Waipio AcresHI
A town of 5,332.
Is Waipio Acres a good place to live?
The best of Waipio Acres’ subject grades are an A for health and an A− for walkability; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. On the outdoors, just 12 of Hawaii’s 125 towns do worse. Waipio Acres 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 Waipio Acres stand out
Where Waipio Acres beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
How Waipio Acres grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Waipio Acres is from typical.
Waipio Acres 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).
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USS Missouri and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Waipio Acres. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi MuseumUSS Missouri
8 mi MuseumUSS Arizona Memorial
9 mi Stadium & arenaAloha Stadium
20 mi MountainDiamond Head
18 mi BeachWaikīkī
9 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 Waipio Acres: who provides what
Waipio Acres 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 Waipio Acres.
Very high risk in Waipio Acres, with inland flooding at the top
Compared with 99% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Waipio Acres is higher. 91% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Waipio Acres are healthier than 86% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in Waipio Acres who have been diagnosed with depression: 16%. Of 32 CDC measures, Waipio Acres beats the Hawaii average on 9 and trails it on 2. Waipio Acres: nearly half of adults sleep under 7 hours, where Hawaii’s towns sit at 45% and U.S. towns at 36%.
| Waipio Acres | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 45% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Waipio Acres | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.9% | 3.7% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.1% | 17.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Waipio Acres has mild winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 61° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Waipio Acres’ working residents commute to Urban Honolulu
For residents in Waipio Acres, the share who live below the poverty line is 6.6%. Employers in Waipio Acres added 28 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 117. Waipio Acres’ average commute stands at 30 minutes. The top destinations are Urban Honolulu (33%), Kapolei (7%) and Mililani Mauka (4%).
| Waipio Acres | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.8% | 8.2% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical Hawaii spread of ages in Waipio Acres
Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Hawaii average. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 27% of adults 25 and older, vs 36% across Hawaii. Waipio Acres: just over a fifth of residents are under 18, close to both Hawaii’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%).
| Waipio Acres | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 31% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.8 points). Across Hawaii, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Waipio Acres | HI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 9.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.5% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.4% | 26.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.2% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.7% | 22.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 13.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The median home in Waipio Acres sells for about $635K
A home in Waipio Acres typically sold within 73 days of listing. For Waipio Acres, the rent at the middle of the market is $2,003 a month. Bidding over the asking price: three in five homes sold here.
| Waipio Acres | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,003 a month | $2,017 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Waipio Acres
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Waipio Acres
About 4 of every 100 Waipio Acres residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Hawaii.
About Waipio Acres
Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
Waipiʻo Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 5,531 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 735 ft
- Area code
- 808
Waipio Acres’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Waipio Acres.
| Town | HI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waipio Acres | — | — | C− | — | — | A |
| Mililani Town | — | — | C− | — | — | A |
| Mililani Mauka | — | — | D | — | — | A+ |
Waipio Acres, Mililani Town and Mililani Mauka report no FBI crime data of their own. Waipio Acres, Mililani Town and Mililani Mauka aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Waipio Acres with a neighbor →
Questions about Waipio Acres
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Waipio Acres, HI a good place to live?
Waipio Acres 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 Waipio Acres, HI expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $754,000, 9% 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−.