Best Places96747, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 96747, 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.
96747 ranks 21,989th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 96747
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.
96747's strengths and weaknesses
Where 96747 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 138 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of zip codes
Where 96747 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 96747
A household needs to earn about $163,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 96747 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $80,000, 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 96747's effective rate of 0.24%, 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 96747
96747's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 96747.
Who works in 96747, and how
Work in 96747 centers on hospitality & food and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 96747
The coast is about 1 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 96747, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 96747, month by month
96747 sees roughly 138 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 96747
The nearest airport, Lihue, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Daniel K Inouye International, about 117 miles away.
The best schools in and around 96747
Schools across 96747 average a D+, better than 14% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Eleele Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Waimea Canyon Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Waimea High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 96747 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
96747 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 96747 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 96747
Is 96747 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 96747 ranks 21,989th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on civic engagement and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 96747 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $675,900. The overall cost of living runs about 38% above the national average. Set against a $80,000 median income, cost of living beats 8% of zip codes.
Is 96747 safe?
96747 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $729 per resident a year.
Compare 96747 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 96747. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 96747 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.
96747 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 96747: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 96747: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 96747: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 96747: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
96747 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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