Hilo is #1 in Hawaii for graduation rate
Hilo is ranked on 30 lists against the 93 Hawaii towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every HI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hilo marked.
2 spots from the top 25 for conserved land
Lists where Hilo sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Hilo lands in the top half on 12 of 20 lists
Each dot is Hilo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in HI, the right end is last. Areas where Hilo does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 94% of Hawaii
Not better or worse, just Hilo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every HI list, and where Hilo lands
31 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Ainaloa · 2.3 yrs
#13
Cheapest rent#1 Kaunakakai · $879/mo
#15
Lowest property tax#1 Nanakuli · $369/yr
#22
K
Rent easiest to afford#1 Kailua · 39.1%
#10 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Schofield Barracks · 10.6 min
#16 
Health
O Healthiest#1 Ocean Pointe · 96 / 100 #62
Lowest obesity#1 Eleele · 20%
#23
Fewest smokers#1 East Honolulu · 7%
#51
Most active#1 Hickam Housing · 14%
#53
Fewest uninsured#1 East Honolulu · 3%
#29
Lowest depression#1 Waipahu · 12%
#61
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waimalu · 0.5 mi
People
Most educated#1 East Honolulu · 59.9%
#34
K
Youngest#1 Kaneohe Base · 22.6
#54
W
Oldest#1 Wailea · 58.1
#39
W
Most residents 65+#1 Wailea · 39.5%
#33
Most kids#1 Hickam Housing · 39.4%
#62 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Hawaiian Beaches · 81.6%
#27
Most trails#1 Ewa Villages · 4.7 mi / sq mi
#41
Most walkable#1 Ewa Gentry · 178 / sq mi
#63 
The number on the right is Hilo’s spot. All of Hawaii’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every HI list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.