HI area data
Kurtistown, HI
Kurtistown, HI.
Population: 4,261 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $366,913
- 1-year appreciation
- +4.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +3.4%
- 5-year appreciation
- +24.7%
- All-time peak (2022-08)
- $368,030
- House Price Index
- 384.1 (-0.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $385,000
- Median list price
- $445,000
- Median days on market
- 370 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 97.0%
- Active listings
- 8
- 1-year forecast
- +1.4%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $2,586/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,362/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 112.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 40.6¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $52.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- lightning, volcanicActivity, earthquake, inlandFlooding, wildfire
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 71.0°F
- Average high
- 78.0°F
- Average low
- 64.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 147.7 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 23
- Days with Good air quality
- 336
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 5.7 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (31 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Mountain View Airstrip (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hilo International Airport (ITO) (12 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 9
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +673 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,002
- Median annual property tax
- $1,059
- Mean commute to work
- 32 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 70.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 58,267
- Average weekly wage
- $1,002
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 974
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