The Hawaii cities with the strongest composite momentum scores.
Hawaii cities ranked by our composite momentum score — recent price changes, distance from peak, and population growth.
Use this list as a within-state shortlist; for full data, open any city profile.
1Lihue, HIKapaa · pop 8,00474Rising$879,181median home+2.8%home YoY 2Hilo, HIHilo · pop 44,18672Rising$552,686median home+2.6%home YoY 3Kailua, HIUrban Honolulu · pop 19,71370Rising$1,530,716median home+0.4%home YoY 4Waimea, HIKapaa · pop 9,90470Rising$746,110median home+2.4%home YoY 5Kapaa, HIKapaa · pop 11,65270Rising$954,088median home+0.9%home YoY 6Laie, HIUrban Honolulu · pop 5,96369Rising$1,297,951median home+5.7%home YoY 7Waipahu, HIUrban Honolulu · pop 43,48565Rising$864,796median home+0.6%home YoY 8Wahiawa, HIUrban Honolulu · pop 18,65865Rising$858,267median home+1.2%home YoY 9Kula, HIKahului-Wailuku-Lahaina · pop 6,94265Rising$1,337,307median home-0.8%home YoY 10Pearl City, HIUrban Honolulu · pop 45,29564Rising$937,056median home+1.3%home YoY 11Aiea, HIUrban Honolulu · pop 10,40861Stable$834,794median home+0.2%home YoY 12Kaneohe, HIUrban Honolulu · pop 37,43060Stable$1,085,560median home-0.1%home YoY 13Makawao, HIKahului-Wailuku-Lahaina · pop 7,29760Stable$1,116,540median home-2.7%home YoY 14Kapolei, HIUrban Honolulu · pop 21,41159Stable$846,784median home+0.2%home YoY 15Ewa Beach, HIUrban Honolulu · pop 16,41557Stable$828,631median home-0.9%home YoY 16Waimanalo, HIUrban Honolulu · pop 6,05756Stable$1,089,188median home+0.2%home YoY 17Kahului, HIKahului-Wailuku-Lahaina · pop 28,21954Stable$1,029,403median home-4.4%home YoY 18Wailuku, HIKahului-Wailuku-Lahaina · pop 17,69754Stable$918,823median home-4.2%home YoY 19Waianae, HIUrban Honolulu · pop 13,61453Stable$577,506median home-0.3%home YoY 20Kihei, HIKahului-Wailuku-Lahaina · pop 21,42346Cooling$998,938median home-9.6%home YoY 21Lahaina, HIKahului-Wailuku-Lahaina · pop 12,70240Cooling$956,255median home-10.2%home YoY Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.