Cost of living in Kilauea, Hawaii
Kilauea, Hawaii has about 3,146 people. Typical rent is $1,318 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $91,984 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,318 a month.
Kilauea is a Census community, not a separate city government in Hawaii. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $91,984 a year.
- People
- 3,146
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,318
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $91,984
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $1,087,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,105
- Kauai County, HI
Kilauea, Hawaii has about 3,146 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $1,087,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Kauai County is $2,105 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Kilauea. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Hawaii's prices sit at 110.0 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Hawaii taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 4.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Kilauea's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Hawaii home paid 48.00¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Kilauea's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Hawaii in the table we use.
Among 118 places we list in Hawaii with a rent figure, 102 have higher typical rent than Kilauea.
Nearby places
- Princeville
Typical rent $1,711
Compare with Kilauea - Anahola
Typical rent $2,015
Compare with Kilauea - Kapaa
Typical rent $2,020
Compare with Kilauea - Wailua Homesteads
Typical rent $1,990
Compare with Kilauea - Wailua
Typical rent $2,310
Compare with Kilauea - Hanamaulu
Typical rent $1,652
Compare with Kilauea - Lihue
Typical rent $1,956
- Puhi
Typical rent $2,443
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Hawaii
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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.