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Mililani Mauka, HI vs Templeton, CA

Mililani Mauka

Hawaii

vs

Templeton

California

Across 36 directional measures we can compare, Mililani Mauka leads on 23 and Templeton on 13. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 8% higher in Templeton, while median household income is higher in Mililani Mauka.

Median gross rent
$2,350$2,533
Mililani Mauka is 7% lower
Median household income
$138,942$117,063
Mililani Mauka is 19% higher
Median home value
$988,100$810,400
Mililani Mauka is 22% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $104,500 a year left in Mililani Mauka and $85,600 in Templeton. Money goes further in Mililani Mauka, by about $19,000 a year.
  • A household earning Mililani Mauka's median of $138,942 would need about $136,500 in Templeton to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 2.8 points a year in Mililani Mauka, and rent outran pay by 8.0 points a year in Templeton.

How these are calculated

CaliforniaHawaiiTempleton, CAMililani Mauka, HIMililani MaukaTempletonMililani MaukaTempleton

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Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Mililani Mauka, HIComposite 51.9 / 100
56
299381n/a2725n/a
02Templeton, CAComposite 47.0 / 100
43
126067n/a7646n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureMililani MaukaTempletonAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,350$2,533
Rent to income120.3%26.0%
Property tax rate10.3%0.8%
Home price to income17.1x6.9x
Prices vs US average2111.0108.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,542$2,720
HUD area median income4$133,400$129,600
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,811$6,173
Median home value1$988,100$810,400
Home prices, 1-year change51.4%3.3%
Home prices, 5-year change536.9%47.5%
Homeownership174.9%73.5%
Renters paying 30%+155.5%53.2%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,289$3,033
Vacant homes12.9%12.9%
Median year built119991995
Jobs and income
Median household income1$138,942$117,063
Income per person1$57,346$52,427
Unemployment12.3%5.5%
Average annual pay6$73,144$64,561
Pay growth, 1 year64.7%5.3%
Jobs6455,202121,634
Poverty rate13.3%4.2%
Mean commute129 min21 min
Works from home110.3%8.6%
Commutes by transit11.3%0.0%
People
Population121,2789,580
Median age138.739.7
Bachelor's or higher151.5%40.9%
High school or higher198.4%97.2%
Household size12.82.6
Born abroad19.0%5.8%
No health insurance11.8%5.7%
Homes with broadband197.2%96.1%
Moving
Moved here in the past year14.0%7.8%
Moved from another state13.2%1.5%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-7.30.7
Income of households moving in7$73,570$103,683
Income of households moving out7$70,570$77,168
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k825.130.9
Shops per 10k826.338.3
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k82.95.5
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k819.230.9
Child care centers per 10k81.73.6
Parks per 10k90.014.6
Playgrounds per 10k92.810.4
Grocery stores per 10k90.02.1
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k93.314.6
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails91.30.2
Transit stops per sq mi911.30.6
Nearest National Park Service site107.269.0
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1030
National Register listings1117638
Founded or incorporated121990n/a
Schools
Public schools131867
Public school students13111,0112,214
Students per teacher1314.321.9
Climate
July average high14n/a88°F
January average low14n/a38°F
Average temperature14n/a60°F
Annual precipitation14n/a17.1 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1598.895.9
Hurricane risk1573.3n/a
Tornado risk1533.26.1
Wildfire risk1599.098.3
Heat wave risk150.078.7
Median air quality index162950
Good air days1697.3%52.3%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Mililani Mauka $94,000, Templeton $101,320 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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