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Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States

Kahului

$1.0MMedian Home
355Sunny Days/yr
82°FAvg High Temp

Kahului is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Maui County in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It hosts the county's main airport, a deep-draft harbor, light industrial areas, and commercial shopping centers. The population was 28,219 at the 2020 census. Kahului is part of the Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina Metropolitan Statistical Area which comprises all of Maui County, including nearby Wailuku and the West Maui town of Lahaina.Wikipedia

State Context

HawaiiU.S. state

Hawaii is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, it is the only state not on the North American mainland, the only state that is an archipelago, the only state south of the Tropic of Cancer, one of only two states, along with Florida, with regions that have a tropical climate, and one of the two U.S.Wikipedia

Income tax: 1.40% - 11.00%Avg sales tax: 4.50%Property tax: 0.27%

About the Region

Hawaii

Hawaii occupies a category entirely its own in American real estate. Its isolation in the central Pacific, its tropical climate, and its limited developable land have combined to produce some of the highest housing costs in the nation relative to local wages. The economy depends heavily on tourism, the U.S. military, and federal employment — a mix that creates both economic resilience and vulnerability. Remote workers who arrived during the pandemic years largely found the lifestyle exactly what they imagined and the cost more punishing than expected.

Each island has a distinct character. Oahu — home to Honolulu and the North Shore — has all the density and infrastructure of a mainland city layered over one of the world's most beautiful natural settings. Maui attracts those prioritizing beauty and relative calm. The Big Island's volcanic landscape — from rain forests to active lava flows — is the most geologically dramatic place to live in the United States. Kauai remains the least developed of the major islands, preserved by building restrictions that have protected much of its landscape.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$3k/mo
Median Rent
$1.0M
Median Home Price
Rent burden39% of income
Household Income
$84k
Median annual
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Livability

Internet
Fiber
4%
Cable
94%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
355
sunny days per year
97% of the year
Avg High Temp
82°F
annual average
Comfort Score
82/100
Great
Temp Swing
7°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
17"
inches per year
Snowfall
0"
inches per year
Air Quality
31
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population5k
Median Age41 yrs
College Educated30%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home8%of workforce
Poverty Rate8%

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