Best PlacesMakakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei, 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.
Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei ranks 1,602nd 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 Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei
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.
Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei's strengths and weaknesses
Where Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Household income$125,130 median, better than 83% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 172 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.7 minutes each way, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,434 a month, better than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei
A household needs to earn about $200,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $125,130, 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 Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei's effective rate of 0.27%, 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 Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei
Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei 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 Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei.
Who works in Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei, and how
Work in Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei
Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 5 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei, month by month
Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei sees roughly 172 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 Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei
Daniel K Inouye International sits about 10 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 Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei
Schools across Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei average a B−, better than 58% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hookele Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Mauka Lani Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Kapolei Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kapolei Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Ewa Makai Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Dreamhouse Ewa BeachD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Kapolei High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- James Campbell High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Kapolei Charter School By Goodwill HawaiiD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei 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 Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei suits
Retirees
The weather beats 83% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 60%, and it is quieter than 64%.
Common questions about living in Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei
Is Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei ranks 1,602nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, clean air, and low crime, and lowest on state infrastructure and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $823,824. The overall cost of living runs about 73% above the national average. Set against a $125,130 median income, cost of living beats 35% of neighborhoods.
Is Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei safe?
Yes, Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei is safer than 97% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 83 with lows near 65. That works out to about 172 pleasant days a year, more than 83% of neighborhoods.
Is Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei good for families?
Schools beat 58% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 97%, and childcare runs $1,434 a month.
Compare Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei 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.
Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei 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.
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