Living in Pearl City, HI
Suburb in Hawaii
Pearl City is a suburb in Hawaii, home to about 45,000 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 Pearl City 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
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
- Low natural disaster risk: 9 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $932k, and rent is $3,670 a month
- Few dog parks: 8 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 Pearl City: common questions
What is the cost of living in Pearl City?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $932k, 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 Pearl City?
Hawaii collects about $2,274 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.28% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Pearl City safe?
Pearl City 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 Pearl City?
Pearl City is warm all year: winter days average around 81°F and summer days around 88°F.
Does Pearl City 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 0.19 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Pearl City?
The nearest major airport is HNL, about 6 mi away.
How Pearl City scores
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