Best Places96755, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 96755, 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.
96755 ranks 18,350th 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 96755
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.
96755's strengths and weaknesses
Where 96755 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 153 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 96755 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 96755
A household needs to earn about $172,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 96755 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,517, 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 96755's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 96755
96755'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 96755.
Who works in 96755, and how
Work in 96755 centers on hospitality & food and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 96755
The coast is about 5 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 96755, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 96755, month by month
96755 sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 77 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through January.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 55° | 40° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 77° | 62° | 47° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 96755
The nearest airport, Waimea-Kohala, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kahului, about 62 miles away.
The best schools in and around 96755
Schools across 96755 average a C−, better than 21% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kohala Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kohala Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Kohala High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 96755 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
96755 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 96755 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 96755
Is 96755 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 96755 ranks 18,350th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, heat safety, 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 96755 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $695,330. The overall cost of living runs about 44% above the national average. Set against a $95,517 median income, cost of living beats 15% of zip codes.
Is 96755 safe?
96755 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $370 per resident a year.
Compare 96755 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 96755. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 96755 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.
96755 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 96755: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 96755: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 96755: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 96755: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
96755 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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