10 Best Places to Retire in Hawaii

8. Waimalu

Score: 10

Median home price: $339,500

Cost of living index: 154.8

Crime index: 40

Waimalu census-designated place on Oahu Island, and it has over 13,700 residents calling it home, spread over the 1.9 square miles. Waimalu doesn’t have an ocean coastline, but it does have a shore on the East Loch of Pearl Harbor.

The median home price in Waimalu is $339,500, so it’s below the state’s average. The cost of living index is a lot lower than in other Hawaiian areas, sitting at 154.8. While this is still a lot over the national average, it’s under the state’s median score.