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Waianae is a big small town of 12,918 people in Honolulu County, Hawaii. It's about 23 miles from Honolulu, HI. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 80°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $518k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,918people
$518kTypical home
$1,277/moRent
86° / 80°Summer / winter
0"Snow
300Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,918
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,395 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 23 mi to Honolulu, HI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $518k (≈$3,268/mo)
- Median rent $1,277/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 80°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
- 62 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 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to HNL airport
- 19 mi to HNL (major hub)
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 487 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 244 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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