Coral Terrace vs Kaneohe Base

Which is the better fit for you?

Coral Terrace, FL
57
Area Score
Bottom 45% nationally
Kaneohe Base, HI
57
Area Score
Bottom 42% nationally

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Coral Terrace and Kaneohe Base receive effectively the same standardized Area Score. Which fits you better depends on which dimensions you weight — the differences below are where they actually diverge.

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What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
1% lower
Regional price level 111.4 against 112.1 (US = 100)
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
+$870 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $3,610 in Kaneohe Base against $2,740 in Coral Terrace.
The median home
40% less
$352,000 in Kaneohe Base against $582,900 in Coral Terrace.
The weather you would swap
Winters 4°F milder
Normal January lows are 68°F in Kaneohe Base against 64°F in Coral Terrace; July highs are 83°F against 89°F (summers 6°F cooler).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

32 occupations have a published median wage in both places. Start typing, or choose from the list.

Median wages are the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ metro figures for that occupation, not a job offer, and the price level is the regional index; neither includes taxes, benefits or how senior you are.

Signals

Coral Terrace
Kaneohe Base
Opportunity: Coral Terrace is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
82 · Top 6%
vs
73 · Top 18%
Growth: Coral Terrace is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
54 · Top 41%
vs
46 · Bottom 41%
Climate: Kaneohe Base is the more favorable of the two.
Climate
81 · Top 17%
vs
100 · Top 4%
Physical resilience: Coral Terrace is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
24 · Bottom 18%
vs
21 · Bottom 15%
Housing affordability: Kaneohe Base is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
40 · Bottom 10%
vs
45 · Bottom 15%
Schools: Kaneohe Base is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
39 · Bottom 35%
vs
40 · Bottom 37%
Access: Coral Terrace is the more favorable of the two.
Access
99 · Top 16%
vs
94 · Top 43%
Economic stability: Coral Terrace is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
64 · Top 37%
vs
55 · Bottom 45%

Measured values

MetricCoral TerraceKaneohe BaseSource period
Population24,89510,9192024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$80,353 ±$2,929$69,418 ±$13,6792024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$35,490 — more favorable$30,7222024 ACS 5-Year
Population density7,411/sq mi2,479/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$582,900$352,0002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,759 — more favorable$3,4102024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$2,740 — more favorable$3,610FY2026
Cost of living index112.1111.4 — more favorable2023
Homeownership rate60.3%1.6%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate2.7% — more favorable2.8%August 2026
Employment change (year over year)+2.0% — more favorable−0.4%August 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%38.9% — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate11.2% ±2%8.6% ±4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)10,8031,61512 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents3.9 — more favorable1.612 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)−14.3%+7.2% — more favorable12 months ending July 2026
Average July high89°F83°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low64°F68°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation51.0"27.8"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport4 mi — more favorable14 miNASR current cycle
Average commute27.9 min13.0 min — more favorable2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age44.722.62024 ACS 5-Year
Students per teacher16.714.3 — more favorable2024-25 school year
Math proficiency55.1%44.2%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency54.1%57.6%2018-19 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

2 rows above show both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison.

Florida and Hawaii do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

Physical risk tradeoff

Coral Terrace

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.

Kaneohe Base

Elevated or high exposure: inland flooding, wildfire, tsunami.

Your best match

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Coral Terrace
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Coral Terrace: Your Score
57
Area Score
Kaneohe Base
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Kaneohe Base: Your Score
57
Area Score

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