Niigata: Cities with the highest residential land prices

Municipalities in Japan (wards of designated cities counted separately) ranked by the average price of residential survey sites.

Data last updated: November 2026 (Land Price Publication 2026, Prefectural Survey 2026, transactions through Q2 2026)

Rank	Area	Cities: residential	1 year	5 years	Index
1	Chuo Ward Niigata City, Niigata	¥113K/m²	+2.2%	+10.3%	80
2	Higashi Ward Niigata City, Niigata	¥70K/m²	+1.0%	+6.2%	72
3	Nishi Ward Niigata City, Niigata	¥57K/m²	−0.1%	±0.0%	62
4	Konan Ward Niigata City, Niigata	¥45K/m²	+1.5%	+7.2%	66
5	Kita Ward Niigata City, Niigata	¥33K/m²	+0.9%	+3.6%	67
6	Nagaoka City Niigata	¥32K/m²	−0.8%	−4.5%	52
7	Akiha Ward Niigata City, Niigata	¥31K/m²	±0.0%	−0.7%	59
8	Tsubame City Niigata	¥29K/m²	−0.7%	−3.8%	49
9	Sanjo City Niigata	¥25K/m²	−1.3%	−6.3%	39
10	Ojiya City Niigata	¥24K/m²	−1.9%	−10.5%	29
11	Shibata City Niigata	¥23K/m²	−0.7%	−3.7%	47
12	Minami Ward Niigata City, Niigata	¥23K/m²	−0.6%	−3.0%	48
13	Mitsuke City Niigata	¥23K/m²	−0.5%	−4.3%	43
14	Yahiko Village Niigata	¥22K/m²	−1.1%	−5.7%	32
15	Kamo City Niigata	¥22K/m²	−1.9%	−9.1%	24
16	Itoigawa City Niigata	¥22K/m²	−2.5%	−11.5%	25
17	Gosen City Niigata	¥21K/m²	−1.2%	−5.5%	39
18	Joetsu City Niigata	¥19K/m²	−1.6%	−8.0%	38
19	Kashiwazaki City Niigata	¥19K/m²	−2.1%	−10.3%	29
20	Nishikan Ward Niigata City, Niigata	¥17K/m²	−1.1%	−6.3%	36
21	Yuzawa Town Niigata	¥17K/m²	−0.2%	−4.9%	33
22	Tagami Town Niigata	¥15K/m²	−2.2%	−11.9%	17
23	Minamiuonuma City Niigata	¥15K/m²	−1.8%	−8.8%	26
24	Murakami City Niigata	¥14K/m²	−0.9%	−5.4%	37
25	Agano City Niigata	¥14K/m²	−0.7%	−5.0%	38
26	Tainai City Niigata	¥13K/m²	−1.3%	−6.6%	29
27	Tokamachi City Niigata	¥13K/m²	−1.4%	−8.5%	28
28	Seiro Town Niigata	¥12K/m²	−0.5%	+0.3%	43
29	Myoko City Niigata	¥12K/m²	+0.1%	−7.5%	33
30	Uonuma City Niigata	¥11K/m²	−1.8%	−9.9%	23
31	Tsunan Town Niigata	¥11K/m²	−1.8%	−9.5%	18
32	Sado City Niigata	¥9,931/m²	−1.4%	−7.9%	27
33	Izumozaki Town Niigata	¥9,025/m²	−1.8%	−9.2%	13
34	Aga Town Niigata	¥6,690/m²	−1.4%	−8.0%	19

34 areas · calculated Nov 5, 2026. Wards of designated cities are counted separately; areas with few survey sites are excluded.

Based on Japan's official land price surveys and MLIT transaction data, aggregated by Fudosan Zukan. Forecasts and the index are Fudosan Zukan indicators. Prices in Japanese yen.