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.
Rank Greater Honolulu for your household
Open the mapFor young families
- 1Kaimukī
Hawaii, 20,878 residents61 - 2Manoa
Hawaii, 23,343 residents60 - 3Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights
Hawaii, 19,769 residents60 - 4Mō‘ili‘ili
Hawaii, 24,778 residents60 - 5McCully - Moiliili
Hawaii, 28,249 residents60 - 6Makiki / Lower Punchbowl / Tantalus
Hawaii, 31,434 residents60 - 7East Honolulu
Hawaii, 49,914 residents59 - 8Niu Valley
Hawaii, 19,250 residents59 - 9ʻEwa Gentry-West Loch
Hawaii, 35,828 residents59 - 10Kuliouou - Kalani Iki
Hawaii, 16,195 residents59
For retired couples
- 1Kaimukī
Hawaii, 20,878 residents76 - 2Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights
Hawaii, 19,769 residents76 - 3Kailua
Hawaii, 38,635 residents75 - 4Wahiawā
Hawaii, 17,821 residents75 - 5Mō‘ili‘ili
Hawaii, 24,778 residents75 - 6McCully - Moiliili
Hawaii, 28,249 residents74 - 7ʻEwa Gentry-West Loch
Hawaii, 35,828 residents74 - 8Manoa
Hawaii, 23,343 residents74 - 9Niu Valley
Hawaii, 19,250 residents74 - 10Mililani Mauka
Hawaii, 21,075 residents74
For remote workers
- 1Kaimukī
Hawaii, 20,878 residents58 - 2Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights
Hawaii, 19,769 residents58 - 3Manoa
Hawaii, 23,343 residents58 - 4East Honolulu
Hawaii, 49,914 residents58 - 5Niu Valley
Hawaii, 19,250 residents58 - 6Waipahu
Hawaii, 38,216 residents57 - 7Mililani Town
Hawaii, 27,629 residents57 - 8Makakilo-Makaīwa Hills-Kunia
Hawaii, 20,967 residents57 - 9Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale
Hawaii, 46,389 residents57 - 10Kailua
Hawaii, 38,635 residents57
For commuters
- 1Kalihi-Palama
Hawaii, 43,805 residents82 - 2Makiki / Lower Punchbowl / Tantalus
Hawaii, 31,434 residents82 - 3McCully - Moiliili
Hawaii, 28,249 residents81 - 4Liliha - Kapalama
Hawaii, 24,953 residents81 - 5Mō‘ili‘ili
Hawaii, 24,778 residents81 - 6Ala Moana - Kakaʻako
Hawaii, 18,957 residents80 - 7Downtown (Hawaii)
Hawaii, 12,381 residents80 - 8Kakaʻako
Hawaii, 10,673 residents80 - 9Manoa
Hawaii, 23,343 residents79 - 10Kalihi Valley
Hawaii, 20,647 residents79
For single professionals
- 1Kalihi-Palama
Hawaii, 43,805 residents75 - 2Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam
Hawaii, 42,184 residents73 - 3Aliamanu / Salt Lakes / Foster Village
Hawaii, 38,833 residents72 - 4Pearl City (Hawaii)
Hawaii, 47,698 residents72 - 5Makiki / Lower Punchbowl / Tantalus
Hawaii, 31,434 residents72 - 6Liliha - Kapalama
Hawaii, 24,953 residents72 - 7McCully - Moiliili
Hawaii, 28,249 residents71 - 8Airport
Hawaii, 28,916 residents71 - 9Waipahu
Hawaii, 38,216 residents70 - 10Manoa
Hawaii, 23,343 residents70
For movers on a budget
- 1Kalihi-Palama
Hawaii, 43,805 residents26 - 2Aliamanu / Salt Lakes / Foster Village
Hawaii, 38,833 residents26 - 3Pearl City (Hawaii)
Hawaii, 47,698 residents26 - 4Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam
Hawaii, 42,184 residents26 - 5McCully - Moiliili
Hawaii, 28,249 residents26 - 6Makiki / Lower Punchbowl / Tantalus
Hawaii, 31,434 residents26 - 7Waipahu
Hawaii, 38,216 residents26 - 8Mō‘ili‘ili
Hawaii, 24,778 residents26 - 9Liliha - Kapalama
Hawaii, 24,953 residents26 - 10ʻEwa Gentry-West Loch
Hawaii, 35,828 residents26
Towns in Greater Honolulu
- Honolulu 350,964
- East Honolulu 49,914
- Pearl City (Hawaii) 47,698
- Makakilo / Kapolei / Honokai Hale 46,389
- Kalihi-Palama 43,805
- Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam 42,184
- Aliamanu / Salt Lakes / Foster Village 38,833
- Kailua 38,635
- Waipahu 38,216
- ʻEwa Gentry-West Loch 35,828
- Kaneohe 34,597
- Makiki / Lower Punchbowl / Tantalus 31,434
- Hawai‘i Kai 30,620