What is the median home value in Kapaa, HI?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Kapaa, HI is $861,300 (±$39,861), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Kapaa, the median home value went from $543,900 in 2015–2019 to $861,300 in 2020–2024 (+58.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on .

Median home value
$861,300 (±$39,861)
Owner-occupied homes
2,517 (±319)
Most common range
$500,000 to $999,999

Home values in Kapaa

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueKapaaKauai CountyHawaiiUnited States
Less than $50,0003.0% (±2.4 points)1.0%1.4%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,9990.8% (±1.3 points)0.4%1.4%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,9990.2% (±0.3 points)0.5%1.5%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,9990.0% (±1.3 points)0.1%0.9%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,9990.2% (±0.3 points)1.3%3.0%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,9995.2% (±3.7 points)8.9%14.8%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,99962.3% (±7.1 points)54.1%41.8%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more28.2% (±7.3 points)33.8%35.2%7.1%

The most common range is $500,000 to $999,999, 62.3% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Kapaa against Kauai County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
KapaaKauai CountyHawaiiUnited States
Median home value$861,300 (±$39,861)$873,200 (±$15,373)$839,100 (±$5,924)$332,700
Owner-occupied homes2,517 (±319)16,210 (±558)310,247 (±3,326)84,210,142

In Kapaa, the median home value is not measurably different from Kauai County ($873,200).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii ($839,100).

It is higher than the national figure ($332,700).

In Kauai County, Kapaa ranks 9 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 52 of 118.

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

How home values in Kapaa have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median home value$543,900 (±$45,625)$861,300 (±$39,861)+58.4%Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$2,185 (±$277)$2,755 (±$360)+26.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,316 (±$129)$1,832 (±$391)+39.2%No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Kapaa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kapaa
PlaceDistanceMedian home valueCompared with this place
Kapaa—$861,300 (±$39,861)—
Wailua Homesteads2.3 mi$943,400 (±$64,749)Higher
Wailua2.5 mi$790,800 (±$79,949)Not measurably different
Anahola4.7 mi$530,100 (±$64,650)Lower
Hanamaulu6.3 mi$687,500 (±$85,689)Lower
Lihue8.0 mi$878,500 (±$46,343)Not measurably different
Kilauea9.1 mi$1,087,400 (±$111,924)Higher
Puhi9.1 mi$701,400 (±$118,294)Lower
Princeville12 mi$1,421,000 (±$139,060)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Anahola, HI ($530,100), Hanamaulu, HI ($687,500), Puhi, HI ($701,400).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wailua Homesteads, HI ($943,400), Kilauea, HI ($1,087,400), Princeville, HI ($1,421,000).

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

Median home value across Kauai County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian home value
3Kilauea$1,087,400 (±$111,924)
4Omao$1,021,800 (±$84,740)
5Kalaheo$956,900 (±$61,107)
6Wailua Homesteads$943,400 (±$64,749)
7Koloa$927,300 (±$93,296)
8Lihue$878,500 (±$46,343)
9Kapaa$861,300 (±$39,861)
10Lawai$849,800 (±$133,699)
11Wailua$790,800 (±$79,949)
12Eleele$777,200 (±$69,119)
13Waimea (Kauai County)$769,700 (±$117,737)
14Hanapepe$715,700 (±$57,855)
15Puhi$701,400 (±$118,294)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Kauai County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Kapaa 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 Kapaa

What is the average home value in Kapaa, HI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $861,300 (±$39,861) for owner-occupied homes in Kapaa (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Kapaa gone up?

In Kapaa, the median home value went from $543,900 in 2015–2019 to $861,300 in 2020–2024 (+58.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Kapaa sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

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 Kapaa CDP, Hawaii (place:28850, in state:15).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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