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Cost of living in Makaha, Hawaii

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,868 a month.

Makaha is a Census community, not a separate city government in Hawaii. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $64,970 a year.

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People
10,066
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,868
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$64,970
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$394,000
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
Not matched
HUD county or town rent

Makaha, Hawaii has about 10,066 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $394,000.

We could not match this place to a county, so there is no HUD rent on this page.

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 Makaha'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 Makaha'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, 66 have higher typical rent than Makaha.

Nearby places

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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.