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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 (3).

Updated 2026-11-02

  1. 1Matsudo-shiKogane55 nurseries · 18 schools · 21 parks · 22 min walk to Minami-Nagareyama Sta.94places7.7× the metro average
  2. 2Kashiwa-shiToyoshiki29 nurseries · 19 schools · 9 parks · 3 min walk to Toyoshiki Sta.57places4.6× the metro average
  3. 3Kashiwa-shiToyofuta20 nurseries · 16 schools · 17 parks · 15 min walk to Kashiwanoha-campus Sta.53places4.3× the metro average
  4. 4Matsudo-shiOyaguchi35 nurseries · 6 schools · 4 parks · 10 min walk to Koya Sta.45places3.7× the metro average
  5. 5Matsudo-shiKanegasaku16 nurseries · 13 schools · 12 parks · 10 min walk to Tokiwadaira Sta.41places3.3× the metro average
  6. 6Matsudo-shiShimmatsudo 3-chōme31 nurseries · 8 schools · 2 parks · 8 min walk to Koya Sta.41places3.3× the metro average
  7. 7Yachiyo-shiOwadashinden19 nurseries · 21 schools · 1 parks · 17 min walk to Yachiyo-chuo Sta.41places3.3× the metro average
  8. 8Chiba-shi Inage-kuSonnocho11 nurseries · 13 schools · 16 parks · 13 min walk to Anagawa Sta.40places3.3× the metro average
  9. 9Kashiwa-shiShikoda17 nurseries · 13 schools · 9 parks · 11 min walk to Toyoshiki Sta.39places3.2× the metro average
  10. 10Nagareyama-shiNagareyama25 nurseries · 7 schools · 7 parks · 8 min walk to Minami-Nagareyama Sta.39places3.2× the metro average
  11. 11Inzai-shiSofuke7 nurseries · 11 schools · 15 parks · 20 min walk to Inzai-makinohara Sta.33places2.7× the metro average
  12. 12Chiba-shi Wakaba-kuMinamotocho7 nurseries · 8 schools · 16 parks · 9 min walk to Mitsuwadai Sta.31places2.5× the metro average
  13. 13Shiroi-shiNe9 nurseries · 11 schools · 11 parks · 20 min walk to Nishi-Shiroi Sta.31places2.5× the metro average
  14. 14Chiba-shi Hanamigawa-kuMakuharicho 5-chōme11 nurseries · 12 schools · 7 parks · 8 min walk to Makuhari Sta.30places2.4× the metro average
  15. 15Kamagaya-shiHatsutomi10 nurseries · 9 schools · 9 parks · 4 min walk to Shin-Kamagaya Sta.28places2.3× the metro average
  16. 16Yachiyo-shiMurakami7 nurseries · 9 schools · 11 parks · 18 min walk to Murakami Sta.27places2.2× the metro average
  17. 17Chiba-shi Chuo-kuOyumicho7 nurseries · 12 schools · 7 parks · 35 min walk to Hamano Sta.26places2.1× the metro average
  18. 18Funabashi-shiNarashinodai 7-chōme7 nurseries · 12 schools · 7 parks · 5 min walk to Funabashi-nichidaimae Sta.26places2.1× the metro average
  19. 19Yachiyo-shiTakazu10 nurseries · 10 schools · 5 parks · 20 min walk to Yachiyodai Sta.25places2.0× the metro average
  20. 20Sakura-shiIno4 nurseries · 9 schools · 11 parks · 11 min walk to Shizu Sta.24places2.0× the metro average

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