The story of this market
The typical home in Kalawao County, Hawaii sells for about $1,059,000.
HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $2,326 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $2,326 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very Low.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+4.3%
HI · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$2,932
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
3
Very Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $260,404.
Kalawao County, Hawaii
Kalawao County is a unique, highly rural jurisdiction with a very small population and limited housing market activity. Market data is sparse due to the extremely low volume of residential transactions and the county's specialized nature.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved up 159.6% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 257 days on market with 5.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 90.1% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 1 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
researched Sep 29
| 96742 | Kalaupapa | $2,000,000 | $503 | +159.6% | 257 | 90.1% | — | 5 | 5 | $2,326 | researched Sep 29 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Hawaii) — Real Property Tax: Tax is calculated by applying county-specific tax rates to the assessed value of the property. The formula is (Assessed Value - Exemptions) * Tax Rate. Exemptions include homestead exemptions for owner-occupants, which vary by county.
The economy is extremely limited due to the county's status as a remote, rural area with a very small population and no significant commercial establishments recorded.
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- Papohaku Beach Park4.718.2 mi
- Kalaupapa Lookout4.94 mi
- Hālawa Park4.715.9 mi
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park4.92.5 mi
- Kepuhi Beach4.717.9 mi
- OUTRIGGER Kāʻanapali Beach Resort4.427.7 mi
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park4.92.5 mi
- Sweet Trade Tattoo4.926.6 mi
- Papohaku Beach Park4.718.2 mi
- Hālawa Park4.715.9 mi
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park4.92.5 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and ExecutivePulse profiles.
Tax is calculated by applying county-specific tax rates to the assessed value of the property. The formula is (Assessed Value - Exemptions) * Tax Rate. Exemptions include homestead exemptions for owner-occupants, which vary by county.
Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 246 (2025)
applies when — Applies to parcels registered under a condominium property regime
Each unit and its appurtenant common interest is deemed a separate parcel for taxation and assessment purposes. Units must be separately taxed; common elements are not subject to separate assessment.
Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 514B; Part I General Provisions (2003)
Sellers must provide a written disclosure statement to the buyer within ten calendar days of contract acceptance. Buyers have fifteen calendar days to examine the statement and may rescind the contract without loss of deposits if they provide written notice within that period.
Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 508D (2025)
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.