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Home values, rents and more in Waimea, HI

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$1,031,000
Metro: $575,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.7%
Metro: +1.8% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
9,286
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$100,198
Metro: $78,639 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Waimea, HI, shaded by typical home valueWaimea96743
  • Under $730k
  • $730k–$800k
  • $800k–$920k
  • $920k–$1.1M
  • $1.1M+
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ZIP codes around Waimea, HI, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Waimea is outlined.

How Waimea compares

The typical home in Waimea, HI is worth about $1,031,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Waimea are 1.8 times the typical value in the Hilo metro area ($575,000) and 2.8 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Waimea rose 3.7%, compared with +1.8% in the Hilo metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $100,198, against $78,639 in the Hilo metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 9,286 people live in Waimea (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Waimea has the 3rd-highest typical home value of the 22 cities in the Hilo metro area and the 19th-highest of 60 in Hawaii with Zillow figures.

Part of: Hawaii County, HI · Hilo metro area · Hawaii

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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