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21.37° N · 157.77° W · GEOID 1550750

Maunawili

Honolulu County, Hawaii · part of the Urban Honolulu, HI metro

Limited data population under 5,000

HawaiiMaunawili, HIMaunawiliMaunawili

The short answer

Maunawili is home to 2,024 people. Median household income is $177,143 a year and median rent is $3,501 a month, 23.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $1,511,300, about 8.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$3,501
156% above the median place
Median household income
$177,143
121% above the median place
Median home value
$1,511,300
373% above the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
4% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Maunawili

  • The median home is valued at $1,511,300, more than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 55 Hawaii places.
  • Median rent is $3,501 a month, higher than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 55 Hawaii places.
  • The median resident is 56.3 years old, older than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 55 Hawaii places.
  • The median household earns $177,143 a year, more than in 95% of places its size. It is the highest of 55 Hawaii places.
  • 68% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 93% of places its size. It is the highest of 55 Hawaii places.
01

Moving to Maunawili

Honolulu County loses about 7.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in39,254
Moved out45,084
Net−5,830

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Hawaii, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within HawaiiOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$74K
Leavers$71K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Honolulu County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.7% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Honolulu County report $73,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,600.
Income you would need
$140,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,501 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,511,300.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 15.8% work from home; 4.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Rio del Mar, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.0%
48% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.7%
35% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-7.3
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMaunawiliAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.0%48% below
Moved from another state12.7%35% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-7.3below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$73,5704% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$70,5700% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.3%, 70% below the median place.

Maunawili23.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$140,040
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.7%
16% above the median place
Home price to income
8.5x
124% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$127,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Maunawili, $3,501 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Maunawili, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Englewood Cliffs, NJ18.2% vs 23.7%$51,700Compare
East Foothills, CA20.0% vs 23.7%$50,400Compare
Kensington, CA17.7% vs 23.7%$68,700Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.3%
70% below the median place
Median home value1
$1,511,300
373% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMaunawiliAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,501156% above
Rent to income123.7%16% above
Property tax rate10.3%70% below
Home price to income18.5x124% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure111.010% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,54257% above
HUD area median income4County figure$133,40024% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,07025% above
Median home value1$1,511,300373% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.4%56% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure36.9%28% below
Homeownership191.4%38% above
Renters paying 30%+138.1%25% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes1County figure9.5%34% above
Median year built119671% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $177,143, 121% above the median place.

Median household income1
$177,143
121% above the median place
Income per person1
$78,785
97% above the median place
Works from home1
15.8%
27% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMaunawiliAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$177,143121% above
Income per person1$78,78597% above
Unemployment1County figure4.7%4% below
Average annual pay6County figure$73,14411% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.7%27% above
Jobs6County figure455,202202% above
Poverty rate1County figure9.2%14% below
Mean commute127 min8% above
Works from home115.8%27% above
Commutes by transit1County figure4.9%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 99.7%, 8% above the median place.

High school or higher1
99.7%
8% above the median place
Median age1
56.3
44% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
68.3%
113% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband95.4% +3%
Household size2.8 +10%
Born abroad7.7% −13%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMaunawiliAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,0246646th largest
Median age156.344% above
Bachelor's or higher168.3%113% above
High school or higher199.7%8% above
Household size12.810% above
Born abroad17.7%13% below
No health insurance1County figure3.3%48% below
Homes with broadband195.4%3% above
05

Life in Maunawili

176 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 15 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails2 km +5%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi13.7 65.1×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.1 +21%
Shops26.3 −13%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.9 −29%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.2 −5%
Child care centers1.7 −26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students11
111,011
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
186
above the median place (median 9)
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
25.1
21% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMaunawiliAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure186above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure111,011above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure14.37% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure25.121% above
Shops per 10k8County figure26.313% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.929% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure19.25% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.726% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails92.15% above
Transit stops per sq mi913.7above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure176above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 90.1).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Maunawili. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk12
0.0
below the median place (median 90.1)
Good air days13
97.3%
42% above the median place
Median air quality index13
29
33% below the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureMaunawiliAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk12County figure98.87% above
Hurricane risk12County figure73.34% above
Tornado risk12County figure33.259% below
Wildfire risk12County figure99.062% above
Heat wave risk12County figure0.0below (median 90.1)
Median air quality index13County figure2933% below
Good air days13County figure97.3%42% above
08

Maunawili in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 24% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,501/mo (2024)$4,400/mo$3,610 to $5,360/mo+3.9%
Median household income$177,143 (2024)$224,000$189,500 to $265,500+4.0%
Median home value$1,511,300 (2024)$2,140,000$1,554,000 to $2,948,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 9.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 8.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Maunawili

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Rio del Mar, CA$3,407$159,929Compare
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA$3,501$179,623Compare
Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CA$3,501$200,761Compare
Westlake Village, CA$3,501$179,954Compare
Westlake Village, CALucas Valley-Marinwood, CARancho Palos Verdes, CARio del Mar, CAMaunawili, HIMaunawiliRio del MarRancho Palos VerdesMaunawiliRio del MarRancho Palos Verdes

Common questions

Is Maunawili a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is valued at $1,511,300, more than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 55 Hawaii places. Median rent is $3,501 a month, higher than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 55 Hawaii places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Maunawili expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $1,511,300.

What salary do you need to live in Maunawili?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $140,040 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Maunawili?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Rio del Mar, CA, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CA and Westlake Village, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Maunawili with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Maunawili itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/maunawili-hawaii

Citytistics. “Maunawili, Hawaii.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/maunawili-hawaii/

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