Living in Kaneohe, HI
Suburb in Hawaii
Kaneohe is a suburb in Hawaii, home to about 36,000 people, with 986,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Kaneohe 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
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Easy flying: HNL is 11 mi away
👎 Cons
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $1.05M, and rent is $3,670 a month
- Few dog parks: 4 within 9 mi
- Fewer family amenities than most places
- Smaller job market: about 986,000 people live within 31 mi
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Key facts
Living in Kaneohe: common questions
What is the cost of living in Kaneohe?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $1.05M, 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 Kaneohe?
Hawaii collects about $2,274 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.29% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Kaneohe safe?
Kaneohe isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Kaneohe?
Public schools in Kaneohe test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 14 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Kaneohe?
Kaneohe is warm all year: winter days average around 78°F and summer days around 84°F.
Does Kaneohe get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and earthquakes: 9 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.24 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Kaneohe?
The nearest major airport is HNL, about 11 mi away.
How Kaneohe scores
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