Retiring in Kihei
Retiring in Kihei offers Hawaii's real, lowest-in-the-nation effective property tax rate and full Social Security exemption, alongside real, elevated day-to-day living costs this record discloses directly.
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Learn moreHawaii's real, favorable retirement-tax treatment
Social Security benefits are fully exempt from Hawaii state income tax, and most employer-funded pension distributions are exempt as well -- though Hawaii has no blanket IRA/401(k) exemption, a real, meaningful distinction.
Genuinely low effective property tax, high absolute home values
Hawaii's statewide effective property tax rate runs the nation's lowest (~0.27%), though Kihei's own high home values mean the real dollar tax bill still runs meaningful in absolute terms.
A real, disclosed healthcare-distance consideration
Maui Memorial Medical Center sits roughly 10-12 miles from Kihei -- retirees with significant ongoing care needs should confirm current local urgent-care and specialist availability directly.
Key takeaways
- Hawaii's Social Security exemption and Kihei's low effective property tax rate both favor retirees.
- Kihei's high absolute home values and cost of living remain a real, offsetting consideration.
- Confirm current healthcare-access specifics directly given Maui Memorial's real distance from Kihei.
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