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East Honolulu vs Hilo

East Honolulu, HI compared with Hilo, HI · 203 miles apart

East Honolulu has 51,360 residents to Hilo’s 50,404. East Honolulu comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Hilo does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.

East Honolulu, HI Hilo, HI
Population 51,360 50,404
Density (per sq mi) 2,232 940
Median household income $159,518 $81,779
Median home value $1,212,000 $483,000
Median rent $3,313 $1,427
Homeownership 84.5% 66.1%
Average commute 30.9 min 20.3 min
Median age 49.1 42.7
Bachelor's degree + 59.9% 34.6%
Poverty rate 5.3% 14.5%
Unemployment 4.5% 6.9%
Price to income 7.6× 5.9×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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