AinaloaHI
4,094 people live in this town in Hawaii.
Is Ainaloa a good place to live?
Ainaloa’s weakest subject grade is a D− for hazard risk. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Ainaloa, above both Hawaii’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 8 of Hawaii’s 125 towns score lower on health. The median household income is $59K, and 27% of residents live below the poverty line. Ainaloa has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Ainaloa has grown 22% from 2010 to 2020
2,965 counted in 2010 and 3,609 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Ainaloa grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Ainaloa is from typical.
Ainaloa has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Ainaloa: who provides what
Ainaloa is unincorporated, so Hawaii County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ainaloa.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Ainaloa, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Ainaloa break down as 56% from inland flooding and 30% from earthquakes. In Ainaloa, the FEMA risk score is 100 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ainaloa stands out in Hawaii and nationally: a larger share of its adults smoke cigarettes
In Ainaloa, just over two in five adults sleep under 7 hours. Against the Hawaii average, Ainaloa comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 23. Only 8 of the 93 Hawaii towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Ainaloa.
| Ainaloa | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 18% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Ainaloa | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 32.5% | 36.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.6% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household income in Ainaloa is lower than in most of Hawaii or the rest of the country
In Ainaloa, the typical journey to work is 34 minutes. This Hawaii town had 64 jobs in 2023, up 23 from 2013. The top destinations are Urban Honolulu (27%), Hilo (27%) and Keaau (4%). The median commute is under 70 miles.
| Ainaloa | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Ainaloa brings mild winters and pleasant summers
The peak summer temperature in the town is 77°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
7.7% of the land in Ainaloa is protected from building
1.4 miles of trail. Ainaloa’s trail network density comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Ainaloa | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.7% | 12% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Ainaloa sells for about $387K at the median
On the market in Ainaloa: a median 82 days to sell. The town’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $1,358 a month. In Ainaloa, the typical sale closed at 99.1% of the list price.
| Ainaloa | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,358 a month | $2,017 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mauna Kea and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ainaloa. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MountainMauna Kea
Big draw20 mi MountainKīlauea
Big draw40 mi MountainMauna Loa
11 mi National ParkHawai'i Volcanoes National Park1.9M visitors a year
2 mi CaveKazumura Cave
16 mi WaterfallRainbow FallsPhoto credits
Mauna Kea: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kīlauea: Hawaii Land Cover Analysis project, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Public domain · Mauna Loa: Gordon Joly, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Jos-uit-boston at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kazumura Cave: Dave Bunnell / Under Earth Images, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rainbow Falls: Kyle Hawton, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Ainaloa
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ainaloa
About 6 of every 100 Ainaloa residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Hawaii.
100% of working residents leave Ainaloa for work
Where Ainaloa’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ainaloa
Census-designated place in Hawaii, US
ʻĀinaloa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States, and is located in the District of Puna. The population was 3,609 at the 2020 census. The population had decreased to 2,965 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 705 ft
- Area code
- 808
Ainaloa’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Ainaloa.
| Town | HI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainaloa | — | — | B− | — | — | C− |
| Tiki Gardens | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hawaiian Acres | — | — | B− | — | — | C |
| Hawaiian Paradise Park | — | — | C | — | — | B |
| Orchidlands Estates | — | — | C | — | — | C |
Ainaloa, Hawaiian Acres, Hawaiian Paradise Park and Orchidlands Estates report no FBI crime data of their own. Ainaloa, Tiki Gardens, Hawaiian Acres, Hawaiian Paradise Park and Orchidlands Estates aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ainaloa with a neighbor →
Questions about Ainaloa
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ainaloa, HI a good place to live?
Ainaloa has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health). 4,094 people live in this town in Hawaii.
Is Ainaloa, HI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $228,000, 73% below the Hawaii typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.