Compare two neighborhoods
Put any two station areas side by side: typical 2026 rents, what OpenStreetMap lists within walking distance, how far the daily essentials are, and where to eat cheaply. The better value in each row is highlighted.
Toshima Ward / Ikebukuro · Tokyo · Central 23 wards
Takadanobaba / Waseda · Tokyo · Central 23 wards
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Verdict
Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Toshima has more within walking distance (essentials score 9.4 vs 6.9).
Toshima leads on 17 of 37 measures · Takadanobaba on 4 · 16 tied.
At a glance
Typical costs (2026)
What's within walking distance
Walking times from the station
池袋西武百貨店 (Supermarket)
ピーコックストア (Supermarket)
マツモトキヨシ (Pharmacy)
若草薬局 (Pharmacy)
榎本クリニック (General Hospital)
瑞雲会高田馬場病院 (General Hospital)
池袋駅西口交番 (Station-Front Kōban)
戸塚警察署高田馬場駅前交番 (Station-Front Kōban)
池袋西武簡易郵便局 (Post Office)
三菱UFJ信託銀行 (Bank Branch)
ピースコインランドリー (Coin Laundry)
ポニークリーニング (Coin Laundry)
池袋西口公園 (Public Park)
神田川親水テラス (Public Park)
豊島区立中央図書館 (Library)
下落合図書館 (Library)
Lifestyle
- 味咲き (Restaurant) (1 min)
- 活美登利 (Restaurant) (1 min)
- Katsu Midori Sushi, Seibu Dept (Restaurant) (1 min)
- モスバーガー (Restaurant) (1 min)
- ケンタッキーフライドチキン (Restaurant) (1 min)
- バーガーキング (Restaurant) (1 min)
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Place counts and walking times come from OpenStreetMap via the yuzu.help interactive map (~80 m/min on foot, within about 20 minutes of the station). Rents are city-level 2026 estimates from the yuzu.help cost model, so two hubs in the same city share a rent tier — Western Tokyo (Tama) hubs sit about 25% below the central wards. The essentials score (0–10) rewards having each of nine daily essentials mapped nearby, with full marks at five minutes or less.