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Living in Shimocho 3-chōme, Saitama-shi Omiya-ku: rent, safety & local area

Overall score
77
AGreat fit
Livability: top 18% in Greater Tokyo
🧒 Childcare top 9%
Safety
100
Convenience
58
Childcare
88
Quietness
61

Nearest station Saitama-Shintoshin 19 min walk

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Scored from police, municipal and OpenStreetMap open data — the same formula for every neighborhood.

Shimocho 3-chōme is a neighborhood in Saitama-shi Omiya-ku, Japan, with 51 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Saitama-Shintoshin (19 min walk). Rent for one or two people averages ¥84K–¥130K. On sonar you can check whether it fits your commute and budget.

Around 2,829 residents; 3.1% are non-Japanese.

Getting around

Saitama-Shintoshin Sta.19 min walkJR Keihin-Tohoku Line

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Rent

Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)avg. ¥84K–¥130K
Family (2LDK–3LDK)avg. ¥140K–¥200K

Safety in Shimocho 3-chōme (crime data)

100pts
0.04 per 100 people/yr埼玉県警察 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Snatching / Bike theft1
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).

Local amenities

58pts

Within walking distance: day-to-day shopping covered, a good range of eateries.

For families: 7 nurseries/kindergartens, 8 schools, 5 cram schools nearby.

Within walking distance

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Convenience5
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Pharmacy6
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Park2
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Hospital7
Café5
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Dining5

Disaster risk (hazard map)

flood
Flood
None
tsunami
Tsunami
None
landslide
Landslide
None
waves
Storm surge
None

Terrain of Shimocho 3-chōme (slopes & elevation)

Elevation / relief12m/Mostly flat

Little relief — walking or cycling from the station is easy.

FlatSteep

Quiet

61pts

No major road or railway noise sources nearby — a calm residential setting.

Railway noiseFar from tracks

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Sources: OpenStreetMap, National Police Agency open data, MLIT hazard maps, and the Real Estate Information Library, aggregated per neighborhood. May differ from current conditions. See something wrong? Email hello@sonar.place