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Lanai City is a small town of 3,393 people in Maui County, Hawaii. It's about 29 miles from Kahului, HI and 69 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $630k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,393people
$630kTypical home
$1,051/moRent
81° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
317Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,393
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 501 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 29 mi to Kahului, HI
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $630k (≈$3,973/mo)
- Median rent $1,051/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 74°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 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 42
- 41% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to LNY airport
- 32 mi to OGG (major hub)
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,765 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Maui County: D+26 in 2024
- Hawaii: D+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk