Rents are right about where Aiea's 10-year trend predicts.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,814 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Aiea usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 1% above it in October, about $62 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Aiea is 1.2% below its high of $2,849 in August 2026, at $2,814 as of September 2026.
Rent in Aiea changed +1.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 15 Hawaii cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +5.1%.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($140,308) is $3,508 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,560); a 3-bedroom is $3,590.
Pearl City, 3 miles away, rents for 14% less ($2,422/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Aiea. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Aiea, HI is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 40% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Aiea, HI has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Aiea, HI stood at $2,256 in 2022 and currently runs about $2,814, reflecting a 24.7% increase over the period. Census figures show median household income at $140,308 today, compared with $114,359 five years earlier. The population has contracted by 4.6% since 2021, moving from about 9,527 residents to roughly 9,087. Renters now make up 25% of households, compared with 21.7% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 40% of adults here, versus 36.3% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Aiea is $2,814/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,800/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,560/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,950/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,590/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($140,308/yr), Aiea ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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