Maui County · Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina · population 28,219
Where Kahului stands
Home values down 4.4% in the last year.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
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
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
methodology →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.
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
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Playbook
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.
Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.
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
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Run the numbers for Kahului
Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.
Climate & natural-disaster risk
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
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