Cost of Living in Captain Cook
Captain Cook's cost of living runs genuinely high on housing, this record discloses directly alongside a favorable cited household-income figure and Hawaii's own statewide tax picture.
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Learn moreHousing runs substantially above the national median
Captain Cook's cited median sale price ran approximately $735,000 (up 5.2% YoY), well above the ~$408,776 national comparison figure, with median price per square foot up a steep 29.2% YoY (base record).
A genuinely low effective property tax rate
This record's own calculation on a representative ~$735,000 assessed home with the base home exemption yields an approximate effective rate near 0.54%, below the ~1.02% national comparison figure (base record).
A favorable cited household income figure
Captain Cook's cited median household income (~$124,551, 2023) runs notably above Hawaii's statewide median, a real, disclosed favorable context alongside the area's elevated housing costs (base record).
Hawaii's real 11% top income tax rate applies statewide
Hawaii's real, current 2026 top marginal individual income-tax rate is 11%, applying in Captain Cook as everywhere in the state (base record).
Key takeaways
- Captain Cook's median home price (~$735K) runs well above the national comparison figure.
- The effective property tax rate calculates to a genuinely low ~0.54% after the home exemption.
- Cited median household income (~$124,551) runs notably above Hawaii's statewide median.
- Hawaii's 11% top income tax rate applies in Captain Cook as statewide.
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