Best PlacesEwa, Ewa Beach, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ewa, Ewa Beach, 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.
Ewa, Ewa Beach ranks 1,443rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ewa, Ewa Beach
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.
Ewa, Ewa Beach's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ewa, Ewa Beach ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Household income$130,097 median, better than 85% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Ewa, Ewa Beach ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute35.3 minutes each way, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Ewa, Ewa Beach
A household needs to earn about $198,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ewa, Ewa Beach home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $130,097, 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 Ewa, Ewa Beach's effective rate of 0.31%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ewa, Ewa Beach
Ewa, Ewa Beach 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 Ewa, Ewa Beach.
Who works in Ewa, Ewa Beach, and how
Work in Ewa, Ewa Beach centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Ewa, Ewa Beach
Ewa, Ewa Beach has more parkland per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 3 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Ewa, Ewa Beach and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ewa, Ewa Beach, month by month
Ewa, Ewa Beach sees roughly 156 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 83, with lows near 65. The comfortable stretch runs December through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 83° | 74° | 65° |
| April | 85° | 76° | 68° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 88° | 79° | 71° |
Flying in and out of Ewa, Ewa Beach
Daniel K Inouye International sits about 6 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 Ewa, Ewa Beach
Schools across Ewa, Ewa Beach average a C+, better than 51% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Hookele Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Keoneula Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kapolei Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Ewa Makai Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Ilima Intermediate SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Waipahu High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Kapolei High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- James Campbell High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ewa, Ewa Beach school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ewa, Ewa Beach 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 Ewa, Ewa Beach against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Ewa, Ewa Beach suits
Families
Schools land around the 51st percentile and crime safety beats 98%.
Retirees
The weather beats 78% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 64%, and it is quieter than 67%.
Common questions about living in Ewa, Ewa Beach
Is Ewa, Ewa Beach a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ewa, Ewa Beach ranks 1,443rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, clean air, and low crime, and lowest on state infrastructure and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ewa, Ewa Beach expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $811,366. The overall cost of living runs about 73% above the national average. Set against a $130,097 median income, cost of living beats 38% of neighborhoods.
Is Ewa, Ewa Beach safe?
Yes, Ewa, Ewa Beach is safer than 98% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Ewa, Ewa Beach?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 83 with lows near 65. That works out to about 156 pleasant days a year, more than 78% of neighborhoods.
Is Ewa, Ewa Beach good for families?
Schools beat 51% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 98%, and childcare runs $1,434 a month.
Compare Ewa, Ewa Beach with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ewa, Ewa Beach. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ewa, Ewa Beach 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.
Ewa, Ewa Beach detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ewa, Ewa Beach: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ewa, Ewa Beach: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ewa, Ewa Beach: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ewa, Ewa Beach: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ewa, Ewa Beach 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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