18 census tracts
East Honolulu.Hawaii housing market
This East Honolulu housing market report covers about 19,000 homes across 18 census tracts. The median household income is $161,213, the highest of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks, against the Hawaii median of $102,445. For August 2026, the average listing price is $2,409,667 across 171 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $2,409,667 171 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 19,000 across 18 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 15% of occupied homes
East Honolulu housing market context
- Owners occupy most homes; renters hold 15%, the lowest share of the 139 markets.
- The property tax rate PriceDNA uses for rental analysis is 0.33%, the lowest of the 139 markets.
- The average listing, $2,409,667, costs 14.9 times the median household income, higher than in 133 of the 139 markets.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 18 census tracts in East Honolulu.
Half of East Honolulu's tracts score between 71 and 75. The full range spans 66 to 81, with a median of 72.6.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of East Honolulu's tracts is 4.0 points wide on the score, narrower than in 123 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 19,000 homes in East Honolulu, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
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 to 4 units), and 17% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How East Honolulu compares
East Honolulu's median is above the Hawaii median on 5 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 3. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | East Honolulu lower · median · upper East Honolulu | Hawaii HI | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$144,927 $161,213 $172,188 | $102,445 | $77,171 |
|
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
|
65% 68% 69% | 45% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
21% 22% 23% | 31% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
3.7% every tract | 3.7% | 5.2% |
|
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
2.9% 3.3% 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.8% |
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Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
|
0.33% every tract | 0.33% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
|
0.18% 0.20% 0.20% | 0.19% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
32.1% 34.4% 37.9% | 32.6% | 30.8% |
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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