Cutler Bay vs Waimalu

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Cutler Bay, FL

Area Score

Bottom 45% nationally

Waimalu, HI

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

Cutler Bay

Waimalu

Opportunity

70 · Top 22%

79 · Top 8%

Climate

81 · Top 15%

Physical resilience

24 · Bottom 19%

21 · Bottom 15%

Housing affordability

56 · Bottom 16%

50 · Bottom 10%

Access

96 · Top 34%

95 · Top 40%

Economic stability

66 · Top 38%

65 · Top 40%

Measured values

Metric	Cutler Bay	Waimalu	Source period
Population	45,070	13,061	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$89,244	$89,232	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$36,834	$49,279	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	4,559/sq mi	7,133/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$472,700	$597,800	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,978	$1,931	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	69.7%	63.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.1%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-0.6%	-0.2%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	36.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	9.7%	6.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	91°F	88°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	57°F	67°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	56.1"	16.4"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	15 mi	5 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	42.0 min	28.2 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	41.8	43.9	2024 ACS 5-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.

Physical risk tradeoff

Cutler Bay

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.

Waimalu

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

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