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City · 7,551 residents · Honolulu County, Hawaii

East Kapolei , Hawaii

In East Kapolei, a typical home is worth $697,300 and typical rent is $2,031 a month. Compared with all of Honolulu County, the typical home value is 22% lower, typical household income is 12% higher, and the share of households that own their home is 7 points lower.

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  • Typical home value

    $697,300

    22% below the county

    17% below Hawaii

    • East Kapolei
    • Honolulu
    • Hawaii

  • Typical rent

    $2,031a month

    2% below the county

    3% above Hawaii

    • East Kapolei
    • Honolulu
    • Hawaii

  • Typical household income

    $118,904a year

    12% above the county

    18% above Hawaii

    • East Kapolei
    • Honolulu
    • Hawaii

  • Households that own their home

    53%

    7 points below the county

    10 points below Hawaii

    • East Kapolei
    • Honolulu
    • Hawaii

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

East Kapolei is in Honolulu County. The FHA loan limit ($828,000 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Honolulu County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

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What sets East Kapolei apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. Nearby, in Ewa Villages, the typical rent is $1,227: 40% less than in East Kapolei ($2,031).

  2. The typical home in East Kapolei is worth $697,300, 22% less than in Honolulu County as a whole ($897,500).

  3. East Kapolei has the 5th lowest homeownership rate of the 54 cities in Hawaii with more than 5,000 people (53%).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

The homes here

Housing in East Kapolei

What homes there are in East Kapolei, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

No kind of home is the majority in East Kapolei; the largest group, detached houses, adds up to 42%, less than in Honolulu County (45%).

Year built

Homes in East Kapolei are newer: the typical year built is 2016; in Honolulu County, 1977.

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

With a mortgage

$2,911 a month

Honolulu County: $3,111 a month

Owners with a mortgage

89%

Honolulu County: 65%

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

The boundaries of East Kapolei changed since 2015–2019, so the Census does not compare its figures from then and now. In Honolulu County, the typical home value rose 32%.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureEast KapoleiHonolulu CountyHawaiiUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate5.6%7.4%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate0.9%0.9%0.9%
More than one person per room 24.4%8.9%8.8%3.4%
People per household 3.382.852.852.53
Drive alone 70%63%65%69%
Carpool 20%14%14%9%
Public transit Unreliable estimate5%4%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate6%5%3%
Work from home 6%9%10%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate3%2%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

More than one person per room: that is how 24.4% of households in East Kapolei live, more than in Honolulu County (8.9%).

On average, a household in East Kapolei has 3.38 people, more than in Honolulu County (2.85).

Carpooling is common in East Kapolei: 20% of workers get to work that way, against 14% in Honolulu County.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in East Kapolei?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in East Kapolei, worth $697,300, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 55% of the typical household income in East Kapolei, which is $118,904 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $231,671 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Honolulu County.

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Starts at the typical home value in East Kapolei. Change it to the price you have in mind.

Loan type
Your credit score

Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $24,406 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

This week's average ± a quarter or half point.

Term

National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$5,406

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$684,670
Total interest
$985,079
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $11,776 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $2,774 a month

  • Tight

    $2,774 to $3,567 a month

  • Hard

    more than $3,567 a month

    Your payment · 55%

Compared with the typical household income in East Kapolei ($118,904 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$5,406
Principal & interest$4,638
Property tax$169
Home insurance$291
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$308

You need at least $24,406 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

East Kapolei and Honolulu County

East Kapolei is in Honolulu County, Hawaii. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

East Kapolei's own numbers

Typical home value
$697,300
Typical monthly rent
$2,031
Typical yearly household income
$118,904
Households that own their home
53%
Effective property tax rate
0.29%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Honolulu County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$828,000
Conventional limit, one unit
$1,249,125
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$2,542
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+37%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
4.9%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Honolulu County.

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Buying

Buying a home in East Kapolei

A typical home in East Kapolei is worth $697,300: 22% below the county and 17% below Hawaii. With the typical household income in East Kapolei ($118,904 a year), a typical home costs 5.9 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • East Kapolei 5.9 years
  • Honolulu 8.5 years
  • Hawaii 8.4 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Honolulu County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Honolulu County rose 59% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Honolulu County.

Period County Hawaii U.S.
Last year (2025) +1.4% +2.9% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +37% +46% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +59% +73% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

East Kapolei next to Honolulu County, Hawaii and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • East Kapolei $697,300
  • Honolulu $897,500
  • Hawaii $839,100
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • East Kapolei $2,031
  • Honolulu $2,083
  • Hawaii $1,971
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • East Kapolei $118,904
  • Honolulu $106,195
  • Hawaii $100,389
  • United States $80,734
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East Kapolei next to Honolulu County and Hawaii
Measure East Kapolei Honolulu County Hawaii U.S.
Typical home value $697,300 $897,500 $839,100 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $2,031 $2,083 $1,971 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $118,904 $106,195 $100,389 $80,734
Households that own their home 53% 60% 63% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $2,024 $2,553 $2,239 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 0.29% 0.28% 0.27% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 53% 58% 57% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Honolulu County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in East Kapolei

For a typical $697,300 home in East Kapolei, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, East Kapolei's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $5,406a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $24,406
    Cash to close
    $45,325
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $308

  • Conventional, 5% down $5,278a month

    Down payment
    $34,865
    Cash to close
    $55,784
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $331

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $4,238a month

    Down payment
    $139,460
    Cash to close
    $160,379
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $4,883a month

    Down payment
    $104,595
    Cash to close
    $125,514
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for East Kapolei and for Honolulu County.

