 4th | Karasuma G (Kyoto Municipal Subway) | 72.4 |
| 5th | Watanabebashi G (Yotsubashi Line) | 72.2 |
| 6th | Minoh (Hankyu) | 72.0 |
| 7th | Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi (Hankyu) | 71.5 |
| 8th | Nakazakicho (Tanimachi Line) | 71.5 |
| 9th | Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka (Kintetsu) | 70.9 |
| 10th | Senriyama (Hankyu) | 70.3 |
| 11th | Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka (Tanimachi Line) | 70.0 |
| 12th | Karasuma Oike (Kyoto Municipal Subway) | 69.7 |
| 13th | Jingu-Marutamachi (Keihan) | 69.5 |
| 14th | Koshienguchi (JR) | 69.5 |
| 15th | Takanohara (Kintetsu) | 68.8 |
| 16th | Tanimachi 4-chome (Chuo Line) | 68.5 |
| 17th | Minami-Senri (Hankyu) | 68.5 |
| 18th | Mikage (Hanshin) | 67.8 |
| 19th | Izumi-Chuo (Semboku Rapid Railway) | 67.7 |
| 20th | Mikage (Hankyu) | 67.7 |
Number of respondents: 67,674
※When two nearby stations are combined, a “G” is added after the station name.
Other Good Room Net rankings also show
- “Stations People Want to Live Near Ranking”: Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi in 2nd place, JR Nishinomiya in 6th
- “Municipalities People Want to Live In Ranking”: Nishinomiya City in 1st place
- “Most Comfortable Municipalities to Live In Ranking”: Nishinomiya City in 6th place
So Nishinomiya is really holding its own.
The Purpose of the “Most Comfortable Places to Live” Ranking
The purpose of the survey is to make home selection more optimal by revealing how people who actually live in each town feel about it, including residents’ evaluations and satisfaction with where they live.
There Are 56 Survey Items
There are an amazing 56 survey items. Well done to everyone who answered〜😅
Here are just a few of them:
- How well-stocked the area is with supermarkets, large retail stores, etc.
- How well-stocked the area is with entertainment facilities such as movie theaters and theaters
- How well-stocked the area is with culture schools and lesson facilities such as English conversation schools
- Ease of access to your workplace or school
- Beauty of the streetscape
- Liveliness
- Quietness
- Sense of luxury and status
- Not being bothered by neighborhood relationships and the like
- High asset value of real estate and resistance to depreciation
- Quality of education at elementary and junior high schools and cram schools
- Availability of medical institutions such as hospitals
- Availability of parks, green spaces, and greenways, including the grounds of universities, temples, shrines, etc.
and more, covering the area from every possible angle.
Looking at all the items, they’re full of things that make you think, “Exactly! That’s what I want to know!” so I can see why there ended up being 56 of them😅
Finally
As someone who lives in Nishinomiya, it makes me very proud that so many Nishinomiya neighborhoods always rank near the top!
This year, we gave up the No. 1 spot to Minamimorimachi (Minamimorimachi is a really nice town too!), but next year, I’d like to keep doing my small part to introduce the wonderful things about Nishinomiya so we can make a comeback (though it’s not a competition…)〜😊
