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Pahala is a small town of 1,768 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It's about 132 miles from Kahului, HI and 213 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 77°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,768people
$225kTypical home
$1,510/moRent
82° / 77°Summer / winter
0"Snow
306Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,768
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,754 people per sq mi
- 213 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 132 mi to Kahului, HI
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,416/mo)
- Median rent $1,510/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 77°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (10 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 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 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to ITO airport
- 53 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 850 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 212 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.