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Princeville is a small town of 2,020 people in Kauai County, Hawaii. It's about 122 miles from Honolulu, HI. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 78°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,020people
$1.4MTypical home
$1,791/moRent
85° / 78°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
266Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,020
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 777 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 122 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,961/mo)
- Median rent $1,791/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 78°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (41 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 266 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 53
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to LIH airport
- 19 mi to LIH (major hub)
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 246 ft
- Right on the coast
- Trailhead in town
- Campground in town
- 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
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 98 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 107 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.