Best Places96714, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 96714, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
96714 ranks 11,524th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 96714
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
96714's strengths and weaknesses
Where 96714 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$137,539 median, better than 94% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 96714 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 96714
A household needs to earn about $324,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 96714 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $137,539, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 96714's effective rate of 0.27%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 96714
96714 runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 96714.
Who works in 96714, and how
Work in 96714 centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 53%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in 96714
96714 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of zip codes. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 96714 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 96714, month by month
96714 sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 81, with lows near 65. The comfortable stretch runs December through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 81° | 73° | 65° |
| April | 83° | 75° | 67° |
| July | 88° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 87° | 79° | 71° |
Flying in and out of 96714
The nearest airport, Lihue, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Daniel K Inouye International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around 96714
Schools across 96714 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hanalei Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Kilauea Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Kekaha Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kapaa Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Kapaa High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 96714 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
96714 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 96714 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 96714
Is 96714 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 96714 ranks 11,524th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, low property taxes, and high incomes, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 96714 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,335,290. The overall cost of living runs about 141% above the national average. Set against a $137,539 median income, cost of living beats 7% of zip codes.
Is 96714 safe?
Yes, 96714 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $294 per resident a year.
Compare 96714 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 96714. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 96714 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
96714 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 96714: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 96714: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 96714: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 96714: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
96714 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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