Residents' subjective evaluation for social-psychological characteristics of residential environment was analyzed, using survey data of residential preference of 2000 people who recently bought houses in the Tokyo metropolitan areas. Firstly, some main factors of "social-psychological evaluation", such as image of town etc., were extracted by factor analysis. Secondly, by comparison of residents' evaluations of 9 areas along railway lines, regional difference of image of town was found. Thirdly, multiple regression analysis indicated that those who have higher preference for image of town in general tend to be highly satisfied with the image of their own residential environment, after choosing their houses. This study empirically clarified the importance of considering resident's "social-psychological evaluation" when examining evaluation for residential environment.
