Best places to live in Greater Honolulu

128 places with 1,767,115 residents within about 30 km of Honolulu, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Honolulu, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Kaimukī
    Hawaii, 20,878 residents
    61
  2. 2Manoa
    Hawaii, 23,343 residents
    60
  3. 3Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights
    Hawaii, 19,769 residents
    60
  4. 4Mō‘ili‘ili
    Hawaii, 24,778 residents
    60
  5. 5McCully - Moiliili
    Hawaii, 28,249 residents
    60
  6. 6Makiki / Lower Punchbowl / Tantalus
    Hawaii, 31,434 residents
    60
  7. 7East Honolulu
    Hawaii, 49,914 residents
    59
  8. 8Niu Valley
    Hawaii, 19,250 residents
    59
  9. 9ʻEwa Gentry-West Loch
    Hawaii, 35,828 residents
    59
  10. 10Kuliouou - Kalani Iki
    Hawaii, 16,195 residents
    59

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For retired couples

  1. 1Kaimukī
    Hawaii, 20,878 residents
    76
  2. 2Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights
    Hawaii, 19,769 residents
    76
  3. 3Kailua
    Hawaii, 38,635 residents
    75
  4. 4Wahiawā
    Hawaii, 17,821 residents
    75
  5. 5Mō‘ili‘ili
    Hawaii, 24,778 residents
    75
  6. 6McCully - Moiliili
    Hawaii, 28,249 residents
    74
  7. 7ʻEwa Gentry-West Loch
    Hawaii, 35,828 residents
    74
  8. 8Manoa
    Hawaii, 23,343 residents
    74
  9. 9Niu Valley
    Hawaii, 19,250 residents
    74
  10. 10Mililani Mauka
    Hawaii, 21,075 residents
    74

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For remote workers

  1. 1Kaimukī
    Hawaii, 20,878 residents
    58
  2. 2Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights
    Hawaii, 19,769 residents
    58
  3. 3Manoa
    Hawaii, 23,343 residents
    58
  4. 4East Honolulu
    Hawaii, 49,914 residents
    58
  5. 5Niu Valley
    Hawaii, 19,250 residents
    58
  6. 6Waipahu
    Hawaii, 38,216 residents
    57
  7. 7Mililani Town
    Hawaii, 27,629 residents
    57
  8. 8Makakilo-Makaīwa Hills-Kunia
    Hawaii, 20,967 residents
    57
  9. 9Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale
    Hawaii, 46,389 residents
    57
  10. 10Kailua
    Hawaii, 38,635 residents
    57

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For commuters

  1. 1Kalihi-Palama
    Hawaii, 43,805 residents
    82
  2. 2Makiki / Lower Punchbowl / Tantalus
    Hawaii, 31,434 residents
    82
  3. 3McCully - Moiliili
    Hawaii, 28,249 residents
    81
  4. 4Liliha - Kapalama
    Hawaii, 24,953 residents
    81
  5. 5Mō‘ili‘ili
    Hawaii, 24,778 residents
    81
  6. 6Ala Moana - Kakaʻako
    Hawaii, 18,957 residents
    80
  7. 7Downtown (Hawaii)
    Hawaii, 12,381 residents
    80
  8. 8Kakaʻako
    Hawaii, 10,673 residents
    80
  9. 9Manoa
    Hawaii, 23,343 residents
    79
  10. 10Kalihi Valley
    Hawaii, 20,647 residents
    79

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For single professionals

  1. 1Kalihi-Palama
    Hawaii, 43,805 residents
    75
  2. 2Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam
    Hawaii, 42,184 residents
    73
  3. 3Aliamanu / Salt Lakes / Foster Village
    Hawaii, 38,833 residents
    72
  4. 4Pearl City (Hawaii)
    Hawaii, 47,698 residents
    72
  5. 5Makiki / Lower Punchbowl / Tantalus
    Hawaii, 31,434 residents
    72
  6. 6Liliha - Kapalama
    Hawaii, 24,953 residents
    72
  7. 7McCully - Moiliili
    Hawaii, 28,249 residents
    71
  8. 8Airport
    Hawaii, 28,916 residents
    71
  9. 9Waipahu
    Hawaii, 38,216 residents
    70
  10. 10Manoa
    Hawaii, 23,343 residents
    70

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Kalihi-Palama
    Hawaii, 43,805 residents
    26
  2. 2Aliamanu / Salt Lakes / Foster Village
    Hawaii, 38,833 residents
    26
  3. 3Pearl City (Hawaii)
    Hawaii, 47,698 residents
    26
  4. 4Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam
    Hawaii, 42,184 residents
    26
  5. 5McCully - Moiliili
    Hawaii, 28,249 residents
    26
  6. 6Makiki / Lower Punchbowl / Tantalus
    Hawaii, 31,434 residents
    26
  7. 7Waipahu
    Hawaii, 38,216 residents
    26
  8. 8Mō‘ili‘ili
    Hawaii, 24,778 residents
    26
  9. 9Liliha - Kapalama
    Hawaii, 24,953 residents
    26
  10. 10ʻEwa Gentry-West Loch
    Hawaii, 35,828 residents
    26

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Towns in Greater Honolulu