Living in East Honolulu, HI
Suburb in Hawaii
East Honolulu is a suburb in Hawaii, home to about 51,000 people, with 948,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, there is some transit, though many people drive. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is East Honolulu a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Great outdoors: coast or a lake close by
- Strong healthcare: 5 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Easy flying: HNL is 14 mi away
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
👎 Cons
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $1.34M, and rent is $3,670 a month
- Few dog parks: 5 within 9 mi
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Smaller job market: about 948,000 people live within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in East Honolulu: common questions
What is the cost of living in East Honolulu?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $1.34M, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $3,670 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 111, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in East Honolulu?
Hawaii collects about $2,274 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.3% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is East Honolulu safe?
East Honolulu isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
What is the weather like in East Honolulu?
East Honolulu is warm all year: winter days average around 79°F and summer days around 84°F.
Does East Honolulu get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding and tsunamis: 9 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.37 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to East Honolulu?
The nearest major airport is HNL, about 14 mi away.
How East Honolulu scores
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