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Kapaa is a big small town of 11,094 people in Kauai County, Hawaii. It's about 110 miles from Honolulu, HI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 78°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $861k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,094people
$861kTypical home
$2,020/moRent
84° / 78°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,094
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,106 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 110 mi to Honolulu, HI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $861k (≈$5,431/mo)
- Median rent $2,020/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 78°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 26 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 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to LIH airport
- 8 mi to LIH (major hub)
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 243 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- Trailhead in town
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 87 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 97 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kauai County: D+19 in 2024
- Hawaii: D+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk