How much do homeowners pay a month in Pahoa, HI?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Pahoa, HI pay a median of $1,557 (±$409) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $712 (±$186).

49.1% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Pahoa, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,250 in 2015–2019 to $1,557 in 2020–2024 (+24.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

With a mortgage
$1,557 (±$409)
Without a mortgage
$712 (±$186)
Owned with a mortgage
49.1%

Monthly owner costs in Pahoa

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
PahoaHawaii CountyHawaiiUnited States
With a mortgage$1,557 (±$409)$2,157 (±$63)$2,904 (±$28)$1,963
Without a mortgage$712 (±$186)$477 (±$21)$697 (±$9)$638
Owned homes with a mortgage49.1% (±19.3 points)54.4% (±1.6 points)62.7% (±0.6 points)60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,158 (±$280)$1,459 (±$51)$2,239 (±$31)$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Pahoa, the median cost with a mortgage is lower than in Hawaii County ($2,157).

It is also lower than in Hawaii ($2,904).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,963).

In Hawaii County, Pahoa ranks 29 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 110 of 117.

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

How owner costs in Pahoa have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,250 (±$453)$1,557 (±$409)+24.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$228,400 (±$52,412)$375,900 (±$98,496)+64.6%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 monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Pahoa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pahoa
PlaceDistanceMedian monthly cost with a mortgageCompared with this place
Pahoa—$1,557 (±$409)—
Nanawale Estates2.3 mi$1,361 (±$457)Not measurably different
Leilani Estates2.8 mi$1,553 (±$285)Not measurably different
Hawaiian Beaches3.5 mi$1,151 (±$153)Not measurably different
Ainaloa3.6 mi$1,308 (±$299)Not measurably different
Orchidlands Estates6.2 mi$1,934 (±$288)Not measurably different
Hawaiian Paradise Park6.6 mi$2,046 (±$182)Higher
Hawaiian Acres7.2 mi$2,091 (±$311)Higher
Fern Acres8.7 mi$1,213 (±$424)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI ($2,046), Hawaiian Acres, HI ($2,091).

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

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Hawaii County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian monthly cost with a mortgage
23Discovery Harbour$1,834 (±$99)
24Honokaa$1,823 (±$219)
25Keaau$1,651 (±$343)
26Papaikou$1,591 (±$342)
27Hawaiian Ocean View$1,579 (±$227)
28Pahala$1,566 (±$334)
29Pahoa$1,557 (±$409)
30Leilani Estates$1,553 (±$285)
31Eden Roc$1,471 (±$363)
32Nanawale Estates$1,361 (±$457)
33Ainaloa$1,308 (±$299)
34Fern Acres$1,213 (±$424)
35Hawaiian Beaches$1,151 (±$153)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Hawaii County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Pahoa 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 Pahoa

What is the average mortgage payment in Pahoa?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Pahoa, HI is $1,557 (±$409) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Pahoa?

Owners without a mortgage in Pahoa pay a median of $712 (±$186) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Pahoa gone up?

In Pahoa, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,250 in 2015–2019 to $1,557 in 2020–2024 (+24.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Pahoa CDP, Hawaii (place:59900, in state:15).

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

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

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.

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