Cost of Living & Housing in Naalehu
Naalehu's cost of living pairs a real, genuine housing-affordability advantage relative to both Hawaii statewide and the Big Island's own countywide figures against Hawaii's unavoidable, statewide-highest overall cost of living.
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Learn moreA genuinely affordable home value relative to Hawaii and the Big Island
Naalehu's own average home value ran approximately $395,217 (Zillow, February 2026) -- well below Hawaii's statewide figures of roughly $837,000-$1,045,000 and the Big Island's own countywide median of $604,900 (base record).
A real, disclosed cross-source price spread
Naalehu's figures diverge somewhat by source -- Zillow's $395,217 average and BestPlaces.net's $386,400 median run close together, while Redfin's single-month median sale price of $190,000 reflects the thin sales volume typical of a very small market rather than a genuine value collapse (base record).
Hawaii County's own comparatively low property tax
Hawaii County's own real 0.28% effective property tax rate (propertytaxbystate.com, 2026) produces a countywide median annual tax bill of approximately $1,459 -- among the lowest dollar burdens of Hawaii's four counties (base record).
Hawaii's real, statewide-highest cost of living still applies
Hawaii's real cost-of-living index runs approximately 193 (nearly double the national baseline), driven by shipped-in groceries and the nation's highest electricity and gas prices -- a genuinely unavoidable statewide fact, detailed fully in hawaii.js, that Naalehu's own housing affordability does not offset entirely.
Key takeaways
- Naalehu's average home value runs approximately $395,217 -- genuinely more affordable than both Hawaii statewide and the Big Island countywide.
- A real, disclosed cross-source price spread exists; confirm current, specific comparable pricing directly with a local agent.
- Hawaii County's own 0.28% effective property tax rate keeps the dollar tax burden comparatively low.
- Hawaii's statewide-highest cost of living (index ~193) still applies to groceries, electricity, and gas in Naalehu as everywhere in the state.
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