The most popular Island in Hawaii is Oahu, having the world's most famous naval facility on the Island. For this reason, moving to Honolulu you will need a sizable wallet or the ability to get a lot of extra work on the Island, because it is very expense to live there.

 

Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii, and means "protected harbor." Honolulu is one of the most populated cities in America coming in at 377,379 residents. Once again most of the residents in Honolulu live in urban areas and are married couples.

 

Living in Honolulu has many benefits for example; the income. The average income is 51,000 dollars a year that is 4,500 dollars more than the national average. The most common jobs in Honolulu are the tourist jobs because the biggest income for the city is the tourist. The unemployment rate in Honolulu is very low; this is a good sign because when moving it will give you hope in finding a job.

 

The house market is through the roof in Honolulu, with the average house price being 481,000 dollars. Even though the house prices are so high the city has a low tax rate, taxes on houses with mortgages being only 1,200 dollars. The average cost of a house is 1,817 dollars a month while renters are paying 920 dollars a month for their space. So buying a house will be cheaper than renting when you move to Honolulu.

 

Your child will be lucky and be in the state with the only single unified school system, with a student teacher ratio of only 17 to 1 which is wonderful. The school system in Honolulu is good, with spending nearly 7,000 dollars on each student and the drop out rate is only one percent. The children like to go to school here because of the low teacher child ratio and the way the school is ran. There are 30,000 students in graduate school in Honolulu; education is their main priority here.

 

Hawaii is the only state in the United States that has a royal palace.

 

The popularity of Honolulu is its beaches and the tropical climate, where it is nearly perfect year round. The weather in Hawaii changes the least amount of any other state in America. All this beauty and weather makes Honolulu, Hawaii heaven on earth and a lot of people want to move here to get a feel for this kind of living. Make your move today, move to Honolulu.