Photo: Travis.Thurston · CC BY-SA 3.064 homes sold in Kapaa in the last year, at a typical $922K
About one sale in 5 is a condo. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where Kapaa homes are listed.
Every place Kapaa homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to Kapaa.
For sale
Rent
New, land & open houses
Links open the listing sites; TownRatings isn’t paid for them and doesn’t rank one above another. Rentals and government-owned homes come from sources outside the MLS.
19% of Kapaa’s sales are condos, at $126K less than a house
51 houses and 12 condos sold in the year to May 2026. Houses sell faster and draw more bidding wars.
typical sale · 51 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $770HI $625
- Days to sell
- 122
- Sold over asking
- 10%
- Listings with a price cut
- 22%
typical sale · 12 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $929HI $724
- Days to sell
- 278
- Sold over asking
- 0%
- Listings with a price cut
- 20%
Multi-family (2–4 units): 1 sold, typical $1.1M
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than before 2022, at 1.8 times the 2016 price
64 sales in the last year, against 162 in 2021 and a low of 54 in 2025. The typical sale went from $512K in 2016 to $922K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $900K buys in Kapaa
Check a listing against what Kapaa homes sold for
Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.
Bidding wars in Kapaa are rarer than before the pandemic, with about as many homes for sale
We read every month of Kapaa’s home sales since 2012 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 64 sales.
If you’re buying in Kapaa
- Shop in January. It brings about 8 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (13% over asking).
- You can negotiate. 20% of listings have cut their price, against 16% before the pandemic.
- Offer under asking. Buyers paid 96.4% of the list price on average; 8% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 15% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 129 days.
Spring brings the homes; summer brings the bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 10 a month), but August is the most competitive: 23% of August sales close over asking. January offers nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (13%). January has the least competition (13%).
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Calmer than the 2021 frenzy, and calmer than Hawaii
| Kapaa now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | HI now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 8% | 15% | 20% | 16% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 15% | 25% | 30% | 24% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 20% | 16% | 7% | 17% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 96.4% | 97.3% | 98% | 97.6% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 129 | 173 | 144 | 98 |
39 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s twice the 2023 low (20), about the 2017–19 level and well under 2015’s 63.
1 in 5 listings has cut its price
20% in the last year, against 16% in 2017–19 and 17% across Hawaii.
Since 2019, houses are up 58%, condos 54%
A house typically sold for $939K in the last year (51 sales), a condo for $813K (12).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
Kapaa ranks 37th of 43 busy Hawaii markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Kapaa is one of the state’s calmer markets.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2012 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Owning the typical Kapaa home costs about $4,974 a month
Price: Kapaa’s typical sale, last 12 months. Property tax at Kapaa’s 0.2% (median bill ÷ median value, Census ACS); insurance at 0.35% of price a year. Before PMI, HOA dues, upkeep and the tax deduction. Whether Kapaa is affordable on local pay is on Cost of living.
Five things worth knowing
Property tax, a year
Of a home’s value: the median bill over the median home value. On a $922K home, about $1,960 a year.
Taxes vs. neighborsCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
Wailua Homesteads and Lihue sell for less a square foot; