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Keaau is a small town of 1,436 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It's about 126 miles from Kahului, HI and 216 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $827 a month.
1,436people
$333kTypical home
$827/moRent
80° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
306Sunny days
290Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,436
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 227 people per sq mi
- 216 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 126 mi to Kahului, HI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,099/mo)
- Median rent $827/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 76°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
- 290 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 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ITO airport
- 65 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 446 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 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
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 214 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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