Best PlacesAla Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu, 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.
Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu ranks 1,145th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu
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.
Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu
A household needs to earn about $191,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,369, 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 Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu's effective rate of 0.30%, 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 Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu
Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu runs older 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 Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu.
Who works in Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu, and how
Work in Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 25%
Life in Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu
Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 1 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu, month by month
Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu 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 Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu
Daniel K Inouye International sits about 5 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 Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu
Schools across Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu average a C, better than 41% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- President Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Queen Kaahumanu Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Royal Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Robert Louis Stevenson Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- President George Washington Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Princess Ruth Keelikolani Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- President William Mckinley High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Kaimuki High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu 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 Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu suits
Families
Schools land around the 41st percentile and crime safety beats 75%.
Retirees
The weather beats 74% of neighborhoods and health care access beats 82%.
Common questions about living in Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu
Is Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu ranks 1,145th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, transit, and low property taxes, and lowest on state infrastructure and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $782,192. The overall cost of living runs about 105% above the national average. Set against a $95,369 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu safe?
Yes, Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu is safer than 75% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $437 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu?
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 74% of neighborhoods.
Is Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu good for families?
Schools beat 41% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 75%, and childcare runs $1,434 a month.
Compare Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu 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.
Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu 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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