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Best neighborhoods in Chiba for raising kids: Top 20

Among neighborhoods in Chiba Prefecture whose other scores (safety, convenience, quiet) all hold up, we ranked by the number and proximity of nurseries and kindergartens, plus schools and parks. The top 20 cluster in Matsudo-shi (4) and Kashiwa-shi (4).

Updated 2026-08-06

  1. 1Matsudo-shiKogane55 nurseries · 18 schools · 72 parks｜22 min walk to Minami-Nagareyama Sta.145places7.6× the metro average
  2. 2Kashiwa-shiToyoshiki29 nurseries · 19 schools · 77 parks｜3 min walk to Toyoshiki Sta.125places6.5× the metro average
  3. 3Kashiwa-shiToyofuta20 nurseries · 16 schools · 63 parks｜15 min walk to Kashiwanoha-campus Sta.99places5.2× the metro average
  4. 4Shiroi-shiNe9 nurseries · 11 schools · 73 parks｜20 min walk to Nishi-Shiroi Sta.93places4.9× the metro average
  5. 5Kamagaya-shiHatsutomi10 nurseries · 9 schools · 67 parks｜4 min walk to Shin-Kamagaya Sta.86places4.5× the metro average
  6. 6Chiba-shi Inage-kuSonnocho11 nurseries · 13 schools · 56 parks｜13 min walk to Anagawa Sta.80places4.2× the metro average
  7. 7Chiba-shi Wakaba-kuWakamatsucho7 nurseries · 11 schools · 60 parks｜19 min walk to Tsuga Sta.78places4.1× the metro average
  8. 8Kashiwa-shiShikoda17 nurseries · 13 schools · 45 parks｜11 min walk to Toyoshiki Sta.75places3.9× the metro average
  9. 9Yachiyo-shiOwadashinden19 nurseries · 21 schools · 33 parks｜17 min walk to Yachiyo-chuo Sta.73places3.8× the metro average
  10. 10Noda-shiYamazaki5 nurseries · 5 schools · 57 parks｜9 min walk to Unga Sta.67places3.5× the metro average
  11. 11Chiba-shi Inage-kuMiyanogicho5 nurseries · 12 schools · 38 parks｜33 min walk to Sports Center Sta.55places2.9× the metro average
  12. 12Kashiwa-shiTakata8 nurseries · 10 schools · 37 parks｜27 min walk to Toyoshiki Sta.55places2.9× the metro average
  13. 13Chiba-shi Midori-kuHondacho 2-chōme4 nurseries · 5 schools · 44 parks｜15 min walk to Honda Sta.53places2.8× the metro average
  14. 14Matsudo-shiOyaguchi35 nurseries · 6 schools · 12 parks｜10 min walk to Koya Sta.53places2.8× the metro average
  15. 15Matsudo-shiKanegasaku16 nurseries · 13 schools · 23 parks｜10 min walk to Tokiwadaira Sta.52places2.7× the metro average
  16. 16Matsudo-shiShimmatsudo 3-chōme31 nurseries · 8 schools · 12 parks｜8 min walk to Koya Sta.51places2.7× the metro average
  17. 17Nagareyama-shiKomagi11 nurseries · 6 schools · 34 parks｜21 min walk to Toyoshiki Sta.51places2.7× the metro average
  18. 18Narashino-shiYatsumachi 1-chōme14 nurseries · 13 schools · 22 parks｜14 min walk to Keisei Tsudanuma Sta.49places2.6× the metro average
  19. 19Funabashi-shiMaekaizukacho5 nurseries · 7 schools · 35 parks｜10 min walk to Tsukada Sta.47places2.5× the metro average
  20. 20Shiroi-shiFuji2 nurseries · 4 schools · 40 parks｜24 min walk to Nishi-Shiroi Sta.46places2.4× the metro average

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Methodology

Source: OpenStreetMap and municipal open data. Ranked with the same objective scores as the sonar app; uninhabitable areas are excluded (one entry per town).For detailed sources and data vintages, see the privacy policy & sources.