HeeiaHI
A town of 5,144, settled in 1900.
Is Heeia a good place to live?
The best of Heeia’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A for health and walkability; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Heeia’s median rent is $3,501 a month, above both the Hawaii town median ($2,009 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 3 of Hawaii’s 124 towns score higher on incomes. 28% of the land in Heeia is conserved, against 12% in Hawaii’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Leleahina Heiau is on the National Register of Historic Places. Heeia 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).
What makes Heeia stand out
Where Heeia beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Heeia | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.5% | 8.5% |
100% of working residents leave Heeia for work
Where Heeia’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Heeia grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Heeia is from typical.
Heeia 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 →
USS Missouri and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Heeia. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi MuseumUSS Missouri
9 mi MuseumUSS Arizona Memorial
8 mi Stadium & arenaAloha Stadium
11 mi MountainDiamond Head
10 mi BeachWaikīkī
8 mi LandmarkNational Memorial Cemetery of the PacificPhoto credits
USS Missouri: Camera Operator: EM2 KENNETH D. MEHL (Released to Public), Public domain · 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 · Diamond Head: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waikīkī: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: Cleared as filed at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Heeia: who provides what
Heeia 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Heeia.
Compared with most of Hawaii and the rest of the country, fewer of Heeia’s adults report frequent mental distress
13% of Heeia adults report frequent mental distress. Heeia beats the Hawaii average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of Heeia adults report frequent physical distress.
| Heeia | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | Heeia | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.5% | 8.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 17.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The schools Heeia’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Hawaii Department of Education school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 513 | B− |
| Ke Kula o Samuel M Kamakau - A Laboratory PCSLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 148 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Heeia has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Kaneohe Forest Reserve, at 293 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kaneohe Forest Reserve | — | 293 |
| 2. Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median household income in Heeia is higher than in the typical Hawaii or U.S. town
The median household income in Heeia is $176,000. Among 93 Hawaii towns, just 7 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Heeia. Since 2013, Heeia has lost 203 jobs, to 163 in 2023.
| Heeia | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $176,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 11% | 8.1% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Heeia, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Heeia.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Heeia
Heeia has warm winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 66° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Heeia sells for about $1.06M at the median
94% of households own their home in Heeia.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Heeia
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Heeia
About 5 of every 100 Heeia residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Hawaii.
About Heeia
Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
Heʻeia (Hawaiian pronunciation: [hɛˈʔɛjə]) is a census-designated place comprising several neighborhoods located in the City & County of Honolulu and the Koʻolaupoko District on the island of Oʻahu north of Kāneʻohe. In Hawaiian the words heʻe ʻia mean "washed away", alluding to a victory achieved by the populace against others from leeward Oʻahu, aided by a tsunami that washed the combatants off the shore. Heʻeia includes Haʻikū Valley and Heʻeia Kea. The population was 5,001 at the 2020 census. The area is almost entirely one of homes and apartments. Parts of Heʻeia lie along Kāneʻohe Bay, but public access is non-existent owing to private ownership of the property behind the shore. Notab…
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- Area
- 3.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Area code
- 808
Heeia’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Heeia.
Heeia, Kaneohe and Ahuimanu report no FBI crime data of their own. Heeia, Kaneohe and Ahuimanu aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Heeia with a neighbor →
Questions about Heeia
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Heeia, HI a good place to live?
Heeia 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 Heeia, HI expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,200,000, 44% 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.