Best Places96750, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 96750, 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.
96750 ranks 13,638th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 96750
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.
96750's strengths and weaknesses
Where 96750 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 254 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$103,716 median, better than 82% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 96750 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 96750
A household needs to earn about $178,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 96750 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $103,716, 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 96750's effective rate of 0.31%, 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 96750
96750 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 96750.
Who works in 96750, and how
Work in 96750 centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 96750
96750 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes. The coast is about 10 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 96750 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 96750, month by month
96750 sees roughly 254 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 83, with lows near 69. The comfortable stretch runs February.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 83° | 76° | 69° |
| April | 84° | 78° | 71° |
| July | 87° | 81° | 75° |
| October | 87° | 81° | 74° |
Flying in and out of 96750
The nearest airport, Ellison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kahului, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around 96750
Schools across 96750 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kona Pacific - PcsB− · 40% proficient
- Konawaena Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Holualoa Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Konawaena Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Kealakehe Intermediate SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Konawaena High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Kealakehe High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 96750 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
96750 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 96750 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 96750
Is 96750 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 96750 ranks 13,638th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on disaster risk and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 96750 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $730,137. The overall cost of living runs about 58% above the national average. Set against a $103,716 median income, cost of living beats 15% of zip codes.
Is 96750 safe?
96750 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $376 per resident a year.
Compare 96750 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 96750. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 96750 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.
96750 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 96750: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 96750: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 96750: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 96750: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
96750 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.