HI area data
Laupahoehoe, HI
Laupahoehoe, HI.
Population: 516 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $631,492
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- +4.0%
- 5-year appreciation
- +23.1%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $642,773
- House Price Index
- 384.1 (-0.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $808,700
- Median list price
- $1.30M
- Median days on market
- 228 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 96.4%
- Active listings
- 7
- 1-year forecast
- +1.6%
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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Charter schools
- 1
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)
- Annual precipitation
- 183.8 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 23
- Days with Good air quality
- 336
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 3.5 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site (36 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Upper Paauilo Airstrip (11 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hilo International Airport (ITO) (20 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +673 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,959
- Median annual property tax
- $657
- Households with broadband internet
- 85.9%
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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