Living in Kahului, HI
Small city in Hawaii
Kahului is a small city in Hawaii, home to about 27,000 people, with 153,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, there is some transit, though many people drive. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Kahului a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Easy flying: OGG is 3 mi away
- Great outdoors: coast or a lake close by
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
👎 Cons
- Smaller job market: about 153,000 people live within 31 mi
- Fewer graduates: 25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $981k, and rent is $3,400 a month
- No dog parks within 9 mi
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Key facts
Living in Kahului: common questions
What is the cost of living in Kahului?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $981k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $3,400 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 109, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Kahului?
Hawaii collects about $2,274 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.16% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Kahului safe?
Kahului isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Kahului?
Public schools in Kahului test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 16 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Kahului?
Kahului is warm all year: winter days average around 83°F and summer days around 89°F.
Does Kahului get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is high, mainly from earthquakes, tsunamis and flooding: 14 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.5 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Kahului?
The nearest major airport is OGG, about 3 mi away.
How Kahului scores
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