2021 Best Places to Live in Maui County

Wailea

• Town in Hawaii
• Rating 3.89 out of 5  9 reviews

Nearby Resident: It is a quiet, wonderful town on the higher end of the price scale. It is great to visit, however, there are no schools nearby. It is a small town though and driving out of it is not a problem. There are a lot of older couples that live here and lots of celebrities that do not normally stay in their houses.
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• grade B

• grade B

• 6,218 Population

Wailuku

• Town in Hawaii
• Rating 4.22 out of 5  27 reviews

Current Resident: Growing up in Wailuku was a special place. There is a strong sense of community and collaboration between residents in neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces. This town was a very culturally diverse area that exemplified the spirit of aloha. Oftentimes, small businesses compete with each other for business, creating a competitive business environment. What I loved about Wailuku was that there was an underlying sense of support and cooperation in the community. Small businesses worked to support each other, often buying products from each other to showcase in their products or store. For example, Kumu farms would grow produce that the Surfing Goat Dairy Farm would use in their products to be sold at various hotels and businesses. This sense of community and aloha truly created a harmonious culture that makes me proud to be a resident of Wailuku.
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• grade B minus

• grade B minus

• 17,708 Population

Makawao

• Town in Hawaii
• Rating 4.18 out of 5  39 reviews

Current Resident: Cool country living, historic, and the Aloha in the people! Schools, shopping centers, banks, doctors offices are all near. Beautiful place to live, qith a diverse community. Nit a rushed place, very comfortable to be!
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• grade B minus

• grade B minus

• 7,341 Population

Lahaina

• Town in Hawaii
• Rating 4.42 out of 5  19 reviews

Current Resident: Lahaina is a fantastic historic little town with a very mixed community . Its residents are as varied as the fishes in the sea . Living in Lahaina is easy and hard at the same time . Its a tourist based economy with a relatively transient population. Lahaina culture is varied due to Hawaiis cultural diversity and Lahaina town reflects this quite well in an eclectic manner; Lahainas Frontstreet that runs along the shoreline , is mostly historic wood bulidings that house anything from icecream shops to museums and art galleries. The surrounding neighbourhoods is a mix of multimillion dollar homes and little plantation style shacks as well as condos and hotels .
Lahaina sits tucked below the West Maui Mountains and ones used to be a port for whaling vessels . Lahaina sports the oldest highschool west of The Rockies and also remnants of plantation days in sugar cane and pineapple .
Life is simpler here .
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• grade B minus

• grade C+

• 12,776 Population

Kula

• Town in Hawaii
• Rating 4.39 out of 5  18 reviews

Current Resident: I loved growing up in Kula! It's a fairly suburban/rural area, and the views of the rest of Maui are unbeatable. There are not many stores in Kula, so you'll need a car to get around. There are plenty of parks and walking roads.
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• grade B minus

• grade B minus

• 7,621 Population

Kahului

• Town in Hawaii
• Rating 3.97 out of 5  61 reviews

Current Resident: Kahului is the center of Maui itself and it’s a great place to reside if commuting time to the stores and schools are a priority. Everything is from restaurants to malls to a beach is less than five minutes away from any point in Kahului. Of course there is a homeless problem here within certain areas, but it’s Hawaii so it’s been a problem for a long time now especially with covid. Although just like the ethnic and cultural diversity Hawaii has, Kahului is a wide range of everything within neighborhoods that could be less than miles away from each other.
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• grade B minus

• grade B minus

• 31,336 Population

Pukalani

• Town in Hawaii
• Rating 4.25 out of 5  12 reviews

Current Resident: Pukalani is a great place to live because it is diverse, family friendly, and it is affordable. It has schools nearby and is close to grocery stores. It is also easy access to the highway which takes you straight downtown. The best part is the views of the ocean and West Maui Mountains, the gorgeous sunsets, and spectacular night sky.
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• grade B minus

• grade B minus

• 7,695 Population

Olinda

• Town in Hawaii

• grade C+

• grade B minus

• 1,107 Population

Kapalua

• Town in Hawaii
• Rating 3 out of 5  1 review

• grade B minus

• grade C+

• 291 Population

Launiupoko

• Town in Hawaii

• grade C+

• grade C

• 538 Population

Kaunakakai

• Town in Hawaii
• Rating 4.22 out of 5  9 reviews

Current Resident: Kaunakakai is the main town on Molokai, a Hawaiian island. I grew up here all my life and I love how much experience you can get with the community. Although there is almost nothing to do within this town, it is a lovely place where everyone knows everyone. In this town people protect one another and keep each other out of trouble. The main elementary is called Kaunakakai Elementary, the school has around 300 students. Almost every store on island are all mom and pop stores. Meaning that we don't have a mall, or any large stores, such as Walmart or target. In this town many people like to start their own businesses, most are to sell food or hand made jewelry. Everything within the town can be seen and visited in less then a few hours. The harbor is called the Warf, and although it is very dirty many children, including myself, would go there to swim. Kaunakakai is a town to raise children and go to the beach.
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• grade C

• grade C

• 3,038 Population

Maunaloa

• Town in Hawaii

• grade C minus

• grade C

• 336 Population