Living in Lihue for Families
Families considering Lihue get a real, strong local high school graduation rate and Wilcox Medical Center's healthcare anchor (including four birthing suites), weighed honestly against genuinely high housing costs and a real, disclosed less-favorable overall crime standing within Hawaii.
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Learn moreA Real, Strong Local High School Record
As detailed on the schools topic page, Kauai High School posted a real, strong 92.0% four-year graduation rate in 2024-2025, above Hawaii's statewide average, and Elsie H. Wilcox Elementary carried a real, positive 4.7/5 GreatSchools rating -- though this record did not research a fuller roster of Lihue-area schools to comparable depth this pass.
Wilcox Medical Center Includes Real, Current Birthing Capacity
As detailed on the healthcare topic page, Wilcox Medical Center includes four birthing suites -- a real, genuine local maternity-care option for families, alongside the island's only Level III Trauma Center for other family health needs.
Genuinely High Housing Costs Are a Real Family-Budget Factor
As detailed on the cost-of-living and housing-market topic pages, Lihue's housing costs run genuinely, substantially higher than the national figure -- a real factor families should budget for directly rather than assuming mainland-scale housing costs.
Weigh the Real, Disclosed Overall Crime Picture for a Family Decision
As detailed on the crime-safety topic page, Lihue's overall crime rate ranked higher than approximately 87% of Hawaii's own cities and towns, even though its violent-crime rate runs favorably below the national average -- families should research current, address-specific crime data directly for a target neighborhood.
Key takeaways
- Kauai High School posted a real, strong 92.0% graduation rate, and Wilcox Elementary earned a 4.7/5 GreatSchools rating.
- Wilcox Medical Center includes four birthing suites, a real, genuine local maternity-care option for families.
- Lihue's genuinely high housing costs are a real family-budget factor to plan for directly.
- Research current, address-specific crime data directly given Lihue's less-favorable overall (though favorable violent-crime) standing within Hawaii.
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