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Whitmore VillageHI

The town has 4,105 residents and lies in Hawaii.

Is Whitmore Village a good place to live?

Whitmore Village’s best subject grade is an A− for walkability; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 4 of the 93 Hawaii towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Whitmore Village. Whitmore Village’s trail density is 3.0 miles per square mile, where Hawaii’s towns sit at 0.5 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Whitmore Village 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 Whitmore Village stand out

Where Whitmore Village beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Whitmore Village for work

Where Whitmore Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

36% → Urban Honolulu Urban Honolulu 36% 4% → Wahiawa Wahiawa 4% 4% → Kapolei Kapolei 4% 4% → Pearl City Pearl City 4% 4% → Waipahu Waipahu 4% 3% → Haleiwa Haleiwa 3% Whitmore Village · 2% stay
200jobs based in Whitmore Village
2%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Whitmore Village grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Whitmore Village is from typical.

How grading works

Whitmore Village 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).

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

USS Missouri and 46 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whitmore Village. Close and well known come first.

All 47 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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

Getting set up

Moving to Whitmore Village: who provides what

Whitmore Village is unincorporated, so Honolulu County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerHawaiian Electric Co40.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWahiawa water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHonolulu CountyHonolulu County provides services here
SchoolsHawaii Department of EducationWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Hawaii you can register online up to and including Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 10 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereHonolulu County ClerkHonolulu County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code9678696786 100%Census 2020

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 Whitmore Village.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D

Very high risk in Whitmore Village, with inland flooding at the top

The FEMA risk score in Whitmore Village is 88 of 100. 48% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 35%.

88risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
88Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireEarthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Whitmore Village’s kids attend

Its one school is below. The Hawaii Department of Education school district runs its public schools. Whitmore Village’s only public school teaches 417 students.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Helemano Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5417B

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Whitmore Village’s workers commute out

Only 2% of working residents stay in Whitmore Village for work; the rest commute out. Jobs based here fell to 200 in 2023, 41 fewer than in 2013. The town’s average trip to work stands at 30 minutes. Half commute less than 13 miles.

2%work in town
Whitmore VillageHawaii townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work30 minutes28 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$105,000$100,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town1.8%3.7%8%
Below the poverty line11%9.5%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Whitmore Village2%
Urban Honolulu36%
Wahiawa4%
Kapolei4%
Pearl City4%
13 mi
median commute distance
200
jobs based in Whitmore Village
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthB+

On CDC estimates, Whitmore Village is healthier than seven in ten U.S. towns

In Whitmore Village, 27% of adults get no exercise outside work. The town does better than the Hawaii average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5. Among adults in the town, 15% have been diagnosed with depression and 23% have obesity.

69%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
Whitmore VillageHawaii townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)51%45%36%
Depression (CDC PLACES)15%17%23%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)23%27%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)36%32%33%
32 measures vs. Hawaii
4 better23 too close to call5 worse
What stands outWhitmore VillageHI
Fewer adults who have had cancer4.5%6.7%
Fewer adults with heart disease5.1%6.2%
More adults facing food insecurity21.7%17.3%
Pali Momi Medical Center
10.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
38th
percentile among HI towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Whitmore Village has mild winters and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 61° and snow is almost unheard of.

83°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter61–76°
Spring63–78°
Summer67–81°
Fall66–81°
83°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

2.3%conserved
2.3%
conserved · 14 of 586 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 3 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HousingCost of living grade C

A home in Whitmore Village sells for about $544K at the median

Whitmore Village: three quarters of households live in a home they own. In Whitmore Village, the median rent is $1,829 a month.

$544Kmedian sale price
Whitmore VillageHawaii townsU.S. towns
Median rent$1,829 a month$2,017 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home75%71%73%
1
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Whitmore Village

16pages on Whitmore Village
After high school

Colleges nearby

5 within 15 miles of the center of Whitmore Village

About Whitmore Village

Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States

Whitmore Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 4,887 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
1,001 ft
Area code
808

Whitmore Village’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Whitmore Village.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownHI rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Whitmore Village——C——B+
Wahiawa——C——B−

Whitmore Village and Wahiawa report no FBI crime data of their own. Whitmore Village and Wahiawa aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Whitmore Village with a neighbor →

Questions about Whitmore Village

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Whitmore Village, HI a good place to live?

Whitmore Village 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 Whitmore Village, HI expensive?

The typical home is worth about $830,000, 0% 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.