Best places to live in the Honolulu metro area

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July 8, 2025
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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.

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#13. Whitmore Village

- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 3,821

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#12. Waipahu

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 39,871

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#11. Waikele

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 7,950

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#10. Ocean Pointe

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 16,276

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#9. Kahalu'u

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 5,282

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#8. Waimalu

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 14,176

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#7. Kapolei

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 23,033

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#6. Pearl City

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 45,079

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#5. Mililani Mauka

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 21,967

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#4. Mililani

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 27,495

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#3. Kailua

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 39,762

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#2. Honolulu

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 401,484

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#1. Maunawili

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 2,288

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