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City · 5,144 residents · Honolulu County, Hawaii

Heeia , Hawaii

In Heeia, a typical home is worth $1,200,200 and typical rent is $3,501 a month. Compared with all of Honolulu County, typical rent is 68% higher, typical household income is 66% higher, and the share of households that own their home is 34 points higher.

Heeia in numbers

  • Typical home value

    $1,200,200

    34% above the county

    43% above Hawaii

    • Heeia
    • Honolulu
    • Hawaii
  • Typical rent

    $3,501a month

    68% above the county

    78% above Hawaii

    • Heeia
    • Honolulu
    • Hawaii
  • Typical household income

    $176,250a year

    66% above the county

    76% above Hawaii

    • Heeia
    • Honolulu
    • Hawaii
  • Households that own their home

    94%

    34 points above the county

    31 points above Hawaii

    • Heeia
    • Honolulu
    • Hawaii

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

Heeia 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

Only here

What sets Heeia apart

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

  1. Heeia has the highest homeownership rate of the 54 cities in Hawaii with more than 5,000 people: 94%.

  2. Heeia has the highest typical rent of the 57 cities in Hawaii with more than 5,000 people: $3,501.

  3. Heeia has the highest typical household income of the 58 cities in Hawaii with more than 5,000 people: $176,250.

  4. Nearby, in Kaneohe Base, the typical home value is $352,000: 71% less than in Heeia ($1,200,200).

  5. Nearby, in Kaneohe, the typical rent is $2,269: 35% less than in Heeia ($3,501).

  6. The typical home in Heeia is worth $1,200,200, 34% more than in Honolulu County as a whole ($897,500).

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

The homes here

Housing in Heeia

What homes there are in Heeia, 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
Kind of home: Heeia and its comparisons
MeasureHeeiaHonolulu CountyHawaiiUnited States
Detached house 80%45%54%61%
Attached house 13%11%9%6%
Building of 2 to 4 Unreliable estimate7%6%8%
Apartments (5 or more) Unreliable estimate37%31%19%
Mobile home Unreliable estimate0%0%6%
Boat, RV and other Unreliable estimateUnreliable estimate0%0%

In Heeia, 8 in 10 homes are single-family detached houses; in Honolulu County, 5.

Year built
Year built: Heeia and its comparisons
MeasureHeeiaHonolulu CountyHawaiiUnited States
Before 1960 Unreliable estimate16%14%26%
1960–1979 78%41%36%24%
1980–1999 6%24%28%25%
2000–2009 Unreliable estimate10%12%14%
2010 or later Unreliable estimate9%9%11%

The typical home in Heeia was built in 1970, 7 years before the typical one in Honolulu County.

Homes in Heeia are bigger: 96% have 3 bedrooms or more; in Honolulu County, 54%.

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
Value of owner-occupied homes: Heeia and its comparisons
MeasureHeeia
Under $100K Unreliable
$100K–$200K Unreliable estimate
$200K–$300K Unreliable
$300K–$500K Unreliable estimate
$500K–$750K Unreliable estimate
$750K–$1M 22%
$1M or more 73%
Monthly rent with utilities
Monthly rent with utilities: Heeia and its comparisons
MeasureHeeia
Under $500 Unreliable
$500–$999 Unreliable estimate
$1,000–$1,499 Unreliable estimate
$1,500–$1,999 Unreliable
$2,000–$2,499 Unreliable estimate
$2,500–$2,999 Unreliable
$3,000 or more Unreliable estimate

With a mortgage

$3,618 a month

Honolulu County: $3,111 a month

Without a mortgage

$688 a month

Honolulu County: $783 a month

Owners with a mortgage

72%

Honolulu County: 65%

The typical cost for an owner with a mortgage in Heeia is $3,618 a month, more than in Honolulu County ($3,111); without one, $688.

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
Change since 2015–2019: Heeia and its comparisons
MeasureHeeiaHonolulu CountyHawaiiUnited States
Typical home value +31%+32%+36%+53%
Typical rent No data+19%+22%+33%
Typical household income No clear change+24%+24%+29%

From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, home values in Heeia rose at about the same pace as in Honolulu County: 31% against 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

How people live: Heeia and its comparisons
MeasureHeeiaHonolulu 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 Unreliable estimate8.9%8.8%3.4%
People per household 3.212.852.852.53
Drive alone 71%63%65%69%
Carpool Unreliable estimate14%14%9%
Public transit Unreliable estimate5%4%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate6%5%3%
Work from home 11%9%10%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate3%2%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

Households in Heeia are bigger: 3.21 people on average; in Honolulu County, 2.85.

To get to work, 71% of workers in Heeia drive alone; in Honolulu County, 63%.

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 Heeia?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Heeia, worth $1,200,200, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 65% of the typical household income in Heeia, which is $176,250 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $406,599 a year. Note: at that price the loan is above the FHA limit for Honolulu County ($828,000), so FHA would not insure it; the payment is only a reference.

