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1 / 13#13. Whitmore Village
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 3,821
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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2 / 13#12. Waipahu
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 39,871
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3 / 13#11. Waikele
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 7,950
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4 / 13#10. Ocean Pointe
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 16,276
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5 / 13#9. Kahalu'u
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 5,282
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6 / 13#8. Waimalu
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 14,176
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7 / 13#7. Kapolei
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 23,033
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8 / 13#6. Pearl City
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 45,079
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9 / 13#5. Mililani Mauka
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 21,967
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10 / 13#4. Mililani
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 27,495
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11 / 13#3. Kailua
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 39,762
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12 / 13#2. Honolulu
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 401,484
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13 / 13#1. Maunawili
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 2,288
