Towns with the most affordable housing in Hawaii

Ranked by our Housing affordability score out of 100, which is based on home prices compared with income, rent as a share of income, and the typical home price. Of the 124 towns in Hawaii with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Kaumakani ranks first with a score of 90. Keaau and Pahala follow, with 49 and 46. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Home price compared with yearly income	Share of income spent on rent	Population
1	Kaumakani	90	—	12.2%	1,012
2	Keaau	49	3.9×	11.7%	1,436
3	Pahala	46	3.1×	—	1,768
4	Hawaiian Acres	41	3.5×	17.8%	3,872
5	Kaunakakai	40	4.8×	13.9%	4,360
6	Fern Forest	37	4.0×	—	1,088
7	Pahoa	37	6.7×	12.8%	1,361
8	Kealakekua	36	6.3×	11.3%	1,919
9	Pepeekeo	35	6.6×	12.7%	2,056
10	Waimanalo Beach	34	6.7×	12.0%	4,505
11	Eleele	33	6.6×	12.6%	2,522
12	Kaiminani	32	7.0×	13.0%	11,465
13	Lanai City	32	6.8×	13.7%	3,393
14	Kurtistown	30	4.7×	17.5%	3,151
15	Hawaiian Paradise Park	27	5.2×	17.8%	13,203
16	Ainaloa	25	3.9×	27.7%	4,094
17	Ewa Villages	23	9.8×	16.6%	7,415
18	Waianae	22	6.3×	18.7%	12,918
19	Waimanalo	21	6.9×	18.2%	6,054
20	Kilauea	20	11.8×	17.2%	3,146
21	Kahului	19	8.8×	18.2%	28,288
22	Keokea	19	6.4×	19.3%	2,892
23	Kaaawa	19	7.4×	18.6%	1,328
24	Orchidlands Estates	19	5.2×	22.7%	3,027
25	Eden Roc	18	6.6×	28.8%	1,166

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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