Hawaii · West · 22k residents
Kailua CDP (Hawaii County), HI: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Kailua CDP (Hawaii County): housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Hawaii median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Kailua CDP (Hawaii County) is $667,400, 23% below the Hawaii median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,779/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 133 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $88,211 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Kailua CDP (Hawaii County) is $667,400, 23.2% below the median for ACS-covered places in Hawaii.
- Household income: Median household income is $88,211, 25.5% below the median for ACS-covered places in Hawaii.
- Adult education: 33.6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 5% below the median for ACS-covered places in Hawaii.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 7.6 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Climate signal: The profile records 240 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 27 minutes.
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Compare Kailua CDP (Hawaii County) side by side
Cost of living index
133
ACS median home value
$667,400
2-bedroom rent
$1,779/mo
Median household income
$88,211
Housing momentum
We don't have enough recent home-price and rent data to rank Kailua CDP (Hawaii County)'s housing momentum yet.
Adjusted by Kailua CDP (Hawaii County)'s cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $667,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $640 |
| Property tax rate | 0.3% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,673/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,779/mo |
| State & local income tax | 6.13% |
| Sales tax | 4.5% |
| Cost of living index | 133 |
| Groceries index | 125 |
| Utilities | $280/mo |
| Transit pass | $80/mo |
| Gas price | $4.70/gal |
| Healthcare index | 110 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,350/mo |
| Median household income | $88,211 |
| Unemployment rate | 3% |
| Population | 22k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 240 days |
| July high | — |
| January low | — |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Ocean coast | — |
| Big lake | — |
| Mountains | — |
| Major airport | — |
| Ski resort | — |
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Real listings in Kailua CDP (Hawaii County)
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- What is the cost of living in Kailua CDP (Hawaii County), HI?
- Kailua CDP (Hawaii County) indexes at 133 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,779/mo and a acs median home value of $667,400.
- How much does a house cost in Kailua CDP (Hawaii County)?
- The acs median home value in Kailua CDP (Hawaii County) is $667,400, 23% below the Hawaii median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Kailua CDP (Hawaii County)?
- A two-bedroom in Kailua CDP (Hawaii County) rents for about $1,779/mo.