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Best neighborhoods in Saitama for raising kids: Top 20

Among neighborhoods in Saitama 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.

Updated 2026-11-02

  1. 1Saitama-shi Kita-kuNisshincho 2-chōme22 nurseries · 7 schools · 6 parks · 20 min walk to Kamonomiya Sta.35places2.8× the metro average
  2. 2Saitama-shi Kita-kuHongocho10 nurseries · 11 schools · 10 parks · 15 min walk to Higashi-Miyahara Sta.31places2.5× the metro average
  3. 3Saitama-shi Kita-kuMiyaharacho 1-chōme15 nurseries · 5 schools · 5 parks · 6 min walk to Kamonomiya Sta.25places2.0× the metro average
  4. 4Saitama-shi Omiya-kuAzumacho 1-chōme14 nurseries · 9 schools · 1 parks · 23 min walk to Saitama-Shintoshin Sta.24places1.9× the metro average
  5. 5Kasukabe-shiOba10 nurseries · 11 schools · 1 parks · 12 min walk to Takesato Sta.22places1.8× the metro average
  6. 6Shiki-shiSaiwaicho 3-chōme14 nurseries · 7 schools · 1 parks · 13 min walk to Yanasegawa Sta.22places1.8× the metro average
  7. 7Kasukabe-shiFujitsuka7 nurseries · 6 schools · 8 parks · 26 min walk to Fujino-Ushijima Sta.21places1.7× the metro average
  8. 8Shiki-shiTate 2-chōme10 nurseries · 8 schools · 3 parks · 6 min walk to Yanasegawa Sta.21places1.7× the metro average
  9. 9Soka-shiYatsuka Kamicho4 nurseries · 12 schools · 4 parks · 17 min walk to Yatsuka Sta.20places1.6× the metro average
  10. 10Shiki-shiKashiwacho 1-chōme8 nurseries · 10 schools · 2 parks · 21 min walk to Yanasegawa Sta.20places1.6× the metro average
  11. 11Wako-shiHirosawa7 nurseries · 8 schools · 5 parks · 19 min walk to Wakoshi Sta.20places1.6× the metro average
  12. 12Kawaguchi-shiNamiki 1-chōme9 nurseries · 9 schools · 1 parks · 14 min walk to Nishi-Kawaguchi Sta.19places1.5× the metro average
  13. 13Kawaguchi-shiNishiaoki 1-chōme9 nurseries · 8 schools · 2 parks · 12 min walk to Nishi-Kawaguchi Sta.19places1.5× the metro average
  14. 14Wako-shiMinami 1-chōme3 nurseries · 10 schools · 6 parks · 31 min walk to Wakoshi Sta.19places1.5× the metro average
  15. 15Wako-shiHoncho9 nurseries · 7 schools · 3 parks · 9 min walk to Wakoshi Sta.19places1.5× the metro average
  16. 16Fujimi-shiShimonambata4 nurseries · 10 schools · 5 parks · 41 min walk to Mizuhodai Sta.19places1.5× the metro average
  17. 17Misato-shiHikonari 3-chōme10 nurseries · 8 schools · 1 parks · 20 min walk to Shim-Misato Sta.19places1.5× the metro average
  18. 18Kasukabe-shiOeda7 nurseries · 9 schools · 2 parks · 10 min walk to Sengendai Sta.18places1.5× the metro average
  19. 19Soka-shiHikawacho8 nurseries · 10 schools · 0 parks · 7 min walk to Soka Sta.18places1.5× the metro average
  20. 20Toda-shi大字新曽芦原5 nurseries · 10 schools · 3 parks · 16 min walk to Kita-Toda Sta.18places1.5× the metro average

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Methodology

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.