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Pupukea is a small town of 4,679 people in Honolulu County, Hawaii. It's about 26 miles from Honolulu, HI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 77°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,679people
$1.4MTypical home
$1,979/moRent
84° / 77°Summer / winter
0"Snow
300Sunny days
257Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,679
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,361 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 26 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$9,055/mo)
- Median rent $1,979/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 77°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
- 257 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 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to HNL airport
- 25 mi to HNL (major hub)
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 358 ft
- Right on the coast
- Trailhead in town
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 240 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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