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Captain Cook is a small town of 3,419 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It's about 102 miles from Kahului, HI and 179 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $771k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,419people
$771kTypical home
$2,164/moRent
75° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
306Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,419
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 266 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 102 mi to Kahului, HI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $771k (≈$4,859/mo)
- Median rent $2,164/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (10 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 40
- 41% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to KOA airport
- 19 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,494 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 178 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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