Best PlacesNanawale Estates, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nanawale Estates, 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.
Nanawale Estates ranks 37,230th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Nanawale Estates
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.
Nanawale Estates' strengths and weaknesses
Where Nanawale Estates ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 243 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
Where Nanawale Estates ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$31,689 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nanawale Estates
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nanawale Estates home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $31,689, 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 Nanawale Estates' effective rate of 0.23%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nanawale Estates
Nanawale Estates's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Nanawale Estates.
Who works in Nanawale Estates, and how
Work in Nanawale Estates centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Nanawale Estates
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Nanawale Estates, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Nanawale Estates, month by month
Nanawale Estates sees roughly 243 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 77, with lows near 61. Every month averages in that range.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77° | 68° | 61° |
| April | 78° | 70° | 64° |
| July | 81° | 73° | 67° |
| October | 81° | 72° | 66° |
Flying in and out of Nanawale Estates
The nearest airport, Hilo International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kahului, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nanawale Estates
Schools across Nanawale Estates average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Keonepoko Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Pahoa High & Intermediate SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nanawale Estates school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nanawale Estates 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 Nanawale Estates against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nanawale Estates
Is Nanawale Estates a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nanawale Estates ranks 37,230th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, clean air, and heat safety, and lowest on disaster risk and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nanawale Estates expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $251,364. The overall cost of living runs about 17% above the national average. Set against a $31,689 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Nanawale Estates safe?
Nanawale Estates is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $328 per resident a year.
Compare Nanawale Estates with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nanawale Estates. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nanawale Estates 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.
Nanawale Estates detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nanawale Estates: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nanawale Estates: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nanawale Estates: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nanawale Estates: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nanawale Estates 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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