Housing in Captain Cook
Captain Cook's housing market runs genuinely expensive, with real, disclosed sub-area price variation this record does not average away.
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Learn moreA genuinely elevated median sale price
Captain Cook's cited median sale price ran approximately $735,000 (up 5.2% YoY), with median price per square foot running approximately $586 (up a real, disclosed steep 29.2% YoY) (base record).
A real, disclosed sub-area price premium
The nearby Kealakekua neighborhood within Captain Cook cited an even higher median of approximately $1.0 million (January 2026, up 10.7% YoY) -- a real, disclosed sub-area premium worth confirming for a specific address (base record).
A genuinely not-very-competitive market
Redfin scored the market 21 out of 100 on its competitiveness scale, with homes selling in approximately 55 days -- a real, disclosed genuinely less competitive market than Hawaii's resort corridors (base record).
Mostly single-family homes on larger lots
Real estate offerings run mostly single-family homes and land, with most homes situated on lots of a few acres or more, consistent with South Kona's real, rural, agricultural character (base record).
Key takeaways
- Captain Cook's median sale price (~$735,000) runs well above the national comparison figure.
- The nearby Kealakekua sub-area runs even higher, at approximately $1.0 million median.
- The market runs genuinely not very competitive (score 21/100), with homes taking ~55 days to sell.
- Most homes sit on lots of a few acres or more, consistent with a rural, agricultural setting.
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