What is the median rent in Kaiminani, HI?

Name: Median rent in Kaiminani, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Kaiminani, HI is $1,202 (±$181) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 965 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,202 (±$181)
Rented homes: 965 (±243)
$2,000 or more: 16.0%

How much rent costs in Kaiminani

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Kaiminani	Hawaii County	Hawaii	United States
Less than $500	1.8% (±3.1 points)	7.5%	4.9%	6.3%
$500 to $999	33.4% (±14.0 points)	15.3%	7.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	26.0% (±12.6 points)	26.6%	16.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.8% (±10.3 points)	28.0%	21.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±3.3 points)	11.7%	16.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.8% (±6.5 points)	6.3%	10.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	9.2% (±6.4 points)	4.5%	22.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 33.4% of renting households.

16.0% of rented homes in Kaiminani cost $2,000 or more a month.

Kaiminani against Hawaii County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kaiminani	Hawaii County	Hawaii	United States
Median gross rent	$1,202 (±$181)	$1,510 (±$66)	$1,971 (±$23)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	965 (±243)	16,858 (±914)	170,371 (±3,084)	42,849,984

In Kaiminani, median gross rent is lower than in Hawaii County ($1,510).

It is also lower than in Hawaii ($1,971).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Hawaii County, Kaiminani ranks 25 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 112 of 121.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Median gross rent in places near Kaiminani

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kaiminani
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Kaiminani	—	$1,202 (±$181)	—
Kaloko	3.6 mi	$1,758 (±$741)	Not measurably different
Kailua (Hawaii County)	7.7 mi	$1,754 (±$93)	Higher
Holualoa	8.1 mi	$2,041 (±$481)	Higher
Kahaluu-Keauhou	13 mi	$1,901 (±$393)	Higher
Kealakekua	17 mi	$965 (±$317)	Not measurably different
Waikoloa Village	18 mi	$2,177 (±$376)	Higher
Captain Cook	19 mi	$2,164 (±$120)	Higher
Honaunau-Napoopoo	22 mi	$1,789 (±$1,057)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kailua (Hawaii County), HI ($1,754), Holualoa, HI ($2,041), Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI ($1,901).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Hawaii County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
19	Leilani Estates	$1,392 (±$517)
20 (tie)	Fern Acres	$1,375 (±$470)
20 (tie)	Mountain View	$1,375 (±$1,023)
22	Ainaloa	$1,358 (±$69)
23	Hawaiian Acres	$1,351 (±$665)
24	Hawaiian Paradise Park	$1,310 (±$232)
25	Kaiminani	$1,202 (±$181)
26	Nanawale Estates	$1,005 (±$416)
27	Kealakekua	$965 (±$317)
28	Keaau	$827 (±$333)
29	Pepeekeo	$750 (±$309)
30	Pahoa	$599 (±$576)
31	Eden Roc	$594 (±$249)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Hawaii County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Kaiminani is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Kaiminani

What is the average rent in Kaiminani, HI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Kaiminani is $1,202 (±$181) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in Kaiminani cost more than $2,000 a month?

16.0% of rented homes in Kaiminani have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Kaiminani higher than in Hawaii County?

In Kaiminani, median gross rent is lower than in Hawaii County ($1,510).

It is also lower than in Hawaii ($1,971).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Kaiminani CDP, Hawaii (place:23675, in state:15).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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