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Kealakekua is a small town of 1,919 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It's about 99 miles from Kahului, HI and 176 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $644k and rent runs about $965 a month.
1,919people
$644kTypical home
$965/moRent
77° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
306Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,919
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 192 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 99 mi to Kahului, HI
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $644k (≈$4,059/mo)
- Median rent $965/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 73°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (10 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to KOA airport
- 17 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,083 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 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
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 176 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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