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Royal Kunia, HI vs Stony Point, NY

Royal Kunia

Hawaii

vs

Stony Point

New York

Across 36 directional measures we can compare, Royal Kunia leads on 22 and Stony Point on 14. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 67% higher in Royal Kunia, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,921$1,749
Royal Kunia is 67% higher
Median household income
$135,361$125,667
Royal Kunia is 8% higher
Median home value
$862,400$506,500
Royal Kunia is 70% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $94,700 a year left in Royal Kunia and $99,500 in Stony Point. Money goes further in Stony Point, by about $4,800 a year.
  • A household earning Royal Kunia's median of $135,361 would need about $120,500 in Stony Point to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 1.2 points a year in Royal Kunia, and pay outran rent by 1.3 points a year in Stony Point.

How these are calculated

HawaiiNew YorkStony Point, NYRoyal Kunia, HIRoyal KuniaStony PointRoyal KuniaStony Point

Which fits you?

Both start on the Citytistics Index (CTX). Move the sliders to weigh what matters to you and the score becomes your own mix.

Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Stony Point, NYComposite 55.3 / 100
65
62546096722n/a
02Royal Kunia, HIComposite 32.9 / 100
11
135852n/a2022n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureRoyal KuniaStony PointAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$2,921$1,749
Rent to income125.9%16.7%
Property tax rate10.3%n/a
Home price to income16.4x4.0x
Prices vs US average2111.0112.6
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,542$2,971
HUD area median income4$133,400$128,800
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$2,345$10,001
Median home value1$862,400$506,500
Home prices, 1-year change51.4%4.8%
Home prices, 5-year change536.9%56.1%
Homeownership177.8%86.6%
Renters paying 30%+164.6%78.0%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,863$3,419
Vacant homes15.1%7.2%
Median year built119891972
Jobs and income
Median household income1$135,361$125,667
Income per person1$45,203$47,428
Unemployment16.2%6.5%
Average annual pay6$73,144$67,559
Pay growth, 1 year64.7%4.2%
Jobs6455,202138,234
Poverty rate14.7%4.9%
Mean commute131 min35 min
Works from home15.9%9.7%
Commutes by transit14.8%6.2%
People
Population113,55512,728
Median age142.942.6
Bachelor's or higher132.8%37.1%
High school or higher193.8%89.3%
Household size13.33.1
Born abroad123.5%15.8%
No health insurance12.3%1.9%
Homes with broadband197.7%92.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.1%4.2%
Moved from another state14.4%1.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-7.3-10.6
Income of households moving in7$73,570$94,784
Income of households moving out7$70,570$106,601
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k825.124.2
Shops per 10k826.338.8
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k82.95.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k819.225.1
Child care centers per 10k81.73.9
Parks per 10k95.93.9
Playgrounds per 10k91.54.7
Grocery stores per 10k90.71.6
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k91.51.6
Libraries per 10k90.01.6
Named paths and bike trails90.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi93.60.0
Nearest National Park Service site102.023.6
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10322
National Register listings111767
Founded or incorporated12n/a1865
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13n/a20
Property crime per 100k13n/a246
Schools
Public schools141862
Public school students14111,0111,199
Students per teacher1414.313.5
Climate
July average high15n/a85°F
January average low15n/a21°F
Average temperature15n/a52°F
Annual precipitation15n/a48.3 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1698.888.4
Hurricane risk1673.385.6
Tornado risk1633.277.5
Wildfire risk1699.014.6
Heat wave risk160.090.4
Median air quality index172937
Good air days1797.3%85.5%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Royal Kunia $116,840, Stony Point $69,960 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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