Hawaii · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hawaii County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hawaii County pays $1,459 a year, an effective rate of 0.28%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,459
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.28%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -27%
- vs U.S. average
- #2 of 4
- rank in HI
The verdict
Homeowners in Hawaii County pay a median $1,459 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.28%, more affordable than 99% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,459
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.28%
- Effective rate on median home
- #42 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -27%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($519,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Hawaii. Population: 205,769. Owner-occupied homes: 54,795.
The median annual property tax in Hawaii County is $1,459, which is 35% lower than the Hawaii state average and 27% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.28% on a median home value of $519,300. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
Hawaii County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Hawaii County's 0.28% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 99% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Hawaii County pay a median annual property tax of $1,459, well below the national median and well below the Hawaii state median. On a $519,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.28% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Hawaii County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $78,639 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Hawaii counties by effective rate
Hawaii County ranks #2 of 4 counties in Hawaii by effective rate (50% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hawaii County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 8.3% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 67% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 42.6%, the median bill rose 30.9% to $1,459: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 31% from $1,115 to $1,459. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 15,464 of 54,795 owner-occupied homes (28.2%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 1.9% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Hawaii County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hawaii County homeowners, 15,464 of 54,795 owner-occupied homes (28.2%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 28.2% (15,464)
- $800 to $1,499 20.9% (11,473)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.8% (5,352)
- $2,000 to $2,999 12.8% (7,017)
- $3,000 or more 24.1% (13,224)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
2,265 homes here (4.1%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Hawaii handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Hawaii County, mortgaged homeowners pay 28% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Hawaii County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hawaii County's effective rate is higher than 50% of the 4 counties in Hawaii - ranking #2 of 4.
Where Hawaii County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.28% Among the most affordable more affordable than 99% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.28%, Hawaii County sits in the lowest 1% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $1,459, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Hawaii County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hawaii County | Hawaii Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.9% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Hawaii County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Hawaii counties.
Hawaii County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,459 +4.8% | 0.28% |
| 2023 | $1,392 +5.8% | 0.29% |
| 2022 | $1,316 +8.8% | 0.29% |
| 2021 | $1,210 +8.5% | 0.31% |
| 2020 | $1,115 | 0.31% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Hawaii County: tax takes only 1.9% of income
Counties near Hawaii County's effective rate
On effective rate, Hawaii County sits nearest Ouray County (CO), Huerfano County (CO), Marion County (AL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Moore County (NC), Nowata County (OK), Coryell County (TX).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Hawaii County: only 7% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 6,990 of 94,410 returns from Hawaii County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,582 - 35% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in Hawaii
Hawaii County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Hawaii County, Hawaii?
- The median annual property tax in Hawaii County is $1,459, an effective rate of 0.28% on a $519,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Hawaii County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Hawaii County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.28% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Hawaii County?
- Hawaii County, Hawaii scores B- (66/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at A+ (0.28%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- Are property taxes increasing in Hawaii County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Hawaii County jumped 30.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,115 to $1,459, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Hawaii County?
- Property taxes in Hawaii County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $78,639 median household income.
What to do with Hawaii County's QUIET rate
Hawaii County's $1,459 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.9% of Hawaii County's $78,639 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Hawaii County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.28%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,459/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hawaii County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hawaii County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Eastland County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Hawaii County at $1,459/yr; rate 1.08% vs Hawaii County 0.28%.
Scioto County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Hawaii County at $1,459/yr; rate 1.06% vs Hawaii County 0.28%.
Jackson County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,460/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.93% vs Hawaii County 0.28%.
Refugio County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,458/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.47% vs Hawaii County 0.28%.
Hawaii county set
State ACS overview for every published Hawaii county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Hawaii County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Hawaii County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.