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Waimea is a big small town of 9,286 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It's about 80 miles from Kahului, HI and 170 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $677k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,286people
$677kTypical home
$1,867/moRent
76° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
238Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,286
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 236 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 80 mi to Kahului, HI
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $677k (≈$4,272/mo)
- Median rent $1,867/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (25 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 238 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 43
- 36% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MUE airport
- 33 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,897 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 168 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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