Hawaii · 18 census tracts

East Honolulu.

This East Honolulu housing market report covers about 19,000 homes across 18 census tracts. It gives investors tract-level context on rent growth, home price growth, property tax and insurance cost assumptions, vacancy, and neighborhood variation. PriceDNA location scores range from 67 to 81, with a median of 72.9. Median household income is $161,213.

Approximate homes
19,000
across 18 assigned tracts
Vacant homes
7.0%
of all homes
Renter-occupied
15%
of occupied homes
01.

Location score distribution

How location scores vary across 18 census tracts in East Honolulu.

median 72.9 67 81

Half of East Honolulu's tracts score between 70 and 75. The full range spans 67 to 81, with a median of 72.9.

Distribution of tract scores
Median (72.9)
Mean (73.1)

What the location score shows

PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0–100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.

The distribution matters because a city is rarely one market. The spread across East Honolulu's census tracts shows why investors should look below the city average before deciding where a property fits.

To see the location score for your specific property, analyze a property

02.

Housing composition

Key housing statistics for approximately 19,000 homes in East Honolulu, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.

Tenure of occupied homes: owner 85%, renter 15%.
Tenure of occupied homes Owner 85% · Renter 15%
Housing occupancy: occupied 93.0%, vacant 7.0%.
Occupancy Occupied 93.0% · Vacant 7.0%

Of about 19,000 homes, 7.0% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 15% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.

By structure type, about 80% of East Honolulu’s housing units are in single-family structures, 2% in small multifamily buildings (2–4 units), and 17% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.

03.

How East Honolulu compares

City medians are useful, but investors need context. This table compares East Honolulu's local range with Hawaii and U.S. medians so you can quickly see where the market looks stronger, weaker, or more expensive than broader benchmarks.

Metric East Honolulu — lower · median · upper East Honolulu Hawaii HI United States US
Census ACS B19013 · 2020–2024
$144,927 $161,213 $172,188 $102,445 $77,173
College educated
Census ACS B15003 · 2020–2024
65% 68% 69% 45% 41%
Renter-age share (21–44)
Census ACS B01001 · 2020–2024
21% 22% 23% 31% 32%
FHFA HPI · 2025
3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 5.2%
Census ACS B25064 · 2020–2024
3.5% 3.9% 4.2% 3.5% 4.4%
Property tax rate
Census ACS B25103 · 2020–2024
0.33% 0.33% 0.33% 0.33% 1.52%
Property insurance rate
Census ACS B25141 · 2020–2024
0.18% 0.20% 0.20% 0.19% 0.56%
Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020–2024
32.1% 34.4% 37.9% 32.6% 30.8%
04.

About this data

PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.

Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.

The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.

These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.

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