Best Places96860, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 96860, 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.
96860 ranks 9,152nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 96860
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.
96860's strengths and weaknesses
Where 96860 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute15.2 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 96860 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of zip codes
Who lives in 96860
96860 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 96860.
Who works in 96860, and how
Work in 96860 centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 32%
Life in 96860
The coast is about 5 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 96860, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 96860, month by month
96860 sees roughly 146 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 96860
Daniel K Inouye International sits about 3 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 96860
Schools across 96860 average a B+, better than 71% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% 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 96860 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
96860 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 96860 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 96860
Is 96860 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 96860 ranks 9,152nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, clean air, and transit, 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 96860 safe?
Yes, 96860 is safer than 66% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $307 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 96860?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 82 with lows near 67. That works out to about 146 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of zip codes.
Compare 96860 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 96860. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 96860 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.
96860 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 96860: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 96860: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 96860: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 96860: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
96860 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.
Your priorities
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