Living in Ainaloa, HI
Ainaloa is a small town of 4,094 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It's about 133 miles from Kahului, HI and 223 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 77°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,094people
$228kTypical home
$1,358/moRent
80° / 77°Summer / winter
0"Snow
281Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,094
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,068 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 133 mi to Kahului, HI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,440/mo)
- Median rent $1,358/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 77°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 281 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 84 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ITO airport
- 70 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 221 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hawaii County: D+28 in 2024
- Hawaii: D+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk