Best PlacesKaneohe Bay, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kaneohe Bay, 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.
Kaneohe Bay ranks 16,573rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kaneohe Bay
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.
Kaneohe Bay's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kaneohe Bay ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute9.6 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 97% of towns
Where Kaneohe Bay ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,434 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of towns
Who lives in Kaneohe Bay
Kaneohe Bay runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kaneohe Bay.
Who works in Kaneohe Bay, and how
Work in Kaneohe Bay centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 36%
Life in Kaneohe Bay
The coast is about 3 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Kaneohe Bay, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Kaneohe Bay, month by month
Kaneohe Bay sees roughly 85 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 Kaneohe Bay
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 Kaneohe Bay
Schools across Kaneohe Bay average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Aikahi Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Mokapu Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kailua Intermediate SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Kalaheo High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Castle High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kaneohe Bay school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kaneohe Bay 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 Kaneohe Bay against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kaneohe Bay
Is Kaneohe Bay a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kaneohe Bay ranks 16,573rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement 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 Kaneohe Bay safe?
Yes, Kaneohe Bay is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Kaneohe Bay?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 81 with lows near 70. That works out to about 85 pleasant days a year, more than 54% of towns.
Compare Kaneohe Bay with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kaneohe Bay. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kaneohe Bay 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.
Kaneohe Bay detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kaneohe Bay: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kaneohe Bay: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kaneohe Bay: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kaneohe Bay: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kaneohe Bay 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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