Hawaii · West · 22k residents
Kailua CDP (Hawaii County), HI: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Kailua CDP (Hawaii County): labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, 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.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,358/wk. Hawaii's corporate income tax rate is 6.4%. Commercial electricity averages 38.2¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,358/wk
Corporate income tax
6.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
33.6%
Commercial electricity
38.2¢/kWh
Economic momentum
We don't yet track economic momentum for Kailua CDP (Hawaii County). It will rank business formation, jobs, and building-permit growth against the US cities we track.
| 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% |
| Corporate income tax | 6.4% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,358/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33.6% |
| Commercial electricity | 38.2¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | — |
| Wage: Software developer | $124,040 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $136,320 |
| Wage: General manager | $108,180 |
| Wage: Customer service | $45,650 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $39,300 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $59,820 |
| Wage: Electrician | $96,460 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $37,790 |
| 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 | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | — |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | — |
| Big lake | — |
| Mountains | — |
| Major airport | — |
| Ski resort | — |
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Real listings in Kailua CDP (Hawaii County)
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- Is Kailua CDP (Hawaii County) a good place to run a business?
- Hawaii's corporate income tax rate is 6.4%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,358/wk; commercial electricity averages 38.2¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- 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 (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.