Hawaii County, HI real estate

What the numbers say

Hawaii County, HI real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Hawaii County listed for $599,000, down 3.2% from a year earlier. That is 18% below the Hawaii median of $732,450.

Homes spent a median of 92 days on the market, faster than 93 days a year ago. That makes Hawaii County the #2 fastest-selling of 4 Hawaii counties we track.

Homeowners in Hawaii County pay a median of $1,459 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $519,300, an effective rate of about 0.28%. The Hawaii average is 0.27%, which makes Hawaii County the #3 lowest-tax of 4 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,510 a month, and $1,500 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 33 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $599,000 home here comes to about $3,656 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $157,000 a year (the median household here earns $78,639).