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Mountain View is a small town of 3,756 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It's about 124 miles from Kahului, HI and 212 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $357k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,756people
$357kTypical home
$1,443/moRent
75° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
306Sunny days
298Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,756
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 68 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 124 mi to Kahului, HI
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $357k (≈$2,250/mo)
- Median rent $1,443/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 72°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
- 298 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 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ITO airport
- 58 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,828 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 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
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 210 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.