What is the median rent in Waikoloa Village, HI?

Name: Median rent in Waikoloa Village, HI, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Waikoloa Village, HI is $2,177 (±$376) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 714 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Waikoloa Village, the median gross rent went from $1,500 in 2015–2019 to $2,177 in 2020–2024 (+45.1%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,177 (±$376)
Rented homes: 714 (±211)
$2,000 or more: 56.9%
Since 2015–2019: +45.1%

How much rent costs in Waikoloa Village

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Waikoloa Village	Hawaii County	Hawaii	United States
Less than $500	5.2% (±4.8 points)	7.5%	4.9%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.3% (±10.3 points)	15.3%	7.8%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	5.6% (±6.2 points)	26.6%	16.8%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	24.9% (±13.4 points)	28.0%	21.7%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	19.7% (±11.7 points)	11.7%	16.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	18.2% (±14.7 points)	6.3%	10.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	19.0% (±12.5 points)	4.5%	22.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 24.9% of renting households.

56.9% of rented homes in Waikoloa Village cost $2,000 or more a month.

Waikoloa Village against Hawaii County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Waikoloa Village	Hawaii County	Hawaii	United States
Median gross rent	$2,177 (±$376)	$1,510 (±$66)	$1,971 (±$23)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	714 (±211)	16,858 (±914)	170,371 (±3,084)	42,849,984

In Waikoloa Village, median gross rent is higher than in Hawaii County ($1,510).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii ($1,971).

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

In Hawaii County, Waikoloa Village ranks 1 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 47 of 121.

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

How rent in Waikoloa Village 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	$1,500 (±$258)	$2,177 (±$376)	+45.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	26.5% (±7.1 points)	30.5% (±6.8 points)	+4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	12.1% (±10.5 points)	0.0% (±4.1 points)	−12.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease

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 Waikoloa Village

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Waikoloa Village
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Waikoloa Village	—	$2,177 (±$376)	—
Waimea (Hawaii County)	13 mi	$1,867 (±$261)	Not measurably different
Kaloko	18 mi	$1,758 (±$741)	Not measurably different
Kaiminani	18 mi	$1,202 (±$181)	Lower
Hawi	20 mi	$2,156 (±$862)	Not measurably different
Kapaau	20 mi	$1,894 (±$197)	Not measurably different
Holualoa	20 mi	$2,041 (±$481)	Not measurably different
Honokaa	24 mi	$1,420 (±$230)	Lower
Kailua (Hawaii County)	24 mi	$1,754 (±$93)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kaiminani, HI ($1,202), Honokaa, HI ($1,420), Kailua (Hawaii County), HI ($1,754).

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
1	Waikoloa Village	$2,177 (±$376)
2	Captain Cook	$2,164 (±$120)
3	Hawi	$2,156 (±$862)
4	Holualoa	$2,041 (±$481)
5	Kahaluu-Keauhou	$1,901 (±$393)
6	Kapaau	$1,894 (±$197)
7	Waimea (Hawaii County)	$1,867 (±$261)

Showing 7 of 31 places in Hawaii County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Waikoloa Village 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 Waikoloa Village

What is the average rent in Waikoloa Village, HI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Waikoloa Village is $2,177 (±$376) 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 Waikoloa Village?

In Waikoloa Village, the median gross rent went from $1,500 in 2015–2019 to $2,177 in 2020–2024 (+45.1%).

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

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

56.9% of rented homes in Waikoloa Village have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Waikoloa Village higher than in Hawaii County?

In Waikoloa Village, median gross rent is higher than in Hawaii County ($1,510).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii ($1,971).

It is higher 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 Waikoloa Village CDP, Hawaii (place:76600, 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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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.