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Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii is one of the great places in the U.S. for that retirement or second home. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, weather and other demographics.


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Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii


Population
. 1990 2000 2007
Honolulu Metro Area blank 876,156 blank
Kailua, Oahu 36,818 36,513 36,513



Kailua, Oahu
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2010 .$896,09213.7%
Mar $1,346,000 . .
Feb $734,000 . .
Jan $686,000 . .
2009 .$787,8383.4%
2008 .$761,859-3.3%
2007 . $788,214 6.3%
2006 . $741,681 -13.7%
2005 . $859,504 41.5%
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Cost of Living (2010)
266% GPTR 99 City Average
127%



Home Sales Price Comparison
(2010)
. . GPTR 99 City Avg
Near Large City Honolulu na
Home Sales Price in Honolulu $621,000 $213,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 144% of Honolulu home prices 155%



Kailua, Oahu
Distance to Nearest Large City
(pop. > 200,000)
12 miles  to Honolulu GPTR 99 City Average
97 miles



Air Quality
Honolulu
. Good Days Moderate Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days Unhealthy Days
2008 269 6 0 0
2007 360 5 0 0
2006 359 5 1 0
2005 359 3 2 1




Kailua, Oahu
Water Quality
. % Good % Threatened % Impaired
2006 na na na
2004 na na na
2002 62 0 38




Taxes
(2009-2010)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 4.4% -- 45* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 99 days 19* -- 99 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Kailua, Oahu
Recreation
. # of Parks # of Parks
(99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc.
(managed by National Park Service)
U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Haleakala National Park plus 1 more 7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc.
(other federal agency-managed sites)
0 26
State Parks, Sites, etc. 23 11



Crime Report
(crimes per 10,000 population)
. Total Crimes Violent Crimes Property Crimes
2008 na na na
2007 na na na
2006 na na na
2005 na na na




Kailua, Oahu
Climate
(1971-2000)
. . 99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp 69 F 27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp 74 F 37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp 79 F 74 F
July - Avg High Temp 83 F 86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation 37 in 35 in



Elevation
39 feet GPTR 99 City Average
1,660 feet



Kailua, Oahu
Natural Hazards
. Risk Level 99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk Higher Moderate
Earthquake 12% .6%
Tsunami Risk No Risk
Hurricane 20-40 0
Flood Very High Very High
Tornado Very Low Low
Volcano Low Volcanic No Risk
Wildfire Low Low



Demographics
(2006)
. . 99 City Avg
White 43.8% 83.3%
Black 0.8% 6.9%
Native American 0.3% 0.8%
Asian 21.1% 3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8.1% 0.2%
Other 0.9% 3.3%
Multiple Races 25.0% 2.4%
Hispanic (of any race) 6.1% 8.7%



Kailua, Oahu
Median Age (2006)
39 years GPTR 99 City Average
36 years



Family Income & Housing
(2006)
. . 99 City Average
Total Housing Units 12,780 26,131
Occupied Housing Units 96% 86%
Vacant Housing Units (seasonal or recreational use) 4% 14%
Home Ownership Rate 70% 54%
Median Family Income $79,118 $55,423
Average Family Size 3.33 2.91



Kailua, Oahu
Medical Care
(2009)
Hospital/Medical Center City Distance from City Accredited - Dept. of HHS, AOA or JCAHO GPTR 99 City
Average
Castle Medical Center Kailua In the city Yes 4 accredited hospitals within 10 miles of city
Hawaii State Hospital Kaniohe 5 miles Yes
Hawaii Medical Center East Honolulu 9 miles Yes
8 more hospital(s) can be viewed at the Medical Care page.



Population Density
(2007)
. . 99 City Avg
Land Area (sq mi) 7 31
People Per Square Mile 5,216 2,035



Kailua, Oahu
Building Permits
(single family homes)
Honolulu County
2009 862
2008 586
2007 566
2006 1,727
2005 2,079




Heating and Cooling Degree Days
(avg annual)
. . 99 City Avg
Total Degree Days 4,312 5,926
HDD 0 4,677
CDD 4,312 1,249



EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Kailua, Oahu Area)
Kailua, Oahu Area EPA Cleanup Sites


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Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)



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