Nanawale EstatesHI
A town of 1,692.
Is Nanawale Estates a good place to live?
The best of Nanawale Estates’ subject grades is a B for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 53% of residents live below the poverty line in Nanawale Estates, where Hawaii’s towns sit at 9.7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town in Hawaii scores lower than Nanawale Estates on incomes. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. 0.2% of the land in Nanawale Estates is conserved, where Hawaii’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On the outdoors, just 5 of Hawaii’s 125 towns do worse. Nanawale Estates has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Nanawale Estates has grown 16% from 2010 to 2020
1,426 counted in 2010 and 1,652 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Nanawale Estates grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Nanawale Estates is from typical.
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Moving to Nanawale Estates: who provides what
Nanawale Estates 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 Nanawale Estates.
Nanawale Estates faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Nanawale Estates sits above 100% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 52% come from inland flooding and 36% from earthquakes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Na Hunaahi PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 3–8 | Grades 3–8 | 7 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
A larger share of adults worry about having enough food in Nanawale Estates than in most of Hawaii or the rest of the country
Only 4 of the 94 Hawaii towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Nanawale Estates. Among adults here, 19% report frequent physical distress. Against the Hawaii average, Nanawale Estates comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 24.
| Nanawale Estates | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Nanawale Estates | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 40.9% | 45.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.7% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Nanawale Estates, the median household income runs lower than in the typical Hawaii or U.S. town
Nanawale Estates had 42 jobs in 2023, up 20 from 2013. In Nanawale Estates, the typical journey to work is 36 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 69 miles. The share of working residents in Nanawale Estates who work locally: 1.1%.
| Nanawale Estates | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $27,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 3.7% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and pleasant summers in Nanawale Estates
Nanawale Estates’ July high stands at 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nanawale Estates earns a D for the outdoors
Trails total 1.0 miles in 1 park or preserve. Nanawale Estates’ trail density comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nanawale Forest Reserve | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Kīlauea and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nanawale Estates. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi MountainKīlauea
14 mi National ParkHawai'i Volcanoes National Park1.9M visitors a year
8 mi CaveKazumura Cave
20 mi WaterfallRainbow Falls
29 mi State parkAkaka Falls State Park
19 mi GardenLiliuokalani Park and GardensPhoto credits
Kīlauea: Hawaii Land Cover Analysis project, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Public domain · 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 · Akaka Falls State Park: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Liliuokalani Park and Gardens: AlaskaDave, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Nanawale Estates
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Nanawale Estates; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Nanawale Estates residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Hawaii.
99% of working residents leave Nanawale Estates for work
Where Nanawale Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Nanawale Estates’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Nanawale Estates.
| Town | HI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanawale Estates | — | — | B | — | — | D |
| Pahoa | — | — | A | — | — | C− |
Nanawale Estates and Pahoa have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Nanawale Estates and Pahoa report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Nanawale Estates with a neighbor →
Questions about Nanawale Estates
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nanawale Estates, HI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.