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What Is It Like to Live in Urban Honolulu?

What it costs to live in Urban Honolulu, and how it compares with other Hawaii cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

14

17th best value in Hawaii

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Hawaii cities.

Overall livability

20

16th overall in Hawaii

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Urban Honolulu is home to about 351,554 people. A typical home runs $726,000 and a household earns around $76,500, a price-to-income ratio of 9.5. Among Hawaii's largest cities, it ranks 17th for value and 16th overall.

Urban Honolulu at a glance

Median home price

$726,000

18th in HI of 18

Median rent

$1,620/mo

Median household income

$76,500

Home price to income

9.5x

Unemployment

4.9%

12th in HI of 18

School rating

7/10

14th in HI of 18

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in HI of 18

Walk score

43/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Hawaii only. Updated 2026.