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Ko Olina is a small town of 1,670 people in Honolulu County, Hawaii. It's about 17 miles from Honolulu, HI. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 81°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $932k and rent runs about $4k a month.
1,670people
$932kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
88° / 81°Summer / winter
0"Snow
300Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,670
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,548 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 17 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $932k (≈$5,875/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 81°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
- 75 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 48
- 18% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HNL airport
- 12 mi to HNL (major hub)
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 36 ft
- Right on the coast
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 773 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 116 bars within 25 mi
- 344 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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