Property tax

Effective rate in East Kapolei

0.29%of the home’s value each year

$2,024 a year for the typical owner in East Kapolei.

  • East Kapolei 0.29%
  • Honolulu 0.28%
  • Hawaii 0.27%

What Hawaii publishes Each county runs its own property tax (Hawaii Department of Taxation)

Exemptions and deadlines in Hawaii

Flood risk in Honolulu County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Honolulu County.

Homes in the high-risk zone
4.9%
8,317
Of those, with NFIP insurance
54%
County Hawaii U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 4.9% 2.7% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 54% 88% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in East Kapolei

Typical rent in East Kapolei is $2,031 a month: 2% below the county. In East Kapolei, 53% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Honolulu County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($2,542 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $48.88 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Honolulu County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $1,836 $35.31 $73,440
1 bedroom $1,951 $37.52 $78,040
2 bedrooms $2,542 $48.88 $101,680
3 bedrooms $3,520 $67.69 $140,800
4 bedrooms $4,249 $81.71 $169,960

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in East Kapolei

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). East Kapolei is in ZIP code 96706.

For 2 bedrooms it is $3,210: $668 more than the fair market rent for Honolulu County ($2,542).

  • 96706 $3,210$4,440

1 of these ZIP codes crosses the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for East Kapolei when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

Is your rent high for your ZIP?

Free help

Help to buy or rent in East Kapolei

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There are 9 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Honolulu County; 2 say they serve in Spanish.

An older man and his daughter go over papers with a professional.

HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in East Kapolei

1 program is for East Kapolei or Honolulu County, by its own record: they come first, each with what its official page says about being open. The ones below are statewide in Hawaii: they work in East Kapolei the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in Hawaii

  • Down Payment Loan Program

    For Honolulu County

    City and County of Honolulu loan, with federal HOME funds, of up to $40,000 at 0% and with no fees, for the down payment only, repaid over 20 years; for first-time buyers on Oʻahu with incomes up to 80% of the area median who put down at least 5% of the price. Offered by City and County of Honolulu Department of Community Services (DCS).

    Repayable

    See the program Official page

  • Hale Kamaʻāina Mortgage Program

    Statewide in Hawaii

    Hawaii state corporation 30-year fixed mortgage for first-time buyers, with optional down payment assistance whose terms the agency has not yet published. Offered by Hawaiʻi Housing Finance & Development Corporation (HHFDC).

    Type not stated

    See the program Official page

Housing counselors near East Kapolei

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of East Kapolei, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement

    91-1270 Kinoiki St, Kapolei · 2 miles away

    Also serves in other languages.

    • Budget and financial counseling
    • Budget and credit workshops
    • and 3 more
    (808) 596-8155

  • Nanakuli Housing Corporation

    91-1041 Midway Rd, Kapolei · 4 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 8 more
    (808) 520-2607

  • LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF HAWAII - Waianae Branch

    85-670 Farrington Hwy Ste A, Waianae · 11 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    (808) 696-6322

Every agency in Honolulu County All counseling agencies in Hawaii

Help in Spanish near East Kapolei

None of the 3 agencies on this list say they serve in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of East Kapolei

HUD’s record names them for East Kapolei or Honolulu County. They run public housing or Section 8 vouchers. Ask whether their waiting list is open.

2 other authorities have an office in Honolulu County: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Honolulu County

These cities are also in Honolulu County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

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See 24 more cities in Honolulu County, with prices and rents

Every city has its own page with prices, rents and help.

Nearby cities

The cities closest to East Kapolei, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Honolulu County is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

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Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in East Kapolei.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about East Kapolei

Short answers with the numbers for East Kapolei and all of Honolulu County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in East Kapolei?

The typical home value in East Kapolei is $697,300, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Honolulu County it is $897,500.

How much does it cost to rent in East Kapolei?

Typical rent in East Kapolei is $2,031 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Honolulu County is $2,542.

What is the FHA loan limit in East Kapolei?

East Kapolei uses the FHA limit for all of Honolulu County (2026): $828,000 for a one-unit home and $1,592,350 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in East Kapolei?

The typical homeowner in East Kapolei pays $2,024 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 0.29% of the home’s value; in Honolulu County, the rate is 0.28%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in East Kapolei?

There are 9 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Honolulu County. 2 say they serve in Spanish. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).