5 census tracts · pop 18,058 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 5.6–8
Kalihi Valley spans 5 census tracts of Urban Honolulu, HI and houses 18,058 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.2/10, Elevated tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
The 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.6 to 8, a 2.4-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 30% of renter households. 18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10.
That places it #12 of 20 neighborhoods in Urban Honolulu. The closest comparables inside the same city are Makalapa Housing and Kapahulu.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $1,811, close to the Urban Honolulu average.
35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Kalihi Valley vs Urban HonoluluHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kalihi Valley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.7%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility shutoff threat
25.7%Food insecurity
18.8%SNAP enrollment
7.0%No health insurance
31.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kalihi Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kalihi Valley?
Kalihi Valley scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Kalihi Valley compare to Urban Honolulu overall?
Kalihi Valley scores 0.4 points lower than Urban Honolulu overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,811 vs $1,823.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kalihi Valley?
Average gross rent in Kalihi Valley is $1,811/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kalihi Valley residents are renters?
35% of Kalihi Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Urban Honolulu). The neighborhood has 18,058 residents.
Q5
Is Kalihi Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Kalihi Valley sits in the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Kalihi Valley have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Kalihi Valley is census tract 15003006302 (score 8/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 8, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Kalihi Valley for landlords?
Kalihi Valley carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Urban Honolulu as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Kalihi Valley?
Kalihi Valley has 17,651 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (55.6%), Other / Multiracial (31.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
