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Country around Pahala is a rural area of about 1,822 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 131 miles from Kahului, HI and 212 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,822people
$233kTypical home
$1,510/moRent
80° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
306Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,822 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 131 mi to Kahului, HI
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,471/mo)
- Median rent $1,510/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 75°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (10 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 33
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to ITO airport
- 52 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,381 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 211 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.