Kauai County, HI

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Kauai County, Hawaii. Population: 73.5K.

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Median Home Price

$926.3K

Based on 12 cities

Median Household Income

$93.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

9.9x

Less affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$223.9K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,840

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.20%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$4,684

Property Tax$153

Insurance$386

Total Monthly$5,223

Historical Home Prices

2015

$530.6K

2016

$548.0K

+3.3%%

2017

$576.5K

+5.2%%

2018

$616.0K

+6.8%%

2019

$632.9K

+2.7%%

2020

$700.0K

+10.6%%

2021

$798.3K

+14.0%%

2022

$929.0K

+16.4%%

2023

$974.4K

+4.9%%

2024

$1.0M

+3.4%%

2025

$990.6K

-1.7%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.5%%

Below national average

Population Density

119

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

2.0

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

29%

Black

0.6%

Hispanic

10.5%

Asian

29%

Two or More Races

20.9%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 84/100

January Low

24°F

Average winter low

July High

86°F

Average summer high

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