Best places to live in the Honolulu metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Honolulu metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
#13. Whitmore Village
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 3,821
#12. Waipahu
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 39,871
#11. Waikele
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 7,950
#10. Ocean Pointe
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 16,276
#9. Kahalu'u
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 5,282
#8. Waimalu
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 14,176
#7. Kapolei
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 23,033
#6. Pearl City
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 45,079
#5. Mililani Mauka
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 21,967
#4. Mililani
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 27,495
#3. Kailua
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 39,762
#2. Honolulu
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 401,484
#1. Maunawili
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 2,288