Living in Kailua, HI
Suburb in Hawaii
Kailua is a suburb in Hawaii, home to about 40,000 people, with 976,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Kailua a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 5 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Great outdoors: coast or a lake close by
- 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 $1.42M, and rent is $3,670 a month
- Few dog parks: 3 within 9 mi
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Smaller job market: about 976,000 people live within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Kailua: common questions
What is the cost of living in Kailua?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $1.42M, 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 Kailua?
Hawaii collects about $2,274 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.31% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Kailua safe?
Kailua 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 Kailua?
Kailua is warm all year: winter days average around 79°F and summer days around 84°F.
Does Kailua get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, tsunamis and earthquakes: 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 Kailua?
The nearest major airport is HNL, about 14 mi away.
How Kailua scores
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