Best Places96853, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 96853, 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.
96853 ranks 8,139th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 96853
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.
96853's strengths and weaknesses
Where 96853 ranks high
- Short commute8.5 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 96853 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of zip codes
Who lives in 96853
96853 runs younger 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 96853.
Life in 96853
The coast is about 6 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 96853, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 96853, month by month
96853 sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 82, with lows near 67. The comfortable stretch runs December through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82° | 75° | 67° |
| April | 84° | 77° | 70° |
| July | 89° | 81° | 75° |
| October | 88° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of 96853
Daniel K Inouye International sits about 2 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 96853
Schools across 96853 average an A−, better than 83% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
Top middle schools
- Aliamanu Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Admiral Arthur W Radford High SchoolB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 96853 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
96853 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 96853 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 96853
Is 96853 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 96853 ranks 8,139th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, population health, and clean air, and lowest on civic engagement and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 96853 safe?
96853 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $591 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 96853?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 82 with lows near 67. That works out to about 145 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of zip codes.
Compare 96853 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 96853. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 96853 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.
96853 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 96853: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 96853: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 96853: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 96853: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
96853 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.
- 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.
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