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37,355people live here $125,613median household income▲ 56% above US $2,269median rent per month▲ 61% above US $1,029,700median home value▲ 209% above US

Kaneohe is an unincorporated community in Honolulu County, HI. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Kaneohe

Kaneohe is an unincorporated community in Hawaii with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Kaneohe deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, above-average rainfall, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Clean air
Growing population
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average rainfall
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Kaneohe compares

Median household income

Kaneohe$125,613

Hawaii avg$100,389

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Kaneohe$2,269

Hawaii avg$1,971

US$1,413

Median home value

Kaneohe$1,029,700

Hawaii avg$839,100

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Kaneohe

Based on Kaneohe's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,538

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $90,760 a year
41% of Kaneohe renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$205,940

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $102,970
Homes cost 8.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 61% above US

$2,269/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,269 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are steep, with a median around $1,029,700. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $1,029,700 · 41% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

2.3% county unemployment

Unemployment in Honolulu County is 2.3%, well below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Honolulu County (county-wide)

Safety

181 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Kaneohe doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Honolulu Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1459/100k · Policed by Honolulu Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

28 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27.6 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

71%

Carpool

14%

Work from home

9.9%

Other

2.2%

Public transit

1.7%

Walk

1.3%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 84°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 67°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

37% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 37% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

7 public schools inside the boundary

There are 7 public schools inside the boundary and 4 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Pearl Harbor National Memorial (9 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Kaneohe's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,269/mo) equals 22% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low). It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and anyone who doesn't drive.

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