Name: Makawao, HI statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Makawao

Maui County loses about 9.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in4,491

Moved out5,774

Net−1,283

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Clark County, NV149376−227

Los Angeles County, CA189151+38

San Diego County, CA145125+20

King County, WA110143−33

Maricopa County, AZ118103+15

Orange County, CA7783−6

Pierce County, WA5783−26

Riverside County, CA54

Within Hawaii, other states or abroad

Arrivals

18%81%

Leavers

20%78%

Within HawaiiOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$86K

Leavers$77K

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

Who moves here: 2.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.7% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Maui County report $86,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $77,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $76,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,908 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,709 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $888,000.
Getting to work: 28 minutes each way on average; 13.4% work from home; 1.4% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Mascoutah, IL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
2.2%
62% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-9.6
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7
$86,403
22% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Makawao	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	2.2%	62% below
Moved from another state1County figure	2.7%	38% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-9.6	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$86,403	22% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$77,405	10% above

What it costs to live here

The median home costs 9.2 years of the median household's income, more than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Makawao23.7%

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

$76,320

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

23.7%

16% above the median place

Home price to income

9.2x

142% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

24%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$68,100

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Makawao, $1,908 a month, and local prices for everything else (107.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Makawao, but easier on the budget

Places that match Makawao on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Mascoutah, IL	95	16.9% vs 23.7%	$13,800	Compare
Thurmont, MD	94	11.3% vs 23.7%	$18,300	Compare
Berlin, NJ	94	16.8% vs 23.7%	$16,800	Compare
Kaiminani, HI	94	13.0% vs 23.7%	n/a	Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.1%
84% below the median place
Median home value1
$888,000
178% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,353
59% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Makawao	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,908	40% above
Rent to income1	23.7%	16% above
Property tax rate1	0.1%	84% below
Home price to income1	9.2x	142% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	109.4	8% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$2,656	64% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$121,400	13% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$1,353	59% below
Median home value1	$888,000	178% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	4.3%	34% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	55.4%	8% above
Homeownership1	67.1%	1% above
Renters paying 30%+1	41.4%	18% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,709	45% above
Vacant homes1	6.8%	4% below
Median year built1	1982	0% above

Work and pay

Compared with the 17 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Clover Creek, WA, Larkfield-Wikiup, CA and Cottonwood, CA), unemployment here is lower: 3.4% against a typical 5.7%.

Unemployment1
3.4%
31% below the median place
Mean commute1
28 min
12% above the median place
Median household income1
$96,444
20% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$44,243 +10%

Works from home13.4% +8%

Poverty rate10.2% −5%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Makawao	Vs median
Median household income1	$96,444	20% above
Income per person1	$44,243	10% above
Unemployment1	3.4%	31% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$64,114	3% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.7%	0% above
Jobs6County figure	74,407	51% below
Poverty rate1	10.2%	5% below
Mean commute1	28 min	12% above
Works from home1	13.4%	8% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	1.4%	61% above

Who lives here

No health insurance is 2.1%, 67% below the median place.

No health insurance1
2.1%
67% below the median place
Median age1
42.8
10% above the median place
High school or higher1
95.5%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.8 +10%

Born abroad6.2% −30%

Homes with broadband91.2% −1%

Bachelor's or higher28.3% −12%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Makawao	Vs median
Population1	7,353	5226th largest
Median age1	42.8	10% above
Bachelor's or higher1	28.3%	12% below
High school or higher1	95.5%	3% above
Household size1	2.8	10% above
Born abroad1	6.2%	30% below
No health insurance1	2.1%	67% below
Homes with broadband1	91.2%	1% below

Life in Makawao

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 55 Hawaii places we track.

4 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 5 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Hardy House listed 1984
Gomes, Frank and Theresa, House listed 2001
Hana Belt Road listed 2001
Baldwin, Fred C., Memorial Home listed 2011

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k2.7 +28%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k20.4 +83%

Libraries per 10k5.4 6.3×

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.5 12.1×

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

Haleakalā Wilderness 13 miles
Haleakalā National Park 14 miles
Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement and National Historical Park 47 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars28.4 +37%

Shops46.2 +52%

Arts, recreation and fitness8.6 2.1×

Doctors' offices and clinics20.8 +3%

Child care centers2.2 −4%

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

Public schools12
2
78% below the median place
Public school students12
1,407
71% below the median place
Nearest National Park Service site10
13.3
57% below the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Makawao	Vs median
Public schools12	2	78% below
Public school students12	1,407	71% below
Students per teacher12	13.9	10% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	28.4	37% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	46.2	52% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	8.6	110% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	20.8	3% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	2.2	4% below
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k9	2.7	28% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	20.4	83% above
Libraries per 10k9	5.4	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	2.5	above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site10	13.3	57% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	3	50% above
National Register listings11	4	69% below

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 Makawao. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk13
0.0
below the median place (median 90.1)
Good air days14
98.1%
43% above the median place
Median air quality index14
21
51% below the median place

All 7 weather and risk measures

Measure	Makawao	Vs median
Natural hazard risk13County figure	93.1	1% above
Hurricane risk13County figure	69.5	2% below
Tornado risk13County figure	5.9	93% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	95.3	56% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	0.0	below (median 90.1)
Median air quality index14County figure	21	51% below
Good air days14County figure	98.1%	43% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 19.5% to 23.7% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 42.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 17.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 47.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$68,500

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 49% of places

Pay vs rent

-4.2 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 9% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

+4.3 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (19.5% to 23.7%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

-1%

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Makawao in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, up from 24% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Makawao does better than 13% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 48%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,908/mo (2024)	$2,460/mo	$2,020 to $3,000/mo	+4.4%
Median household income	$96,444 (2024)	$121,000	$102,000 to $143,000	+3.8%
Median home value	$888,000 (2024)	$1,271,000	$923,000 to $1,751,000	+6.2%

The median home would be worth 10.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 9.2 now.

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

Places like Makawao

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

Place	Rent	Income
Kihei, HI	$2,045	$87,772	Compare
Alpine, CA	$1,973	$108,660	Compare
Lahaina, HI	$1,997	$88,889	Compare
Garden Grove, CA	$2,012	$92,174	Compare

Nearby

Compare Makawao with

Places built like Makawao

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Makawao performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
Makawao, HI	23.7%	3.2%/yr	n/a
Clover Creek, WA	22.9%	7.0%/yr	n/a	Compare
Larkfield-Wikiup, CA	26.0%	4.2%/yr	n/a	Compare
Cottonwood, CA	17.5%	22.5%/yr	n/a	Compare
Alpine, CA	21.8%	4.3%/yr	n/a	Compare
Silverton, OR	23.7%	4.5%/yr	-0.2%	Compare
Tanglewilde, WA	22.1%	6.4%/yr	n/a	Compare

Common questions

Is Makawao a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 34 out of 100, better than 34% of the places we rate and 21st of 55 in Hawaii. OpenStreetMap shows 5.4 libraries per 10,000 residents, more than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 55 Hawaii places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 42 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Makawao expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.7% 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 $888,000.

What salary do you need to live in Makawao?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $76,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Makawao?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Kihei, HI, Alpine, CA, Lahaina, HI and Garden Grove, CA.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 Makawao with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Makawao itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/makawao-hawaii

Citytistics. “Makawao, Hawaii.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/makawao-hawaii/

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