HI area data
Waimea, HI
Waimea, HI.
Population: 1,840 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $769,805
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- +3.9%
- 5-year appreciation
- +30.6%
- All-time peak (2024-10)
- $796,306
- House Price Index
- 384.1 (-0.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $535,000
- Median list price
- $825,000
- Median days on market
- 86 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 86.9%
- Active listings
- 2
- 1-year forecast
- +1.3%
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
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- lightning, inlandFlooding, landslide, tsunami, wildfire
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 71.0°F
- Average high
- 77.0°F
- Average low
- 65.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 94.0 in
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 9.3 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Barking Sands Airport (BKH) (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Barking Sands Airport (BKH) (7 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -72 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,972
- Median annual property tax
- $1,391
- Mean commute to work
- 20 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 78.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 27,446
- Average weekly wage
- $1,049
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Other Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 141
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