Best PlacesPearl Highlands, Pearl City, HI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pearl Highlands, Pearl City, 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 Highlands, Pearl City ranks 1,677th 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 Pearl Highlands, Pearl City
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 Highlands, Pearl City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pearl Highlands, Pearl City ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Pearl Highlands, Pearl City ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pearl Highlands, Pearl City
A household needs to earn about $201,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pearl Highlands, Pearl City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $99,152, 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 Pearl Highlands, Pearl City's effective rate of 0.24%, 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 Pearl Highlands, Pearl City
Pearl Highlands, Pearl City runs older 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 Pearl Highlands, Pearl City.
Who works in Pearl Highlands, Pearl City, and how
Work in Pearl Highlands, Pearl City centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Pearl Highlands, Pearl City
Pearl Highlands, Pearl City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 9 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Pearl Highlands, Pearl City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pearl Highlands, Pearl City, month by month
Pearl Highlands, Pearl City sees roughly 151 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 Highlands, Pearl City
Daniel K Inouye International sits about 6 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 Highlands, Pearl City
Schools across Pearl Highlands, Pearl City average a B−, better than 66% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Manana Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Pearl City Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Lehua Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highlands Intermediate SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Pearl City High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pearl Highlands, Pearl City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pearl Highlands, Pearl City 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 Highlands, Pearl City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pearl Highlands, Pearl City
Is Pearl Highlands, Pearl City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pearl Highlands, Pearl City ranks 1,677th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, clean air, and a strong job market, 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 Pearl Highlands, Pearl City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $833,980. The overall cost of living runs about 66% above the national average. Set against a $99,152 median income, cost of living beats 19% of neighborhoods.
Is Pearl Highlands, Pearl City safe?
Yes, Pearl Highlands, Pearl City is safer than 88% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $297 per resident a year.
Compare Pearl Highlands, Pearl City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pearl Highlands, Pearl City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pearl Highlands, Pearl City 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 Highlands, Pearl City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pearl Highlands, Pearl City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pearl Highlands, Pearl City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pearl Highlands, Pearl City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pearl Highlands, Pearl City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pearl Highlands, Pearl City 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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