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Is Sakyo 2-chōme (Nara-shi) safe? Crime data, rent & livability

Overall score
65
Top 37% in Kansai

How safe is Sakyo 2-chōme? 3 crimes were reported in 2024. Adjusted for population, that puts it in the safest 38% of neighborhoods in Kansai (safety score: 90/100).

Sakyo 2-chōme is a neighborhood in Nara-shi, Japan, with 14 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Narayama (11 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥34K–¥68K.

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Rent

¥34K–¥68K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥43K–¥109K

train

Getting around

11 min walk
Narayama Sta. · JR Nara Line

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people

Total population

2,025
Foreign residents 18 (0.9%)
Resident age groupsAvg. age 49.3
16%
9%
10%
14%
14%
13%
25%
~1940s70+

Census 2020 · age groups are for Nara-shi

terrain

Terrain (slopes & elevation)

73m
Hilly
FlatSteep

Notable elevation change, about 11 m. The walk from the station has real ups and downs, so check the route itself when you view a place.

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Local amenities

Bottom 31%
Kansai · 11 pts
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Pharmacy1
🌳
Park3
🏥
Hospital2

Within walking distance

child_care

Childcare

Top 41%
Kansai · 58 pts
🧒Nurseries3
🏫Schools3
🌳Park3

For families: 3 nurseries/kindergartens, 3 schools nearby.

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Quiet

Top 11%
Kansai · 100 pts
Road noiseNone
Railway noiseNone
Night noiseNone

No major road or railway runs nearby, so it stays quiet.

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Safety (crime data)

Top 38%
Kansai · 90 pts · 0.15 per 100 people/yr · 奈良県警察 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Bag snatching / Bike theft3
infoViolent crime isn't disclosed at the neighborhood level, so it isn't reflected in this score.

The local force publishes only a total for this block — 3 reported offences a year, without a breakdown by offence type. Annual counts per neighborhood from Metropolitan and prefectural police open data. Counts run higher where daytime foot traffic is heavy, so for a per-resident view see sonar's safety score (population-normalized). See the Kansai safety ranking →

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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.