Best PlacesMoanalua, Honolulu, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moanalua, 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.
Moanalua, Honolulu ranks 985th 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 Moanalua, 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.
Moanalua, Honolulu's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moanalua, Honolulu ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Moanalua, Honolulu ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Moanalua, Honolulu
A household needs to earn about $244,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moanalua, Honolulu home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $127,014, 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 Moanalua, 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 Moanalua, Honolulu
Moanalua, Honolulu 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 Moanalua, Honolulu.
Who works in Moanalua, Honolulu, and how
Work in Moanalua, Honolulu centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Moanalua, Honolulu
The coast is about 5 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Moanalua, Honolulu, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Moanalua, Honolulu, month by month
Moanalua, Honolulu sees roughly 163 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 Moanalua, Honolulu
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 Moanalua, Honolulu
Schools across Moanalua, Honolulu average a B+, better than 83% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Admiral Chester W Nimitz Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Moanalua Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Red Hill Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Moanalua Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Aliamanu Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Admiral Arthur W Radford High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Moanalua High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moanalua, Honolulu school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moanalua, 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 Moanalua, Honolulu against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Moanalua, Honolulu
Is Moanalua, Honolulu a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moanalua, Honolulu ranks 985th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on state infrastructure and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moanalua, Honolulu expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,003,303. The overall cost of living runs about 57% above the national average. Set against a $127,014 median income, cost of living beats 47% of neighborhoods.
Is Moanalua, Honolulu safe?
Yes, Moanalua, Honolulu is safer than 86% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
Compare Moanalua, Honolulu with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moanalua, Honolulu. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moanalua, 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.
Moanalua, Honolulu detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moanalua, Honolulu: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moanalua, Honolulu: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moanalua, Honolulu: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moanalua, Honolulu: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moanalua, 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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