Most livable neighborhoods in Fukuoka City: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in the city of Fukuoka on four measures: safety (police open data), convenience, childcare and quiet. The ranking uses their average, so it favours places that hold up across all four rather than peak at one. The top 20 cluster in Fukuoka-shi Sawara-ku (9) and Fukuoka-shi Chuo-ku (4).

Updated 2026-08-06

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1Fukuoka-shi Minami-kuNoma 4-chōme3 recorded crimes/year · 29 local amenities｜21 min walk to Takamiya Sta.89ptssafety 97 · convenience 78 · childcare 79 · quietness 100
2Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuHara 1-chōme1 recorded crime/year · 31 local amenities｜16 min walk to Fujisaki Sta.89ptssafety 100 · convenience 66 · childcare 88 · quietness 100
3Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuArae 3-chōme4 recorded crimes/year · 29 local amenities｜19 min walk to Fujisaki Sta.88ptssafety 97 · convenience 71 · childcare 87 · quietness 95
4Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuTojimmachi 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · 41 local amenities｜7 min walk to Tojinmachi Sta.87ptssafety 93 · convenience 82 · childcare 84 · quietness 87
5Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuHiikawa 3-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · 39 local amenities｜39 min walk to Fukudaimae Sta.85ptssafety 99 · convenience 77 · childcare 63 · quietness 100
6Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuJiromaru 2-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · 31 local amenities｜5 min walk to Jiromaru Sta.85ptssafety 94 · convenience 74 · childcare 75 · quietness 96
7Fukuoka-shi Nishi-kuKamiyamato 2-chōme1 recorded crime/year · 30 local amenities｜19 min walk to Shimoyamato Sta.84ptssafety 100 · convenience 71 · childcare 66 · quietness 100
8Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuOzasa 5-chōme0 recorded crimes/year · 28 local amenities｜15 min walk to Sakurazaka Sta.84ptssafety 100 · convenience 55 · childcare 81 · quietness 100
9Fukuoka-shi Minami-kuNagazumi 2-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · 38 local amenities｜39 min walk to Takamiya Sta.84ptssafety 92 · convenience 79 · childcare 73 · quietness 92
10Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuOtemon 3-chōme3 recorded crimes/year · 39 local amenities｜4 min walk to Ohorikoen Sta.84ptssafety 99 · convenience 88 · childcare 73 · quietness 74
11Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuHigashiaburayama 1-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · 45 local amenities｜34 min walk to Fukudaimae Sta.83ptssafety 98 · convenience 80 · childcare 54 · quietness 100
12Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuMomochihama 3-chōme8 recorded crimes/year · 39 local amenities｜15 min walk to Fujisaki Sta.83ptssafety 74 · convenience 83 · childcare 75 · quietness 100
13Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuShodai 3-chōme5 recorded crimes/year · 27 local amenities｜11 min walk to Fujisaki Sta.83ptssafety 87 · convenience 68 · childcare 84 · quietness 92
14Fukuoka-shi Higashi-kuMatsushima 1-chōme3 recorded crimes/year · 26 local amenities｜17 min walk to Hakozaki Sta.82ptssafety 100 · convenience 69 · childcare 59 · quietness 100
15Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuArita 7-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · 40 local amenities｜17 min walk to Jiromaru Sta.82ptssafety 78 · convenience 67 · childcare 83 · quietness 100
16Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuIikura 3-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · 16 local amenities｜25 min walk to Chayama Sta.82ptssafety 100 · convenience 42 · childcare 86 · quietness 100
17Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuHirao 5-chōme3 recorded crimes/year · 24 local amenities｜16 min walk to Nishitetsu Hirao Sta.82ptssafety 99 · convenience 55 · childcare 78 · quietness 95
18Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuTakatori 1-chōme12 recorded crimes/year · 73 local amenities｜7 min walk to Fujisaki Sta.82ptssafety 75 · convenience 95 · childcare 91 · quietness 66
19Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuNagao 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · 29 local amenities｜36 min walk to Chayama Sta.82ptssafety 100 · convenience 76 · childcare 55 · quietness 95
20Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuMuromi 2-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · 37 local amenities｜6 min walk to Muromi Sta.82ptssafety 100 · convenience 63 · childcare 68 · quietness 95

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Source: Police open data, 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.