Living in Haleiwa, HI
Haleiwa is a small town of 4,948 people in Honolulu County, Hawaii. It's about 25 miles from Honolulu, HI. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 78°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,948people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,018/moRent
86° / 78°Summer / winter
0"Snow
300Sunny days
220Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,948
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,608 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 25 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,884/mo)
- Median rent $2,018/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 78°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 220 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to HNL airport
- 22 mi to HNL (major hub)
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 313 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 160 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Honolulu County: D+22 in 2024
- Hawaii: D+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk