What is the median rent in Keaau, HI?

Name: Median rent in Keaau, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Keaau, HI is $827 (±$333) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 165 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Keaau, the median gross rent went from $1,141 in 2015–2019 to $827 in 2020–2024 (−27.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $827 (±$333)
Rented homes: 165 (±62)
$2,000 or more: 3.6%
Since 2015–2019: −27.5%

How much rent costs in Keaau

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Keaau	Hawaii County	Hawaii	United States
Less than $500	35.8% (±17.0 points)	7.5%	4.9%	6.3%
$500 to $999	28.5% (±15.0 points)	15.3%	7.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.8% (±12.2 points)	26.6%	16.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	16.4% (±10.9 points)	28.0%	21.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	3.6% (±5.2 points)	11.7%	16.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±17.8 points)	6.3%	10.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±17.8 points)	4.5%	22.1%	6.8%

The most common range is Less than $500, paid by 35.8% of renting households.

3.6% of rented homes in Keaau cost $2,000 or more a month.

Keaau against Hawaii County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Keaau	Hawaii County	Hawaii	United States
Median gross rent	$827 (±$333)	$1,510 (±$66)	$1,971 (±$23)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	165 (±62)	16,858 (±914)	170,371 (±3,084)	42,849,984

In Keaau, 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, Keaau ranks 28 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 118 of 121.

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

How rent in Keaau has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,141 (±$281)	$827 (±$333)	−27.5%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	29.1% (±8.7 points)	39.1% (±10.6 points)	+10.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±11.9 points)	0.0% (±15.9 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

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 gross rent in places near Keaau

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Keaau
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Keaau	—	$827 (±$333)	—
Kurtistown	3.0 mi	$1,406 (±$1,021)	Not measurably different
Hilo	5.0 mi	$1,427 (±$89)	Higher
Orchidlands Estates	5.1 mi	$1,398 (±$333)	Higher
Hawaiian Paradise Park	5.5 mi	$1,310 (±$232)	Higher
Hawaiian Acres	6.3 mi	$1,351 (±$665)	Not measurably different
Ainaloa	7.9 mi	$1,358 (±$69)	Higher
Fern Acres	8.2 mi	$1,375 (±$470)	Not measurably different
Hawaiian Beaches	9.5 mi	$1,658 (±$342)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hilo, HI ($1,427), Orchidlands Estates, HI ($1,398), Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI ($1,310).

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

Keaau 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 Keaau

What is the average rent in Keaau, HI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Keaau is $827 (±$333) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Keaau?

In Keaau, the median gross rent went from $1,141 in 2015–2019 to $827 in 2020–2024 (−27.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

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

3.6% of rented homes in Keaau have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 35.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Keaau higher than in Hawaii County?

In Keaau, 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 Keaau CDP, Hawaii (place:32900, 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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