Living in Urban Honolulu, HI
Urban Honolulu is a big city of 345,482 people in Honolulu County, Hawaii. It's part of the Honolulu, HI area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 78°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $843k and rent runs about $2k a month.
345,482people
$843kTypical home
$1,823/moRent
83° / 78°Summer / winter
0"Snow
294Sunny days
186Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 345,482
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,699 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Honolulu, HI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $843k (≈$5,318/mo)
- Median rent $1,823/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 78°F
- Muggy 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
- 186 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
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to HNL airport
- 5 mi to HNL (major hub)
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 157 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 787 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 116 bars within 25 mi
- 353 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)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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