Best Places96825, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 96825, 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.
96825 ranks 1,315th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 96825
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.
96825's strengths and weaknesses
Where 96825 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$153,687 median, better than 96% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 96825 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,434 a month, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Short commute32.5 minutes each way, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 96825
A household needs to earn about $280,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 96825 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $153,687, 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 96825's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 96825
96825 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 96825.
Who works in 96825, and how
Work in 96825 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 96825
96825 has more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. The coast is about 2 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 96825 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 96825, month by month
96825 sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 81, with lows near 70. The comfortable stretch runs January through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 81° | 75° | 70° |
| April | 82° | 77° | 72° |
| July | 85° | 80° | 75° |
| October | 86° | 80° | 75° |
Flying in and out of 96825
Daniel K Inouye International sits about 14 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.5 million passengers in 2025, with 65 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 96825
Schools across 96825 average an A−, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Koko Head Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Aina Haina Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Hahaione Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Niu Valley Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Henry J Kaiser High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Kalani High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Kailua High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 96825 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
96825 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 96825 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 96825 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 20% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 63% of zip codes and health care access beats 96%.
Common questions about living in 96825
Is 96825 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 96825 ranks 1,315th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, transit, and high incomes, and lowest on state finances and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 96825 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,144,131. The overall cost of living runs about 80% above the national average. Set against a $153,687 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 96825 safe?
Yes, 96825 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 96825?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 81 with lows near 70. That works out to about 99 pleasant days a year, more than 63% of zip codes.
Is 96825 good for families?
Schools beat 79% of zip codes, crime safety beats 90%, and childcare runs $1,434 a month.
Compare 96825 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 96825. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 96825 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.
96825 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 96825: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 96825: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 96825: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 96825: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
96825 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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