Same state, very different bills On an identical $300,000 home, property tax in Hawaii County runs $354 a year more than in Maui County, inside the same state.

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Cost to Own a Home in Hawaii

The average effective property tax rate across Hawaii is 0.241%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 52.72¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.

Largest cities in Hawaii

City pages carry their own median home value and effective tax rate, which often differ from the county they sit in.

Urban Honolulu$834,100 East Honolulu$1,172,300 Hilo$455,100 Pearl City$872,200 Waipahu$835,400 Kailua (Honolulu County)$1,239,000 Kaneohe$990,100 Mililani Town$884,800 Kahului$833,200 Ewa Gentry$768,200 Kapolei$720,600 Kihei$871,600 Mililani Mauka$901,800 Kailua (Hawaii County)$649,400 Makakilo$827,900 Wahiawa$716,800 Ocean Pointe$877,600 Wailuku$781,700 Ewa Beach$698,200 Waimalu$597,700 Halawa$1,005,400 Royal Kunia$833,000 Hawaiian Paradise Park$413,800 Waianae$487,200 Nanakuli$473,000 Maili$633,100 Kaiminani$761,300 Lahaina$841,400 Waihee-Waiehu$740,300 Waipio$709,500 Kaneohe Base$390,600 Kapaa$821,500 Waimea (Hawaii County)$652,900 Makaha$416,100 Haiku-Pauwela$1,019,400 Aiea$1,053,000 Ahuimanu$878,400 Pukalani$926,100 Waikele$696,400 Lihue$843,900 Makawao$819,600 Wailua Homesteads$898,300 Waikoloa Village$674,100 Ewa Villages$819,400 Napili-Honokowai$775,500 Kahaluu-Keauhou$830,600 Wailea$1,363,700 Kula$1,117,300 West Loch Estate$833,500 East Kapolei$743,600 Waimanalo$711,800 Laie$942,700 Kahaluu$1,162,000 Waipio Acres$602,600 Heeia$1,186,500 Pupukea$1,331,800 Haleiwa$1,081,100 Kalaheo$899,300 Waimanalo Beach$816,500 Hawaiian Beaches$247,500

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Every county in Hawaii

County	Tax rate	Median home	Median tax
Honolulu County	0.284%	$873,000	$2,482
Hawaii County	0.286%	$486,400	$1,392
Maui County	0.168%	$858,600	$1,442
Kauai County	0.225%	$817,900	$1,840