Housing in East Honolulu at a glance
- Population
- about 48,176
- Housing units
- about 17,866
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $1,310,000Honolulu: $897,500 (+46%)
- Median gross rent
- $3,240 a monthHonolulu: $2,083 (+56%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 84.9%Honolulu: 59.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 65.1%
- Median year built
- 1974
East Honolulu leads the 8 Honolulu sectors on three measures at once. Home value reaches $1,310,000, 46% over Honolulu's level, rent reaches $3,240, 56% over, and 84.9% of households own, against 59.8% across Honolulu. Koʻolau Poko, the nearest on value, reports $1,179,000, while Primary Urban Center sits at $863,000 and ʻEwa at $820,000. The stock is older than average without being the oldest: 65.1% of homes predate 1980, 3rd on the list, with a stock midpoint of 1974. Out toward the east, this is a sector of owners and high prices, with only 2,511 renting households in all.
Questions about East Honolulu
What is the median home value in East Honolulu, Honolulu?
$1,310,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $897,500 for Honolulu as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in East Honolulu?
$3,240 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $2,083 in Honolulu (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in East Honolulu own or rent?
Most own: 84.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 59.8% in Honolulu (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 17 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: Hawaii Statewide GIS Program, Development Plan Areas (consulted 2026-11-02).
Sector boundaries: Regional planning areas (Development Plan / Sustainable Communities Plan areas), Development Plans and Sustainable Communities Plans (Honolulu DPP).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Honolulu as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near East Honolulu
The closest sectors of Honolulu, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Honolulu
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in East Honolulu. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in East Honolulu? Ask for your spot.