Best PlacesPearl Harbor, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pearl Harbor, 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.
Pearl Harbor ranks 12,281st 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 Pearl Harbor
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.
Pearl Harbor's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pearl Harbor ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute15.2 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
Where Pearl Harbor ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,434 a month, better than only 5% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of towns
Who lives in Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pearl Harbor.
Who works in Pearl Harbor, and how
Work in Pearl Harbor centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 32%
Life in Pearl Harbor
The coast is about 6 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Pearl Harbor, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pearl Harbor, month by month
Pearl Harbor sees roughly 146 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 Pearl Harbor
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 Pearl Harbor
Schools across Pearl Harbor average a B+, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Aliamanu Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Admiral Arthur W Radford High SchoolB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pearl Harbor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pearl Harbor 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 Pearl Harbor against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pearl Harbor
Is Pearl Harbor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pearl Harbor ranks 12,281st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, transit, and clean air, and lowest on civic engagement and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pearl Harbor safe?
Yes, Pearl Harbor is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $307 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Pearl Harbor?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 82 with lows near 67. That works out to about 146 pleasant days a year, more than 91% of towns.
Compare Pearl Harbor with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pearl Harbor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pearl Harbor 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.
Pearl Harbor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pearl Harbor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pearl Harbor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pearl Harbor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pearl Harbor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pearl Harbor 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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