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Lihue is a big small town of 7,901 people in Kauai County, Hawaii. It's about 107 miles from Honolulu, HI. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 79°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $879k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,901people
$879kTypical home
$1,956/moRent
85° / 79°Summer / winter
0"Snow
306Sunny days
193Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,901
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,060 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 107 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $879k (≈$5,540/mo)
- Median rent $1,956/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 79°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 193 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
- 26% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to LIH airport
- 1 mi to LIH (major hub)
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 161 ft
- Right on the coast
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 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)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 102 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 83 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 94 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