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Waikele is a big small town of 7,528 people in Honolulu County, Hawaii. It's about 12 miles from Honolulu, HI. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 79°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $705k and rent runs about $3k a month.
7,528people
$705kTypical home
$2,634/moRent
85° / 79°Summer / winter
0"Snow
300Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,528
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,844 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 12 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $705k (≈$4,444/mo)
- Median rent $2,634/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 79°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
- 149 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 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to HNL airport
- 8 mi to HNL (major hub)
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- Right on the coast
- Trailhead in town
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 790 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 116 bars within 25 mi
- 357 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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