Housing Market in Lihue
Lihue's 2026 housing market runs genuinely, substantially more expensive than the national figure -- a Kauai Board of Realtors-sourced single-family median of $1,112,500 across 20 sales for January-June 2026, alongside a separate Redfin-cited median of $917,000 for November 2025 -- a real, disclosed cross-source spread this record does not resolve to one number.
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Learn moreA Real, Genuinely Expensive Market Across Every Citation
Kauai Board of Realtors data cited a Lihue single-family-home median sale price of $1,112,500 across 20 sales for the first half of 2026 (January-June), while Redfin separately cited a median sale price of $917,000 in November 2025, up 27.4% year-over-year. Lihue condo prices ran genuinely lower but still substantial: a median of $625,000, up 19.05% YoY from $525,000.
A Real, Disclosed Cross-Source and Cross-Window Spread
This record discloses a real, genuine cross-source spread on Lihue's exact single-family median directly rather than resolving it to one number -- different reporting windows and data sources genuinely diverge here, consistent with a real, small, low-transaction-volume market where a handful of high-value sales can swing a median substantially.
A Real, Structural, Not Temporary, Supply Constraint
Consistent with this project's Hawaii manifest research context, Lihue's -- and Kauai's -- genuinely limited buildable land and constrained housing supply is a real, structural driver of these high prices, not a temporary market condition.
Neighborhood-Level Price Variance Was Not Researched to Comparable Depth This Pass
This record did not independently research Lihue neighborhood-level price variance (e.g., Puhi vs. Kalapaki/Nawiliwili) to comparable depth this pass -- see the best-areas topic page for what this record did confirm, and buyers should confirm current, address-specific listing data directly for a target area.
Key takeaways
- Kauai Board of Realtors cited a Lihue single-family median of $1,112,500 (20 sales, Jan-Jun 2026); Redfin separately cited $917,000 (Nov 2025, up 27.4% YoY).
- Every cited single-family figure runs roughly 124%-172% above the ~$408,776 national median comparison figure.
- Lihue condo prices ran lower but still substantial: a $625,000 median, up 19.05% YoY.
- This record discloses a real, unresolved cross-source spread on the exact single-family median rather than picking one number.
- This record did not research Lihue neighborhood-level price variance in comparable depth this pass -- confirm current, address-specific data directly for a target area.
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