Kahului, HI — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Maui County · Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina · population 28,219

Small-town feel
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54
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Kahului stands

Home values down 4.4% in the last year.

Median home $1,029,403
1-year -4.4%
5-yr CAGR +5.9%
vs 5-yr peak -6.2%

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2024-10$1029k$498k$712k$926k$1141k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
15/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
48/100
Marginal for remote
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 32.4
Rent

At a 32.4 price-to-rent ratio, renting beats buying in Kahului for most shorter holds. The premium you pay to own would take many years of rent savings to recoup, and that's before maintenance, taxes, and opportunity cost on the down payment.

How the momentum score breaks down

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Home YoY
28 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
69 · w22%
Distance from peak
57 · w18%
Home 10-yr CAGR
73 · w10%
Long thesis

Kahului has held up across the cycle: home values at $1,029,403 with +5.9% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Kahului is down 4.4% over the last 12 months and the trend isn't flattening. Falling knife rule applies: you don't catch one with your hands, you wait for it to hit the floor and stop moving.

About Kahului

Kahului is a city in Maui County, Hawaii, with an estimated population of 28,219. It anchors the Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina metro area. The median home value in Kahului is $1,029,403 as of 2026-04, down 4.4% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +5.9% annual growth (-6.2% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Kahului average $2,648 per month. The composite momentum score is 54 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

Bull case

Healthy 5-year run: +5.9% annualized over 5 years, outpacing US inflation.
The data is the data: Kahului has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

Bear case

Expensive AND not growing: median home $1,029,403 with only -4.4% YoY. You’re paying premium pricing for a flat trend.
Cooling: -4.4% over the trailing year — momentum has stalled.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Maui County right now.

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Cities like Kahului

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

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
80° / 65°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
87° / 73°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
271
~74% of year
Annual precip
65″ rain
0″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Moderate
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
Low
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Current weather

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Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
73%
Humid climate
Median household income
$94,000
Hawaii state median
Top industries (state-level)
TourismMilitaryHealthcare

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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