Hawaii places ranked by rent burden
80 places in Hawaii have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Helemano (86.1%), Kaneohe Base (82.5%), Schofield Barracks (81.8%).
Lowest figure: Pepeekeo (38.1%).
The figure for Hawaii as a whole is 56.7% (±1.2 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Hawaii as a whole
- 56.7% (±1.2 points)
- Places ranked
- 80
Hawaii places ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helemano | Honolulu County | 86.1% (±8.4 points) |
| 2 | Kaneohe Base | Honolulu County | 82.5% (±6.8 points) |
| 3 | Schofield Barracks | Honolulu County | 81.8% (±7.2 points) |
| 4 | Wheeler AFB | Honolulu County | 79.1% (±16.9 points) |
| 5 | Wailea | Maui County | 78.7% (±14.0 points) |
| 6 | Leilani Estates | Hawaii County | 74.3% (±31.3 points) |
| 7 | Ewa Villages | Honolulu County | 73.6% (±19.0 points) |
| 8 | Hickam Housing | Honolulu County | 73.5% (±9.4 points) |
| 9 | Waikoloa Village | Hawaii County | 73.1% (±20.3 points) |
| 10 | Haleiwa | Honolulu County | 73.0% (±21.1 points) |
| 11 | Hauula | Honolulu County | 71.4% (±21.6 points) |
| 12 | Haiku-Pauwela | Maui County | 71.1% (±21.4 points) |
| 13 | Makakilo | Honolulu County | 70.5% (±13.0 points) |
| 14 | Makaha | Honolulu County | 70.4% (±11.7 points) |
| 15 | Wailua | Kauai County | 69.3% (±14.1 points) |
| 16 (tie) | Kahuku | Honolulu County | 68.1% (±25.4 points) |
| 16 (tie) | Nanawale Estates | Hawaii County | 68.1% (±18.4 points) |
| 18 | Kalaheo | Kauai County | 67.8% (±30.0 points) |
| 19 | Ewa Beach | Honolulu County | 67.7% (±21.8 points) |
| 20 | Ainaloa | Hawaii County | 67.2% (±27.8 points) |
| 21 | Paia | Maui County | 66.8% (±17.8 points) |
| 22 (tie) | Kalaeloa | Honolulu County | 66.7% (±13.1 points) |
| 22 (tie) | Wailuku | Maui County | 66.7% (±10.6 points) |
| 24 | Waianae | Honolulu County | 66.6% (±16.7 points) |
| 25 | Iroquois Point | Honolulu County | 65.0% (±12.7 points) |
| 26 | Royal Kunia | Honolulu County | 64.6% (±15.1 points) |
| 27 | Ko Olina | Honolulu County | 64.0% (±21.0 points) |
| 28 (tie) | Lihue | Kauai County | 62.1% (±16.0 points) |
| 28 (tie) | Wahiawa | Honolulu County | 62.1% (±8.0 points) |
| 30 (tie) | Ewa Gentry | Honolulu County | 61.3% (±14.0 points) |
| 30 (tie) | Kekaha | Kauai County | 61.3% (±29.2 points) |
| 32 | Ocean Pointe | Honolulu County | 61.2% (±19.6 points) |
| 33 | Kapaa | Kauai County | 61.1% (±21.0 points) |
| 34 | Kapolei | Honolulu County | 59.6% (±15.4 points) |
| 35 | Mokuleia | Honolulu County | 59.2% (±17.5 points) |
| 36 | East Honolulu | Honolulu County | 59.1% (±8.2 points) |
| 37 | Kahaluu-Keauhou | Hawaii County | 58.9% (±16.5 points) |
| 38 | Kihei | Maui County | 58.4% (±10.1 points) |
| 39 | Keokea | Maui County | 57.6% (±26.2 points) |
| 40 | Kaiminani | Hawaii County | 57.4% (±15.8 points) |
| 41 | Nanakuli | Honolulu County | 57.3% (±14.0 points) |
| 42 | Napili-Honokowai | Maui County | 57.2% (±11.0 points) |
| 43 (tie) | Ahuimanu | Honolulu County | 57.1% (±25.1 points) |
| 43 (tie) | Waimea (Kauai County) | Kauai County | 57.1% (±19.0 points) |
| 45 | Waialua | Honolulu County | 57.0% (±26.0 points) |
| 46 (tie) | Halawa | Honolulu County | 55.5% (±11.1 points) |
| 46 (tie) | Mililani Mauka | Honolulu County | 55.5% (±9.8 points) |
| 48 | Waikele | Honolulu County | 54.9% (±18.2 points) |
| 49 (tie) | Honolulu | Honolulu County | 54.8% (±1.8 points) |
| 49 (tie) | Wailua Homesteads | Kauai County | 54.8% (±22.0 points) |
| 51 | Waipio | Honolulu County | 54.5% (±12.1 points) |
| 52 | Omao | Kauai County | 54.3% (±23.9 points) |
| 53 | Aiea | Honolulu County | 54.2% (±17.8 points) |
| 54 | Hilo | Hawaii County | 54.1% (±7.4 points) |
| 55 | Mililani Town | Honolulu County | 53.9% (±11.4 points) |
| 56 | Pearl City | Honolulu County | 53.8% (±6.6 points) |
| 57 | Waipahu | Honolulu County | 53.2% (±6.5 points) |
| 58 | East Kapolei | Honolulu County | 53.1% (±22.0 points) |
| 59 | Lahaina | Maui County | 53.0% (±12.7 points) |
| 60 | Pupukea | Honolulu County | 51.7% (±17.9 points) |
| 61 | Waipio Acres | Honolulu County | 51.3% (±20.8 points) |
| 62 | Waihee-Waiehu | Maui County | 51.0% (±22.2 points) |
| 63 | Hawaiian Paradise Park | Hawaii County | 50.6% (±21.3 points) |
| 64 | Pukalani | Maui County | 50.1% (±16.2 points) |
| 65 | Waimanalo Beach | Honolulu County | 49.7% (±14.4 points) |
| 66 | Kailua (Honolulu County) | Honolulu County | 49.1% (±6.4 points) |
| 67 | Koloa | Kauai County | 48.8% (±12.0 points) |
| 68 (tie) | Kula | Maui County | 48.3% (±20.7 points) |
| 68 (tie) | Waimanalo | Honolulu County | 48.3% (±19.4 points) |
| 70 | Kahaluu | Honolulu County | 47.7% (±13.7 points) |
| 71 | Kahului | Maui County | 47.1% (±10.2 points) |
| 72 | Laie | Honolulu County | 46.7% (±15.6 points) |
| 73 | Kaneohe | Honolulu County | 44.6% (±6.8 points) |
| 74 | West Loch Estate | Honolulu County | 44.0% (±20.7 points) |
| 75 | Waimalu | Honolulu County | 43.6% (±10.9 points) |
| 76 | Maili | Honolulu County | 42.2% (±18.2 points) |
| 77 | Makawao | Maui County | 41.5% (±13.7 points) |
| 78 | Kailua (Hawaii County) | Hawaii County | 39.1% (±9.3 points) |
| 79 | Whitmore Village | Honolulu County | 38.3% (±18.3 points) |
| 80 | Pepeekeo | Hawaii County | 38.1% (±15.8 points) |
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
80 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Hawaii
Which place in Hawaii has the highest rent burden?
Helemano has the highest, 86.1% (±8.4 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Hawaii has the lowest rent burden?
Pepeekeo has the lowest, 38.1% (±15.8 points).
What is the rent burden in Hawaii?
The figure for Hawaii as a whole is 56.7% (±1.2 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hawaii
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
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