ZIP 96825
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Last updated: September 25, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 96825 is 1% below its high of $4,244 in June 2026, at $4,202 as of August 2026.
Rent in ZIP 96825 changed +4.0% over the year to August 2026. Across the 23 Hawaii ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +5.5%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($153,210) is $3,830 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($3,020); a 2-bedroom is $3,960.
10th cheapest of 10 ZIP codes in Honolulu.
ZIP 96816, 6 miles away, rents for 32% less ($2,866/mo), about $16,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 96825. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 96825 (Honolulu, HI) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 59.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 96825 in Honolulu, HI has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 96825 in Honolulu, HI stood at $3,435 in 2022 and currently runs about $4,202, reflecting a 22.3% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $130,964 to $153,210 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.0% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 1.0% since 2021, moving from about 30,621 residents to roughly 30,913. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 96825 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: September 25, 2026
ZIP code 96825 covers Honolulu, HI. The median rent here is $4,202/mo as of September 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $3,020/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $3,960/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($153,210/yr), ZIP 96825 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.0% over the past year.
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