This paper aims to classify 214 municipalities in Tokyo metropolitan area from the viewpoints of housing relocation, and to clarify the characteristics of each housing market in terms of present housing types and removal household types, by using 1988 Housing Census data. Main conclusions are as follows; 1) Spatial Characteristics of housing markets in Tokyo metropolitan area have a duplex structure, which is first prescribed by sector along railroads and is then by zone which has a certain distance from the center of Tokyo. 2) Main pattern of housing relocation is among spatial housing markets along same railroad or those where are adjacent to each other. 3) Each housing market has a clear relation to present dwelling types rather than removal household types.
