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Kahului, HI Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Kahului, HI Housing Market Trends

With a population of 28,219, 8,052 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $1,021,137, real estate costs in Kahului are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Hawaii communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Kahului, accounting for 71.34% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Kahului include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 15.53%), row houses and other attached homes ( 10.36%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 2.20%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Kahului are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 58.84% owning and 41.16% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Kahului built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Kahului built between 1940-1969 ( 32.85%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 24.25%).

Kahului Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Kahului has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Kahului real estate appreciated 131.28% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.75%, putting Kahului in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Kahului definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Kahului's appreciation rate, at 5.50%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Kahului's appreciation rate has been -5.56%, which annualizes to a rate of -20.46%.

Notably, Kahului's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Hawaii, our data show that Kahului's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Hawaii.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Kahului differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Kahului - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Kahului real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$1,021,137

Kahului, HI Home Prices
> $1,364,000
$1,023,001 - $1,364,000
$682,001 - $1,023,000
$545,001 - $682,000
$409,001 - $545,000
$273,001 - $409,000
$136,001 - $273,000
$68,001 - $136,000
$0 - $68,000
13.4%
13.4%
40.7%
40.7%
28.9%
28.9%
7.1%
7.1%
3.3%
3.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.5%
1.5%
2.4%
2.4%
1.5%
1.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Hawaii

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

8,052

Kahului Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,585 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
58.8%
58.8%
41.2%
41.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
5.8%
5.8%
94.2%
94.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
24.2%
24.2%
42.2%
42.2%
32.8%
32.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
71.3%
71.3%
10.4%
10.4%
2.2%
2.2%
15.5%
15.5%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.6%
2.6%
14.1%
14.1%
20.1%
20.1%
39.8%
39.8%
19.6%
19.6%
3.8%
3.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes