State

Hawaii Real Estate: Prices, Yield & Risk

Name: Hawaii
Address: US

Hawaii aggregates verified prices, gross rental yield and FEMA hazard risk across its countys. Figures below are area averages — use the index to drill into any county.

Area analytics

Median Sale · area avg

$811,958

YoY-2.8%

avg of 187 priced neighborhoods

Gross Rental Yield

4.5%

Listed rent · ZORI annualized

area average

Liquidity

Low

28 / 100

Red Flag Index

59 / 100Riskier than 48%
of U.S. states

Moderate risk

Redfin / Zillow — area price & rentFEMA National Risk Index v1.20FBI UCR — state crimeEPA — radon zonesUS Census ACS / TIGER 2024

Hawaii by County

Every county in Hawaii, ranked by price, yield, hazard risk, liquidity and schools. Click any row to drill down.

Name	Median $	Yield	Risk	Liquidity	Schools
Hawaiʻi CountyCounty	$796,361	4.7%	68	26	14
Honolulu CountyCounty	$760,335	4.5%	54	30	48
Kalawao CountyCounty	—	—	58	—	—
Kauaʻi CountyCounty	$1,260,531	5.9%	62	16	18
Maui CountyCounty	$1,046,432	4.1%	65	28	22

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Hawaii Safety, Radon & Schools

Hawaii Crime Trend

FBI UCR

20152024

All crimes / 1k

Violent / 1k

Year	Crimes / 1k	Violent / 1k	YoY
2024	21.6	2.2	-8.6%
2023	23.8	2.3	-13.8%
2022	27.6	2.8	-2.2%
2021	28.1	2.7	+8.3%

Buying Property in Hawaii as a Foreigner

Federal & Hawaii tax facts for non-resident buyers, plus the latest market news.

Buying as a Foreigner

US Tax & Ownership

Applies to everyone7

Capital Gains (Federal)

Long-term capital gains taxed federally at 0/15/20%, plus a 3.8% Net Investment Income Tax on higher incomes (2026).

Property Tax

Property tax: ~0.31% average effective rate (statewide average; set and collected locally).

State Income Tax

State income tax up to 11.0%; rental income is taxed at these rates.

State Capital Gains

Capital gains are taxed as ordinary income at state rates.

Transfer Tax

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Hawaii by County

Every county in Hawaii, ranked by price, yield, hazard risk, liquidity and schools. Click any row to drill down.

Hawaiʻi CountyCounty

$796,361

4.7%

Honolulu CountyCounty

$760,335

4.5%

Kalawao CountyCounty

—

Kauaʻi CountyCounty

$1,260,531

5.9%

Maui CountyCounty

$1,046,432

4.1%

Year

Crimes / 1k

Violent / 1k

YoY

2024

21.6

2.2

-8.6%

2023

23.8

2.3

-13.8%

2022

27.6

2.8

-2.2%

2021

28.1

2.7

+8.3%