Shōō-chō, Okayama
Individual figures come from official statistics. The overall score and rating weigh future risks such as fiscal health and population. Livability (transit and retail) contributes lightly; rent is shown as a reference only.
Municipality Profile
- Municipality code
- 336220
- Population
- 10,737
- Overall score
- 64 / 100
- Overall rating
- Mostly healthy
Scores by area
Each area is scored from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate a stronger position. Livability covers transit and retail convenience, not rent.
- Finance: 67 / 100
- Infrastructure: 52 / 100
- Healthcare: 61 / 100
- Population: 68 / 100
- Livability: 53 / 100
Strengths
- How large future debt will be looks relatively stable compared with the national distribution
- How tightly the budget is locked in looks relatively stable compared with the national distribution
- Emergency savings per resident looks relatively stable compared with the national distribution
Indicators to watch
- How heavy yearly loan repayments are tends to show a relatively heavier burden compared with the national distribution
- How much water costs are covered by bills tends to show a relatively heavier burden compared with the national distribution
- How much sewer costs are covered by fees tends to show a relatively heavier burden compared with the national distribution
Key figures in plain language
Technical names are shown under everyday titles. Compare this municipality with prefectural and national averages.
- How large future debt will be: 5.8%(90 / 100)
- How heavy yearly loan repayments are: 11.8%(10 / 100)
- How tightly the budget is locked in: 81.8%(91 / 100)
- Emergency savings per resident: 294.5k¥(85 / 100)
- Share of people with wastewater treatment: 99.9%(91 / 100)
- Spending on roads and facilities per resident: 96.6k¥(58 / 100)
- How much water costs are covered by bills: 76.5%(23 / 100)
- How much sewer costs are covered by fees: 79.8%(42 / 100)
- How much sewer renewal is likely ahead: 78.9pts(21 / 100)
- Share of spending used for upkeep: 6.2%(37 / 100)
- Doctors per 1,000 residents: 1.2(44 / 100)
- Hospital beds per 1,000 residents: 16.7(78 / 100)
- Overall medical capacity: 61.3pts(61 / 100)
- Share of working-age residents: 54.5%(52 / 100)
- How population is expected to change: -18.5%(78 / 100)
- Share of residents aged 65+: 31.9%(64 / 100)
- How many rail stations there are: 2.8stations/10k(78 / 100)
- How many shops there are: 7.0stores/1k(32 / 100)
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