Hawaii cities — momentum scores, home values & rankings

All states·Hawaii

21 Hawaii cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

21
Cities tracked
$937,056
Median home (state)
10
Rising / Hot
2
Cooling / Declining

Lihue

pop 8,004
74
Rising$879,181 · +2.8%

Hilo

pop 44,186
72
Rising$552,686 · +2.6%

Kailua

pop 19,713
70
Rising$1,530,716 · +0.4%

Waimea

pop 9,904
70
Rising$746,110 · +2.4%

Kapaa

pop 11,652
70
Rising$954,088 · +0.9%

Laie

pop 5,963
69
Rising$1,297,951 · +5.7%

Waipahu

pop 43,485
65
Rising$864,796 · +0.6%

Wahiawa

pop 18,658
65
Rising$858,267 · +1.2%

Kula

pop 6,942
65
Rising$1,337,307 · -0.8%

Pearl City

pop 45,295
64
Rising$937,056 · +1.3%

Aiea

pop 10,408
61
Stable$834,794 · +0.2%

Kaneohe

pop 37,430
60
Stable$1,085,560 · -0.1%

Makawao

pop 7,297
60
Stable$1,116,540 · -2.7%

Kapolei

pop 21,411
59
Stable$846,784 · +0.2%

Ewa Beach

pop 16,415
57
Stable$828,631 · -0.9%

Waimanalo

pop 6,057
56
Stable$1,089,188 · +0.2%

Kahului

pop 28,219
54
Stable$1,029,403 · -4.4%

Wailuku

pop 17,697
54
Stable$918,823 · -4.2%

Waianae

pop 13,614
53
Stable$577,506 · -0.3%

Kihei

pop 21,423
46
Cooling$998,938 · -9.6%

Lahaina

pop 12,702
40
Cooling$956,255 · -10.2%

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Tools for Hawaii

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
186.9 (US=100)
Well Above Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Tropical. Warm year-round (70s-80s°F), trade winds. Hurricane risk lower than the Atlantic basin but real. Volcanic activity ongoing on the Big Island.

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