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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 (6).

Updated 2026-11-02

  1. 1Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuMurozumidanchi8.3 recorded crimes/year · 32 local amenities · 18 min walk to Jiromaru Sta.87ptssafety 81 · convenience 78 · childcare 90 · quietness 100
  2. 2Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuShodai 3-chōme2.3 recorded crimes/year · 21 local amenities · 11 min walk to Fujisaki Sta.87ptssafety 100 · convenience 67 · childcare 84 · quietness 97
  3. 3Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuHara 1-chōme2.3 recorded crimes/year · 22 local amenities · 16 min walk to Fujisaki Sta.87ptssafety 100 · convenience 61 · childcare 88 · quietness 98
  4. 4Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuNishijin 7-chōme3.3 recorded crimes/year · 52 local amenities · 9 min walk to Fujisaki Sta.87ptssafety 92 · convenience 79 · childcare 75 · quietness 100
  5. 5Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuArae 3-chōme3.7 recorded crimes/year · 23 local amenities · 19 min walk to Fujisaki Sta.86ptssafety 99 · convenience 67 · childcare 87 · quietness 92
  6. 6Fukuoka-shi Nishi-kuTokunaga0.3 recorded crimes/year · 38 local amenities · 23 min walk to Susenji Sta.86ptssafety 100 · convenience 74 · childcare 70 · quietness 100
  7. 7Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuJiromaru 4-chōme2.3 recorded crimes/year · 35 local amenities · 7 min walk to Jiromaru Sta.86ptssafety 92 · convenience 76 · childcare 76 · quietness 100
  8. 8Fukuoka-shi Minami-kuNoma 4-chōme4.3 recorded crimes/year · 25 local amenities · 21 min walk to Takamiya Sta.85ptssafety 89 · convenience 77 · childcare 79 · quietness 96
  9. 9Fukuoka-shi Nishi-kuKamiyamato 1-chōme3.7 recorded crimes/year · 31 local amenities · 15 min walk to Shimoyamato Sta.85ptssafety 87 · convenience 78 · childcare 76 · quietness 100
  10. 10Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuYakuin 4-chōme8.3 recorded crimes/year · 56 local amenities · 4 min walk to Yakuin-odori Sta.85ptssafety 90 · convenience 87 · childcare 85 · quietness 78
  11. 11Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuKego 3-chōme1.7 recorded crimes/year · 25 local amenities · 8 min walk to Sakurazaka Sta.85ptssafety 94 · convenience 63 · childcare 82 · quietness 100
  12. 12Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuArita 6-chōme1.3 recorded crimes/year · 20 local amenities · 10 min walk to Jiromaru Sta.85ptssafety 98 · convenience 57 · childcare 83 · quietness 100
  13. 13Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuOzasa 5-chōme0.7 recorded crimes/year · 24 local amenities · 15 min walk to Sakurazaka Sta.84ptssafety 100 · convenience 56 · childcare 81 · quietness 100
  14. 14Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuOtemon 2-chōme5.3 recorded crimes/year · 49 local amenities · 9 min walk to Ohorikoen Sta.84ptssafety 90 · convenience 90 · childcare 55 · quietness 100
  15. 15Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuNishikoen0.3 recorded crimes/year · 20 local amenities · 14 min walk to Ohorikoen Sta.84ptssafety 100 · convenience 61 · childcare 77 · quietness 96
  16. 16Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuTojimmachi 3-chōme1.7 recorded crimes/year · 38 local amenities · 7 min walk to Tojinmachi Sta.84ptssafety 83 · convenience 79 · childcare 84 · quietness 88
  17. 17Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuHiikawa 3-chōme2.7 recorded crimes/year · 36 local amenities · 39 min walk to Fukudaimae Sta.84ptssafety 93 · convenience 78 · childcare 63 · quietness 100
  18. 18Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuTakatori 1-chōme12 recorded crimes/year · 72 local amenities · 7 min walk to Fujisaki Sta.84ptssafety 75 · convenience 95 · childcare 91 · quietness 73
  19. 19Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuIikura 4-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · 21 local amenities · 24 min walk to Nanakuma Sta.84ptssafety 100 · convenience 58 · childcare 76 · quietness 100
  20. 20Fukuoka-shi Minami-kuTerazuka 1-chōme2.7 recorded crimes/year · 31 local amenities · 28 min walk to Takamiya Sta.83ptssafety 95 · convenience 70 · childcare 68 · quietness 100

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Source: Police open data, 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.