According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Wahiawa has an overall cost of living index of 171 which is 1.7x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Hawaii, Wahiawa has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Hawaii's index of 180.
The standard of living in Wahiawa ranks as #6,140 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Hawaii. By definition, that implies Wahiawa ranks as the #279 most expensive place in the Aloha State.
Living Expense | Wahiawa | Hawaii | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 171 | 180 | 100 | |
Services | 129 | 129 | 100 | |
Groceries | 172 | 162 | 100 | |
Health | 114 | 115 | 100 | |
Housing | 234 | 251 | 100 | |
Transportation | 143 | 146 | 100 | |
Utilities | 204 | 203 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Hawaii, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Wahiawa |
---|---|---|---|
Kaneohe, HI | 33,540 | 196 | 1.1x |
Kapolei, HI | 21,541 | 173 | 1.0x |
Mililani Mauka, HI | 19,808 | 194 | 1.1x |
Makakilo, HI | 19,565 | 187 | 1.1x |
Schofield Barracks, HI | 18,276 | 185 | 1.1x |
Ocean Pointe, HI | 15,688 | 196 | 1.1x |
Royal Kunia, HI | 13,857 | 191 | 1.1x |
Waipio, HI | 10,745 | 176 | 1.0x |
Aiea, HI | 9,730 | 204 | 1.2x |
Ahuimanu, HI | 8,254 | 189 | 1.1x |