HI metros
Cost of living across major HI metropolitan areas.
What living in HI costs
Across the 1 HI metro we track, the typical cost-of-living index is 111.4 against a national metro median of 95.7 — about 16% pricier than the typical US metro. That ranks HI 48 of the 48 states we cover, counting from the cheapest.
A typical HI home costs $851,163, or about 8.5× median household income, and typical rent is $2,980/mo.
Taxes in HI
HI levies a state income tax on top of the federal one. Effective property tax runs about 0.3% of home value in a typical HI metro, and combined state and local sales tax is around 4.5%.
Property tax is the one that scales with housing, so it bites hardest in the pricier metros above. Per-metro figures are on each metro page.
| Metro | COL index | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, HI | 111.4 | $851,163 | $2,980 |
Cities & towns in HI (24)
Local property tax, home values and school scores for each place.