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21.45° N · 158.01° W · GEOID 1551050

Mililani Town

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

HawaiiMililani Town, HIMililani TownMililani Town

The short answer

Mililani Town is home to 27,668 people. Median household income is $127,363 a year and median rent is $2,384 a month, 22.5% 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 $923,900, about 7.3x annual median household income.

Mililani Town's housing market sets it apart. Homeowners pay a median of about 0.3% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 99% of places its size. Also notable: About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 91% of places its size. It is the lowest of 55 Hawaii places we track.

44OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Mililani Town scores better than 44% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 15th of 55 in Hawaii.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%21
Economy 20%81
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%39
Education 10%71
Commute 10%23
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$2,384
75% above the median place
Median household income
$127,363
59% above the median place
Median home value
$923,900
189% above the median place
Unemployment
3.7%
24% 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 Mililani Town

  • Work and commutingCounting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 210 hours a year commuting, more than in 87% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Mililani Town

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
2.8% 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
$95,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,384 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,027 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $923,900.
Getting to work
30 minutes each way on average; 7.7% work from home; 1.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Manorville, NY matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.8%
51% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.7%
34% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-7.3
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMililani TownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.8%51% below
Moved from another state12.7%34% 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

The median home costs 7.2 years of the median household's income, more than in 92% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Mililani Town22.5%
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
$95,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.5%
10% above the median place
Home price to income
7.3x
91% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$92,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Mililani Town, $2,384 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 Mililani Town, but easier on the budget

Places that match Mililani Town on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Manorville, NY9118.4% vs 22.5%$14,800Compare
Stony Point, NY9116.7% vs 22.5%$6,300Compare
St. James, NY9018.7% vs 22.5%$16,800Compare
Poquoson, VA9016.9% vs 22.5%$9,800Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.3%
69% below the median place
Vacant homes1
1.9%
73% below the median place
Median home value1
$923,900
189% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMililani TownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,38475% above
Rent to income122.5%10% above
Property tax rate10.3%69% below
Home price to income17.3x91% 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$2,57021% below
Median home value1$923,900189% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.4%56% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure36.9%28% below
Homeownership181.2%22% above
Renters paying 30%+154.0%7% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,02762% above
Vacant homes11.9%73% below
Median year built119780% above
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 24.7 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 94% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Poverty rate1
3.2%
71% below the median place
Median household income1
$127,363
59% above the median place
Works from home1
7.7%
38% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute30 min +20%
Unemployment3.7% −24%
Income per person$52,408 +31%
Commutes by transit1.4% +64%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMililani TownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$127,36359% above
Income per person1$52,40831% above
Unemployment13.7%24% below
Average annual pay6County figure$73,14411% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.7%27% above
Jobs6County figure455,202202% above
Poverty rate13.2%71% below
Mean commute130 min20% above
Works from home17.7%38% below
Commutes by transit11.4%64% above
04

Who lives here

3.2% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 96% of the 985 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 52 Hawaii places we track.

No health insurance1
1.3%
80% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.7%
5% above the median place
Median age1
45.5
17% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.9 +14%
High school or higher95.6% +4%
Bachelor's or higher43.8% +37%
Born abroad10.1% +15%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMililani TownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population127,6681668th largest
Median age145.517% above
Bachelor's or higher143.8%37% above
High school or higher195.6%4% above
Household size12.914% above
Born abroad110.1%15% above
No health insurance11.3%80% below
Homes with broadband196.7%5% above
05

Life in Mililani Town

The nearest National Park Service site is Honouliuli National Historic Site, about 5 miles away.

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 residents9.4 −8%
Playgrounds per 10k2.2 −77%
Grocery stores per 10k1.1 −49%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k4.7 −58%
Libraries per 10k0.7 −17%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi24.7 117.6×

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Honouliuli National Historic Site 5 miles
  • USS Arizona Memorial 7 miles
  • Pearl Harbor National Memorial 7 miles

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.

Nearest National Park Service site10
4.8
84% below the median place
Public school students12
111,011
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
186
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureMililani TownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure186above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure111,011above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County 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 10k99.48% below
Playgrounds per 10k92.277% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.149% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k94.758% below
Libraries per 10k90.717% below
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi924.7above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site104.884% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10350% above
National Register listings11County 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 Mililani Town. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk13
0.0
below the median place (median 90.1)
Good air days14
97.3%
42% above the median place
Median air quality index14
29
33% below the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureMililani TownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk13County figure98.87% above
Hurricane risk13County figure73.34% above
Tornado risk13County figure33.259% below
Wildfire risk13County figure99.062% above
Heat wave risk13County figure0.0below (median 90.1)
Median air quality index14County figure2933% below
Good air days14County figure97.3%42% above
08

Mililani Town in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Mililani Town does better than 21% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 41%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,384/mo (2024)$3,050/mo$2,500 to $3,720/mo+4.2%
Median household income$127,363 (2024)$161,500$136,500 to $191,500+4.1%
Median home value$923,900 (2024)$1,317,000$956,000 to $1,814,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 8.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 7.3 now.

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

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Places like Mililani Town

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

PlaceRentIncome
San Juan Capistrano, CA$2,438$129,457Compare
Petaluma, CA$2,440$115,430Compare
Ben Lomond, CA$2,514$130,041Compare
Pearl City, HI$2,316$118,112Compare
Pearl City, HIBen Lomond, CAPetaluma, CASan Juan Capistrano, CAMililani Town, HIMililani TownSan Juan CapistranoPetalumaPearl CityMililani TownSan Juan CapistranoPetalumaPearl City

Places built like Mililani Town

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Mililani Town performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Mililani Town, HI22.5%5.1%/yrn/a
Kaneohe, HI21.7%2.9%/yrn/aCompare
Pearl City, HI23.5%3.4%/yrn/aCompare
Orcutt, CA23.6%4.1%/yrn/aCompare
Wailuku, HI20.5%6.9%/yrn/aCompare
Windsor, CA21.8%4.6%/yr-1.9%Compare
Rancho San Diego, CA26.5%4.4%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Mililani Town a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 44 out of 100, better than 44% of the places we rate and 15th of 55 in Hawaii. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 210 hours a year commuting, more than in 87% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 71 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Mililani Town expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.5% 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 $923,900.

What salary do you need to live in Mililani Town?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $95,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Mililani Town?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are San Juan Capistrano, CA, Petaluma, CA, Ben Lomond, CA and Pearl City, HI.

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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Mililani Town with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Mililani Town itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/mililani-town-hawaii

Citytistics. “Mililani Town, Hawaii.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/mililani-town-hawaii/

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