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Kailua is a small city of 39,640 people in Honolulu County, Hawaii. It's about 9 miles from Honolulu, HI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 78°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $3k a month.
39,640people
$1.4MTypical home
$3,093/moRent
84° / 78°Summer / winter
0"Snow
294Sunny days
258Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,640
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,100 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 9 mi to Honolulu, HI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,536/mo)
- Median rent $3,093/mo
- Median household income $149k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 78°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 294 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 71 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 258 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 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to HNL airport
- 13 mi to HNL (major hub)
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- Trailhead in town
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 781 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 116 bars within 25 mi
- 350 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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