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Fern Forest is a small town of 1,088 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It's about 130 miles from Kahului, HI and 218 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,088people
$171kTypical home
$1,510/moRent
76° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
306Sunny days
300Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,088
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 87 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 130 mi to Kahului, HI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,078/mo)
- Median rent $1,510/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 73°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (10 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 300 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 51
- 18% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ITO airport
- 62 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,264 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 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
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 216 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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.