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Moving to Hawaii
Pacific paradise, eye-watering housing, isolated.
WestCapital: HonoluluPop. 1.4M
Hawaii has an overall price level 110.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
110.0Housing index
125.3Groceries index (modeled)
102.5Utilities index (modeled)
101.5Electricity rate
42.2 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
102.0Median home value
$875,900Median monthly rent
$1,579/moHawaii unemployment is 2.5% with median household income $101k.
Unemployment rate
2.5%Median household income
$100,745Per-capita income
$46,713Labor-force participation
64.1%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberSources: FEMA NRI 2025 · Census ACS 2024 (live) state-level
Hawaii: median home value $875,900.
Home value
$875,900Rent
$1,579/moHomeownership rate
62.0%FEMA NRI composite
75/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowHawaii 4th-grade math proficiency: 42.1% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
42.1%Per-pupil spending
$16,550Student–teacher ratio (est.)
15Public 4-yr grad rate
54.0%Notable universities
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