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Living in Hongocho, Saitama-shi Kita-ku: rent, safety & local area

Overall score
91
Top 1% in Greater Tokyo
🧒 Childcare top 1%

Hongocho is a neighborhood in Saitama-shi Kita-ku, Japan, with 89 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Higashi-Miyahara (15 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥48K–¥99K. On sonar you can check whether it fits your commute and budget.

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savings

Rent

¥48K–¥99K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥75K–¥149K

train

Getting around

15 min walk
Higashi-Miyahara Sta. · New Shuttle (Ina Line)

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people

Total population

11,255
Foreign residents 123 (1.1%)
Resident age groupsAvg. age 44.7
18%
12%
12%
16%
15%
11%
17%
~1940s70+

Census 2020 · age groups are for Saitama-shi Kita-ku

terrain

Terrain (slopes & elevation)

12m
Mostly flat
FlatSteep

The ground barely rises, so walking or cycling from the station is easy.

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Local amenities

Top 11%
Greater Tokyo · 88 pts
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Supermarket2
🏪
Convenience5
💊
Pharmacy17
🌳
Park23
🏥
Hospital8
Café2
🍴
Dining9

Within walking distance

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Childcare

Top 1%
Greater Tokyo · 97 pts
🧒Nurseries10
🏫Schools11
🌳Park23

For families: 10 nurseries/kindergartens, 11 schools, 23 parks nearby.

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Noise sources nearby

Top 55%
Greater Tokyo · 90 pts
Road noiseNear a major road
Railway noiseFar from tracks
Night noiseNone

There is a main road close by. Worth listening for it when you view a place.

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Safety (crime data)

Top 37%
Greater Tokyo · 88 pts · 0.17 per 100 people/yr · 埼玉県警察 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Snatching / Bike theft20
infoViolent crime isn't disclosed at the neighborhood level, so it isn't reflected in this score.

Violent crime (robbery, arson, etc.) was 0 in the latest year; most reports are theft (bicycle theft, shoplifting and the like). Annual counts per neighborhood from National Police Agency open data. Counts run higher where daytime foot traffic is heavy, so for a per-resident view see sonar's safety score (population-normalized).

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Disaster risk (hazard map)

0
floodFloodNone
tsunamiTsunamiNone
landslideLandslideNone
wavesStorm surgeNone
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Scored from police, municipal and OpenStreetMap open data, using the same formula for every neighborhood.

Sources: OpenStreetMap, National Police Agency open data, MLIT hazard maps, and the Real Estate Information Library, aggregated per neighborhood. May differ from current conditions.