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Kailua Kona, HI Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Kailua Kona, HI Housing Market Trends

With 37,342 people, 13,819 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $908,530, real estate costs in Kailua Kona are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive Hawaii communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Kailua Kona, accounting for 58.05% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Kailua Kona include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 28.60%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 9.43%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.63%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Kailua Kona. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 66.50% of Kailua Kona's homes, and 50.24% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Kailua Kona built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Kailua Kona built between 2000 and later ( 33.38%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 7.90%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Kailua Kona. Fully 22.63% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Kailua Kona homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Kailua Kona real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Kailua Kona Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Kailua Kona has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Kailua Kona real estate appreciated 117.91% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 8.10%, putting Kailua Kona in the top 20% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Kailua Kona definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, Kailua Kona appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Kailua Kona's appreciation rate has been 2.46%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Kailua Kona were at -0.96%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -3.77%.

Notably, Kailua Kona's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Hawaii, our data show that Kailua Kona's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 50% of the other cities and towns in Hawaii.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Kailua Kona differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Kailua Kona - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Kailua Kona real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$908,530

Kailua Kona, HI Home Prices
> $1,380,000
$1,035,001 - $1,380,000
$690,001 - $1,035,000
$552,001 - $690,000
$414,001 - $552,000
$276,001 - $414,000
$138,001 - $276,000
$69,001 - $138,000
$0 - $69,000
20.2%
20.2%
17.8%
17.8%
31.8%
31.8%
14.2%
14.2%
7.6%
7.6%
4.5%
4.5%
2.2%
2.2%
0.6%
0.6%
1.1%
1.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Hawaii

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

13,819

Kailua Kona Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,121 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
66.5%
66.5%
33.5%
33.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
22.6%
22.6%
77.4%
77.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
33.4%
33.4%
58.3%
58.3%
7.9%
7.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
58.1%
58.1%
3.6%
3.6%
9.4%
9.4%
28.6%
28.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
4.5%
4.5%
11.3%
11.3%
29.7%
29.7%
35.5%
35.5%
14.7%
14.7%
4.3%
4.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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