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The median home value in Kauai County, HI is $1,018,601 as of 2026-08-31, up 1.99% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$1,018,601
Year-over-Year
+1.99%
National Rank
#19 of 3071
Kauai County ranks 1st out of 4 counties in HI by median home price, and is +333.3% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within HI, the typical county has a median home value of $921,973, making Kauai County +10.5% above the HI state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.5%, from $1,023,576 in May 2026 to $1,018,601 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $1,023,576 | +0.8% |
| Jun 2026 | $1,024,959 | +1.2% |
| Jul 2026 | $1,015,489 | +1.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $1,018,601 | +2.0% |
Households here earn a median of $97,668 a year against a typical home value of $1,018,601 — a price-to-income ratio of 10.4×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That makes it one of the least affordable counties in the country relative to local wages. (How this is calculated.)
The median home value in Kauai County is $1,018,601. That's up 1.99% from a year earlier. That is about 333.3% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Kauai County the 1st most expensive of 4 counties in Hawaii.
Median household income here is $97,668, so a typical home costs about 10.4× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.