ZIP 96822
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 96822 usually run 0.6% below trend in December and 0.8% above it in April, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 96822 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2016.
Rent in ZIP 96822 changed +5.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 23 Hawaii ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +5.3%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 96822 rose 23.7% while median household income rose 24.2% ($77,275 to $95,947). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 96822 is 36.2% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($95,947) is $2,399 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,920); a 2-bedroom is $2,510.
1st cheapest of 10 ZIP codes in Honolulu.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 96822. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 96822 (Honolulu, HI) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 56.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 96822 in Honolulu, HI has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 96822 in Honolulu, HI paid around $1,572 a month. That figure now sits near $2,105, up 33.9% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $83,946 to $95,947 between 2021 and 2024, a 14.3% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 96822 in Honolulu, HI losing about 4,290 residents over the five-year window, down 8.9% on net. The renter share has risen from 44.2% to 46.3%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 53.7% to 56.9% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 96822 in Honolulu, HI reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 96822 covers Honolulu, HI. The median rent here is $2,105/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,920/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,510/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($95,947/yr), ZIP 96822 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.7% over the past year.
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At $2,105/mo, rent takes ~26% of ZIP 96822's median household income ($95,947/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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