Abstract
A complete housing survey was conducted in the summer of 2023 in the Koubata residential com-plex on the suburbs of Aomori City, and the results were compared to those of the 2013 and 2018 surveys. Although the population of this residential complex is declining and aging faster than that of hole Aomori City, the survey confirmed that 170 new houses were built and more than 50 were renovated over the past 10 years. The number of houses in the complex is approximately 1,100, mean-ing that a combined total of about 20% of the houses have been updated. The number of vacant houses is down significantly from 10 years ago. Inexpensive land prices, large lots, and an influx of people raising children have contributed to this phenomenon. However, the increase in housing has slowed over the past five years, and the number of vacant houses has begun to increase again. The creation of a new local community based on new residents is a major challenge for the future.