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

Your numbers

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Starts at the typical home value in Heeia. 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 $42,007 (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

$9,487

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$1,178,461
Total interest
$1,695,529
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $20,268 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $4,113 a month

  • Tight

    $4,113 to $5,288 a month

  • Hard

    more than $5,288 a month

    Your payment · 65%

Compared with the typical household income in Heeia ($176,250 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$9,487
Monthly payment breakdown
Principal & interest$7,983
Property tax$280
Home insurance$500
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$724

This loan is over the FHA limit

You'd borrow $1,158,193, but the FHA limit for a one-unit home in Heeia is $828,000. You'd need a bigger down payment or a different loan.

You need at least $42,007 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

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.

Total monthly payment $9,487; principal and interest $7,983.

The city and its county

Heeia and Honolulu County

Heeia 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).

Map of Honolulu County, Hawaii, with Heeia marked. Around it, the neighboring counties.

Heeia's own numbers

Typical home value
$1,200,200
Typical monthly rent
$3,501
Typical yearly household income
$176,250
Households that own their home
94%
Effective property tax rate
0.28%

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.

Everything about Honolulu County

Buying

Buying a home in Heeia

A typical home in Heeia is worth $1,200,200: 34% above the county and 43% above Hawaii. With the typical household income in Heeia ($176,250 a year), a typical home costs 6.8 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.

  • Heeia 6.8 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.

Yearly change in FHFA’s price index in Honolulu County, 2016 to 2025
  1. 2020: −1.3%
  2. 2021: +6.0%
  3. 2022: +16.1%
  4. 2023: +6.3%
  5. 2024: +3.2%
  6. 2025: +1.4%
Change in FHFA’s price index in Honolulu County, Hawaii and the United States
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

Heeia 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
  • Heeia $1,200,200
  • Honolulu $897,500
  • Hawaii $839,100
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Heeia $3,501
  • Honolulu $2,083
  • Hawaii $1,971
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Heeia $176,250
  • Honolulu $106,195
  • Hawaii $100,389
  • United States $80,734
See the full table
Heeia next to Honolulu County and Hawaii
Measure Heeia Honolulu County Hawaii U.S.
Typical home value $1,200,200 34% above the county $897,500 $839,100 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $3,501 68% above the county $2,083 $1,971 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $176,250 66% above the county $106,195 $100,389 $80,734
Households that own their home 94% 34 points above the county 60% 63% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $3,336 31% above the county $2,553 $2,239 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 0.28% 0.28% 0.27% 0.94%

“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 Heeia

For a typical $1,200,200 home in Heeia, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Heeia's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $9,487a month

    Above the FHA limit for Honolulu County ($828,000)
    Down payment
    $42,007
    Cash to close
    $78,013
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $724
  • Conventional, 5% down $9,074a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $60,010
    Cash to close
    $96,016
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $570
  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $7,285a month

    Down payment
    $240,040
    Cash to close
    $276,046
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None
  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $8,394a month

    Down payment
    $180,030
    Cash to close
    $216,036
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is Conventional, 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 Heeia and for Honolulu County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Heeia

0.28%of the home’s value each year

$3,336 a year for the typical owner in Heeia.

  • Heeia 0.28%
  • 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%
Homes in the high-risk zone and with NFIP insurance: Honolulu County, Hawaii and the U.S.
Measure 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 Heeia

Typical rent in Heeia is $3,501 a month: 68% above the county.

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.

HUD fair market rent in Honolulu County (Fiscal year 2027)
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 Heeia

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Heeia is in ZIP code 96744.

For 2 bedrooms it is $2,800: $258 more than the fair market rent for Honolulu County ($2,542).

  • 96744 $2,800$3,880

1 of these ZIP codes crosses the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Heeia 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) (external site) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (external site)

Is your rent high for your ZIP?

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Heeia

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.

A pregnant woman reads paperwork on the sofa while the grandmother plays with the girl on the floor.

HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Heeia

1 program is for Heeia 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 Heeia the same as in the rest of the state.

  • 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).

  • 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 Heeia

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

  • LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF HAWAII - Kaneohe Branch

    45-955 Kamehameha Hwy., Kaneohe · 6 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
  • Hawaii Homeownership Center

    1259 Aala St Ste 201, Honolulu · 8 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 5 more
  • Legal Aid Society of Hawaii

    924 Bethel Street, Honolulu · 8 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default

Every agency in Honolulu County All counseling agencies in Hawaii

Help in Spanish near Heeia

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 Heeia

HUD’s record names them for Heeia 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.

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

Questions

Housing questions about Heeia

Short answers with the numbers for Heeia 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 Heeia?

The typical home value in Heeia is $1,200,200, 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 Heeia?

Typical rent in Heeia is $3,501 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 Heeia?

Heeia 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 Heeia?

The typical homeowner in Heeia pays $3,336 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 0.28% of the home’s value; in Honolulu County, the rate is 0.28%.

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

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).