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Kailua is a small city of 21,818 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It's about 90 miles from Kahului, HI and 167 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 81°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $667k and rent runs about $2k a month.
21,818people
$667kTypical home
$1,754/moRent
85° / 81°Summer / winter
0"Snow
306Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,818
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,581 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 90 mi to Kahului, HI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $667k (≈$4,209/mo)
- Median rent $1,754/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 81°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (10 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to KOA airport
- 7 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 102 ft
- Right on the coast
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 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
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 166 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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