What is the rental vacancy rate in East Honolulu, HI?

Name: Vacancy rate in East Honolulu, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in East Honolulu, HI is 9.0% (±4.1 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.6% (±0.6 points).

1,504 (±290) homes, 7.8% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In East Honolulu, the rental vacancy rate went from 5.3% in 2015–2019 to 9.0% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 9.0% (±4.1 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.6% (±0.6 points)
Vacant homes: 1,504 (±290)

Vacancy in East Honolulu against Honolulu County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Honolulu	Honolulu County	Hawaii	United States
Rental vacancy rate	9.0% (±4.1 points)	5.6% (±0.5 points)	7.4% (±0.5 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.6% (±0.6 points)	0.9% (±0.2 points)	0.9% (±0.2 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	1,504 (±290)	35,436 (±1,623)	75,443 (±2,174)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In East Honolulu, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Honolulu County (5.6%).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii (7.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near East Honolulu

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Honolulu
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
East Honolulu	—	9.0% (±4.1 points)	—
Waimanalo Beach	3.3 mi	1.4% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Waimanalo	3.8 mi	7.6% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Maunawili	6.4 mi	0.0% (±35.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kailua (Honolulu County)	7.6 mi	5.8% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Honolulu	8.7 mi	7.0% (±0.8 points)	Not measurably different
Kaneohe	9.5 mi	1.2% (±1.5 points)	Lower
Kaneohe Base	11 mi	2.1% (±1.5 points)	Lower
Heeia	11 mi	17.7% (±25.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Waimanalo Beach, HI (1.4%), Kaneohe, HI (1.2%), Kaneohe Base, HI (2.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Rental vacancy rate across Honolulu County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Heeia	17.7% (±25.3 points)
2	Ko Olina	14.7% (±9.1 points)
3	Maili	12.8% (±14.3 points)
4	Ewa Beach	12.0% (±9.5 points)
5	Ahuimanu	11.6% (±11.3 points)
6	West Loch Estate	9.6% (±14.9 points)
7	East Honolulu	9.0% (±4.1 points)
8	Waipio	8.5% (±5.5 points)
9	Waianae	8.3% (±5.6 points)
10	Hauula	8.1% (±7.8 points)
11	Waimanalo	7.6% (±11.8 points)
12	Iroquois Point	7.3% (±5.9 points)
13	Honolulu	7.0% (±0.8 points)

Showing 13 of 51 places in Honolulu County, ranked from highest to lowest.

East Honolulu is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about East Honolulu

Is it hard to find a rental in East Honolulu?

The rental vacancy rate in East Honolulu, HI is 9.0% (±4.1 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in East Honolulu tighter than it was?

In East Honolulu, the rental vacancy rate went from 5.3% in 2015–2019 to 9.0% in 2020–2024 (+3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in East Honolulu?

An estimated 1,504 (±290) housing units, 7.8% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for East Honolulu CDP, Hawaii (place:06290, in state:15).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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