MailiHI
11,570 residents make their home in this town in Hawaii.
Is Maili a good place to live?
The best of Maili’s subject grades are an A for walkability and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Maili’s mean commuting time is 43 minutes, above both the Hawaii town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 93 Hawaii towns, just one has a higher share of children under 18 than Maili. Maili has 1 place on the National Register. Maili 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 Maili stand out
Where Maili beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Maili has grown 22% from 2010 to 2020
9,488 counted in 2010 and 11,535 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Maili grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Maili is from typical.
Maili 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 Maili. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumUSS Missouri
15 mi MuseumUSS Arizona Memorial
16 mi Stadium & arenaAloha Stadium
26 mi MountainDiamond Head
24 mi BeachWaikīkī
16 mi MuseumUSS BowfinPhoto 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 · USS Bowfin: Max Smith, Public domain
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Moving to Maili: who provides what
Maili 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 Maili.
Maili has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Maili, 59% come from inland flooding and 36% from tsunamis.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Maili’s kids attend
The Hawaii Department of Education school district runs its public schools. Its two schools are below. Maili’s only public school teaches 609 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maili Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 609 | D |
| Maili Bible School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 67 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Mild winters and pleasant summers: that is Maili’s year
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 65° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most people working in Maili commute elsewhere
The typical household income for Maili comes to $112,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 304, to 445. For half of commuters, work is under 21 miles away. The top destinations are Urban Honolulu (19%), Waianae (5%) and Waipahu (5%).
| Maili | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $112,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.9% | 8.2% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Maili is less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns
Of 32 CDC measures, Maili beats the Hawaii average on 1 and trails it on 19. 53% of adults sleep under 7 hours in the town. Only 8 of the 93 Hawaii towns we compare have a higher share of adults who worry about having enough food than Maili.
| Maili | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 45% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| What stands out | Maili | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.2% | 6.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.7% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Maili sells for about $689K at the median
Maili’s median rent stands at $2,420 a month. In Maili, 40% of sales closed above the list price. A home in Maili typically sold within 217 days of listing.
| Maili | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,420 a month | $2,009 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Maili
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Maili
About 5 of every 100 Maili residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Hawaii.
About Maili
Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
Māʻili (Hawaiian pronunciation: [maːˈʔili]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Waiʻanae District on the island of Oʻahu, City & County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States. In Hawaiian, māʻili means "pebbly", referring to rounded stones at the shore. Māʻili is located along Farrington Highway on Oʻahu's Leeward Coast, between Māʻili Beach Park to the west and Lualualei Valley to the east. It is located 1.4 miles south of the town of Waianae, separated by the Māʻiliʻili Stream, and 1.5 miles north of Nanakuli. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 11,535. Māʻili has one 7-Eleven, a gas station, and a few residential developments. The town is also home to several dairy farms an…
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- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Area code
- 808
Maili’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Maili.
Maili, Nanakuli and Waianae report no FBI crime data of their own. Maili, Nanakuli and Waianae aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Maili with a neighbor →
Questions about Maili
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Maili, HI a good place to live?
Maili 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 Maili, HI expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $641,000, 23% 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 C−.