Ranked for Affordable Living
Best Places to Live in Hawaii for Affordable Living
Low cost of living, rent, home prices, and total tax burden Ranked by how well each place fits the Affordable Living profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 10 places
- #1Urban HonoluluPopulation 348,547 · solid overall livability11% match
- #2East HonoluluPopulation 49,491 · mixed overall livability11% match
- #3HiloPopulation 47,627 · mixed overall livability11% match
- #4Pearl CityPopulation 46,812 · solid overall livability11% match
- #5KailuaPopulation 40,323 · mixed overall livability11% match
- #6WaipahuPopulation 39,873 · solid overall livability11% match
- #7KaneohePopulation 35,493 · mixed overall livability11% match
- #8Mililani TownPopulation 27,423 · solid overall livability11% match
- #9KahuluiPopulation 27,233 · solid overall livability11% match
- #10Ewa GentryPopulation 27,198 · solid overall livability11% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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