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19.49° N · 155.10° W · GEOID 1506325

Eden Roc

Hawaii County, Hawaii · part of the Hilo, HI metro

Limited data population under 5,000

HawaiiEden Roc, HIEden RocEden Roc

The short answer

Eden Roc is home to 1,166 people. Median household income is $24,771 a year and median rent is $594 a month, 28.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $164,600, about 6.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$594
56% below the median place
Median household income
$24,771
69% below the median place
Median home value
$164,600
48% below the median place
Unemployment
19.2%
293% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Eden Roc

  • The median household earns $24,771 a year, less than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 55 Hawaii places.
  • Household income has grown -4.5% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 55 Hawaii places.
  • Median rent is $594 a month, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 55 Hawaii places.
  • Unemployment averaged 19.2% over the survey period, higher than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 40 Hawaii places.
  • Half the homes were built after 2006, newer housing than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 55 Hawaii places.
01

Moving to Eden Roc

Hawaii County gains about 6.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,086
Moved out6,143
Net+943

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Hawaii, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within HawaiiOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$85K
Leavers$63K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Hawaii County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Hawaii County report $84,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,500, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$23,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $594 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,471 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $164,600.
Getting to work
45 minutes each way on average; 12.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Crowley, LA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
6.5%
13% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.3%
69% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
6.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEden RocAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.5%13% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.3%69% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure6.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$84,92120% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$62,52311% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $594, 56% below the median place.

Eden Roc28.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$23,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.8%
41% above the median place
Home price to income
6.6x
75% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$17,900
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax paid (median)1
$514
84% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.3%
66% below the median place
Median year built1
2006
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureEden RocAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$59456% below
Rent to income128.8%41% above
Property tax rate10.3%66% below
Home price to income16.6x75% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$2,08129% above
HUD area median income3County figure$98,3008% below
Property tax paid (median)1$51484% below
Median home value1$164,60048% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure6.1%92% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure58.5%14% above
Homeownership191.0%37% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.6%2% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,47121% below
Vacant homes18.6%22% above
Median year built120061% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$24,771
69% below the median place
Unemployment1
19.2%
293% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute45 min +81%
Income per person$22,142 −45%
Poverty rate23.1% 2.1×
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEden RocAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$24,77169% below
Income per person1$22,14245% below
Unemployment119.2%293% above
Average annual pay5County figure$61,7576% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure6.7%81% above
Jobs5County figure74,16851% below
Poverty rate123.1%115% above
Mean commute145 min81% above
Works from home1County figure12.1%3% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 78.3%, 15% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
78.3%
15% below the median place
High school or higher1
86.3%
7% below the median place
Household size1
2.8
10% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age40.8 +5%
Born abroad6.5% −26%
Bachelor's or higher27.5% −14%
All 8 people measures
MeasureEden RocAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1666646th largest
Median age140.85% above
Bachelor's or higher127.5%14% below
High school or higher186.3%7% below
Household size12.810% above
Born abroad16.5%26% below
No health insurance1County figure4.5%30% below
Homes with broadband178.3%15% below
05

Life in Eden Roc

99 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 8 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.5 +8%
Shops31.2 +3%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.2 +2%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.3 −14%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools10
55
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students10
27,129
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k7
2.0
13% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureEden RocAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure55above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure27,129above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure14.28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure22.58% above
Shops per 10k7County figure31.23% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.22% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure17.314% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure99above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 90.1).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Eden Roc. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk11
0.0
below the median place (median 90.1)
Tornado risk11
7.4
91% below the median place
Median air quality index12
32
26% below the median place
All 7 weather and risk measures
MeasureEden RocAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Natural hazard risk11County figure98.57% above
Hurricane risk11County figure68.33% below
Tornado risk11County figure7.491% below
Wildfire risk11County figure98.361% above
Heat wave risk11County figure0.0below (median 90.1)
Median air quality index12County figure3226% below
Good air days12County figure86.0%26% above
08

Eden Roc in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 29% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$594/mo (2024)$730/mo$600 to $890/mo+3.5%
Median household income$24,771 (2024)$30,000$25,500 to $35,500+3.3%
Median home value$164,600 (2024)$236,000$171,000 to $325,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 7.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Eden Roc

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Crowley, LA$594$28,642Compare
Corinth, MS$601$44,226Compare
Maysville, KY$699$39,013Compare
Middlesborough, KY$598$31,106Compare
Middlesborough, KYMaysville, KYCorinth, MSCrowley, LAEden Roc, HIEden RocCrowleyCorinthMaysvilleMiddlesboroughEden RocCrowleyCorinthMaysvilleMiddlesborough

Common questions

Is Eden Roc a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median household earns $24,771 a year, less than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 55 Hawaii places. Household income has grown -4.5% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 55 Hawaii places. On cost, space and class size it scores 28 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Eden Roc expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $164,600.

What salary do you need to live in Eden Roc?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $23,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Eden Roc?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Crowley, LA, Corinth, MS, Maysville, KY and Middlesborough, KY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Eden Roc with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Eden Roc itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/eden-roc-hawaii

Citytistics. “Eden Roc, Hawaii.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/eden-roc-hawaii/

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