East HonoluluHI
With 51,360 residents, it is a city in Hawaii.
Is East Honolulu a good place to live?
The best of East Honolulu’s subject grades are an A for health and incomes and an A− for walkability; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. East Honolulu’s midpoint rent is $3,313 a month, where Hawaii’s towns sit at $2,009 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Only 6 of Hawaii’s 125 towns score higher on health. The typical home is worth about $1.2 million, 11.4 years of the Urban Honolulu metro’s $106K median household income. 18% of the land in East Honolulu is conserved, above both Hawaii’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 4 of Hawaii’s 125 towns score higher on the outdoors. East Honolulu has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them J.B. Guard House and Henry J. and Alyce Kaiser Estate. East Honolulu 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 East Honolulu grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far East Honolulu is from typical.
East Honolulu 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 →
What makes East Honolulu stand out
Where East Honolulu beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | East Honolulu | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.8% | 8.5% |
32 miles of trails in East Honolulu
17.6% of the town is conserved land, across 25 parks and preserves.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Honolulu.
East Honolulu stands out in Hawaii and nationally, with fewer of its adults who report frequent mental distress
For adults 18 to 64 in East Honolulu, the share who have no health insurance is 3%. Only 4 of the 93 Hawaii towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than East Honolulu. Two figures for adults in the town: 13% have been diagnosed with depression, 6.6% smoke cigarettes. Of 32 CDC measures, East Honolulu beats the Hawaii average on 24 and trails it on 2.
| East Honolulu | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.6% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | East Honolulu | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.8% | 8.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.1% | 5.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The schools East Honolulu’s kids attend
Three of the 11 schools are below, and why each made the list. The Hawaii Department of Education school district runs its public schools. Public school enrollment in East Honolulu: 1,497 students across 4 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niu Valley Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 786 | A |
| Kalani High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,455 | A− |
| Koko Head Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 301 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
The biggest natural risk in East Honolulu is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
Since 1978, 337 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East Honolulu. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in 88% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in East Honolulu break down as 68% from inland flooding and 14% from tsunamis.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Hawaii and the rest of the country, the median household income in East Honolulu is higher
Jobs in East Honolulu grew by 900 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 6,821. Among residents here, 5.3% live below the poverty line. For most workers, East Honolulu is a place to come home to: only 6% work in town. The town’s average trip to work comes in at 31 minutes.
| East Honolulu | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $160,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 17% | 8.1% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
17.6% of East Honolulu is conserved land
For East Honolulu, the density of trails is 0.9 miles per square mile. Trails total 32 miles in 25 parks and preserves. Koko Head District Park, at 717 acres with 4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Koko Head District Park | 4 mi | 717 |
| 2. Hanauma Bay State Park | 3.3 mi | 485 |
| 3. Kuliouou Forest Reserve | 2.9 mi | 384 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
East Honolulu: mild winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 65° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in East Honolulu sells for about $1.45M
In East Honolulu, 85% of households are owner-occupiers. Homes sold in East Honolulu spent a median 69 days on the market. Sellers in East Honolulu got 98.9% of the asking price, typically.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about East Honolulu
USS Missouri and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Honolulu. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi MuseumUSS Missouri
6 mi MountainDiamond Head
7 mi BeachWaikīkī
16 mi MuseumUSS Arizona Memorial
15 mi Stadium & arenaAloha Stadium
8 mi LandmarkNational Memorial Cemetery of the PacificPhoto credits
USS Missouri: Camera Operator: EM2 KENNETH D. MEHL (Released to Public), Public domain · Diamond Head: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waikīkī: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Arizona Memorial: DoD photo by: PH3(AW/SW) JAYME PASTORIC, USN, Public domain · Aloha Stadium: This photo was taken and originally uploaded by Bobak to English Wikipedia. Uplo, CC BY 3.0 · National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: Cleared as filed at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to East Honolulu: who provides what
East Honolulu is unincorporated, so Honolulu 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.
94% of working residents leave East Honolulu for work
Where East Honolulu’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of East Honolulu
About 5 of every 100 East Honolulu residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Hawaii.
East Honolulu’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with East Honolulu.
| Town | HI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Honolulu | — | — | D | — | — | A |
| Urban Honolulu | #1 | C+ | C− | C+ | — | A− |
| Waimanalo Beach | — | — | B+ | — | — | B− |
East Honolulu and Waimanalo Beach report no FBI crime data of their own. East Honolulu and Waimanalo Beach aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Honolulu with a neighbor →
Questions about East Honolulu
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Honolulu, HI a good place to live?
East Honolulu 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).
Is East Honolulu, HI expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,212,000, 46% above 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 D.
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