Cost of living in Kauai County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $2,105 a month.
That HUD number covers Kauai County, Hawaii, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,599
- 1 bed
- $1,609
- 2 bed
- $2,105
- 3 bed
- $2,588
- 4 bed
- $2,952
This county is outside a metro area with its own price index. The Hawaii state index is 110.0 (U.S. = 100, BEA 2024).
SNAP income limit in Hawaii · Medicaid eligibility
Towns in this county
- Kapaa · 11,094 people
- Lihue · 7,901 people
- Wailua Homesteads · 5,431 people
- Hanamaulu · 4,972 people
- Kalaheo · 4,435 people
- Puhi · 4,362 people
- Kekaha · 3,768 people
- Kilauea · 3,146 people
- Anahola · 3,067 people
- Koloa · 2,907 people
- Lawai · 2,718 people
- Wailua · 2,697 people
- Hanapepe · 2,638 people
- Eleele · 2,522 people
- Princeville · 2,020 people
- Waimea · 1,840 people
- Omao · 1,528 people
- Poipu · 1,175 people