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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.

Tachikawa City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

Hachioji City · Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)

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Verdict

Rents are the same tier, so convenience decides: Hachioji has more within walking distance (essentials score 10.0 vs 9.2).

Hachioji leads on 11 of 37 measures · Tachikawa on 5 · 21 tied.

A

Tachikawa

Tokyo

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B

Hachioji

Tokyo

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At a glance

City / area
Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)
Tokyo · Western Tokyo (Tama)
Vibe
Well-equipped everyday neighborhood — cheaper suburban Tokyo, study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats.
Busy station hub — cheaper suburban Tokyo, study-friendly cafés & libraries, plenty of cheap eats.

Typical costs (2026)

Share-house room
¥48,750/mo
¥48,750/mo
Private studio (1K)
¥71,250/mo
¥71,250/mo
Full student month
¥125,750/mo
¥125,750/mo

What's within walking distance

Essentials score
9.2 / 10
10.0 / 10
Mapped places nearby
48
53
Supermarkets
3
3
100¥ & discount
4
4
Pharmacies
3
3
Hospitals & clinics
3
3
Police (kōban)
2
1
Cheap eats
6
6
Cafés with outlets
4
4
Libraries
2
1
Coin laundry
1
2
Parks
2
2

Walking times from the station

Walk to a supermarket
2 min

MaxValue Express (Supermarket)

2 min

スーパーアルプス (Supermarket)

Walk to a pharmacy
1 min

サンドラッグ (Pharmacy)

2 min

旭町薬局 (Pharmacy)

Walk to a hospital / clinic
3 min

村上クリニック (General Hospital)

3 min

みすぎ整体院 (General Hospital)

Walk to a kōban
1 min

立川警察署立川駅北口交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

1 min

八王子警察署八王子駅北口交番 (Station-Front Kōban)

Walk to a post office
6 min

ファーレ立川郵便局 (Post Office)

3 min

八王子子安郵便局 (Post Office)

Walk to a bank
1 min

三井住友銀行 (Bank Branch)

2 min

三井住友信託銀行 (Bank Branch)

Walk to a coin laundry
6 min

コインランドリー (Coin Laundry)

5 min

稲荷湯 (Coin Laundry)

Walk to a park
4 min

市制五十周年記念 憩いの場 (Public Park)

3 min

三崎町公園 (Public Park)

Walk to a library
6 min

立川市中央図書館 (Library)

4 min

八王子市生涯学習センター図書館 (Library)

Lifestyle

Cheap eats by the station
  • マクドナルド (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 赤から (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • かつや (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • いろり庵きらく (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • そばうどん (Restaurant) (1 min)
  • 松屋 (Restaurant) (2 min)
More places (13)Show
Bike parking
3
3
ATMs
0
0
Banks
2
2
Post offices
2
2
Sento & onsen
1
0
Net cafés
0
2
Coin lockers
0
1
Budget haircuts
2
2
Second-hand shops
0
0
Public toilets
2
2
Water fountains
1
2
Tourist info
0
1
Taxi stands
2
2

See both on the map

Every place counted above is a pin on our free interactive map — open each area with walking directions, opening hours and photos.

Tachikawa on the mapHachioji on the map

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.