Is Suginami city safe? Moving to Wards in Tokyo,Japan

What you can learn from this article: The livability of Tokyo’s Suginami Ward compared to the other 23 wards

Contents

The Livability of Suginami Ward | Conclusion First
Comparing Suginami Ward with Other Wards
Earthquake Risk in Suginami Ward
Summary | The Livability of Suginami Ward

The Livability of Suginami Ward | Conclusion First

Advantages

Better safety compared to other Tokyo 23 wards
Cheaper property prices compared to other Tokyo 23 wards

Disadvantages

None in particular

To put it succinctly, Suginami Ward in Tokyo is a town with good safety and affordable property prices. Also, it can be said that it is a ward with no weaknesses as it scores high on average.

Below, we will introduce in detail with specific numbers, so please take a look until the end.

Comparing Suginami Ward with Other Wards

Above, the green line represents the evaluation of Suginami Ward, and the orange line represents the average evaluation of the other Tokyo 23 wards. Let’s take a closer look at each.

Access in Suginami Ward

List of Lines and Stations in Suginami Ward

JR Sobu Line: “Koenji Station”, “Asagaya Station”, “Ogikubo Station”, “Nishi-Ogikubo Station”
JR Chuo Line: “Koenji Station”, “Asagaya Station”, “Ogikubo Station”, “Nishi-Ogikubo Station”
Keio Line: “Hachimanyama Station”
Keio Inokashira Line: “Eifukucho Station”, “Nishi-Eifukucho Station”, “Hamadayama Station”, “Takaido Station”, “Fujimigaoka Station”, “Kugayama Station”
Seibu Shinjuku Line: “Shimoigusa Station”, “Iogi Station”, “Kamiigusa Station”
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (Ikebukuro – Ogikubo): “Higashi-Koenji Station”, “Shin-Koenji Station”, “Minami-Asagaya Station”, “Ogikubo Station”
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (Nakano-Sakaue – Honancho): “Honancho Station”

Suginami Ward has 7 lines and 18 stations.

Suginami Ward has the JR Chuo Line running through it. It is convenient to get to Shinjuku Station and Tokyo Station without changing trains.

Population of Suginami Ward | Future Population

The population of Suginami Ward is about 586,000 people.

The future population in 2045 is expected to increase to about 590,000 people (an increase of 100.68%). It’s wonderful to see an increase in population when a decrease is predicted nationwide.

Is Suginami city safe?

The safety of Suginami Ward is ‘very good’.

The number of crimes in 2022 was 2,260. This was 3.86 cases per 1,000 people in Suginami Ward.

The number of crimes per 1,000 people in other wards is about 6 to 7 cases on average. Therefore, the safety of Suginami Ward was rated as ‘very good’.

Property Prices in Suginami Ward

One-room rental = about 64,000 yen
2LDK rental = about 200,000 yen
Condominium = about 55 million yen
House = about 76 million yen

The rental and condominium property prices in Suginami Ward are as above.

Compared to the surrounding wards, property prices in Suginami Ward are slightly cheaper.

Number of Hospitals in Suginami Ward

There are 525 medical facilities in Suginami Ward. This is 0.90 per 1,000 people. This number is ‘average’ level compared to the other Tokyo 23 wards.

Childcare in Suginami Ward

In 2022, the number of children waiting for childcare in Suginami Ward was 0. Also, there are 147 pediatric clinics and 187 authorized childcare facilities.

There are wards in the Tokyo 23 wards where children are waiting for childcare. In contrast, Suginami Ward has 0. This is a happy point if you want to leave your child.

Earthquake Risk in Suginami Ward

https://www.toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/bosai/chousa_6/home.htm

The above is a diagram color-coded by the 5-level ‘comprehensive risk’ calculated from the two factors of ‘building collapse risk’ and ‘fire risk’.

Suginami Ward has from the least dangerous rank 1 (light blue area) to the most dangerous rank 5 (brown area).

The areas in Suginami Ward with particularly high risk (rank 5) are as follows:

3-chome, Koenji Kita, Suginami Ward, Tokyo

For more details, please see the Suginami Ward page of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Urban Development. If you want to move to Suginami Ward, please take a look.

Summary | The Livability of Suginami Ward

Future population is expected to increase【Good！】
Safety is very good【Good！】
Property prices are slightly cheaper
The number of hospitals is average
The number of children waiting for childcare is 0【Good！】

The livability of Suginami Ward is as above.

Compared to the other 23 wards in Tokyo, it’s good that the safety is good and the number of children waiting for childcare is 0. Also, overall, the property prices are lower. The fact that there are no bad points is also a feature of Suginami Ward.

Sources & References

▼Population

https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tosei/tokyoto/profile/gaiyo/kushichoson.html

▼Future Population

https://jmap.jp/cities/detail/city/13115

▼Safety

https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/about_mpd/jokyo_tokei/jokyo/ninchikensu.files/R4.csv

▼Property Prices

https://www.chintai.net/tokyo/area/13100/rent/1r/

https://www.chintai.net/tokyo/area/13100/rent/2ldk/

https://www.homes.co.jp/mansion/chuko/tokyo/nakano-city/list/

https://www.homes.co.jp/kodate/chuko/tokyo/23ku/city/price/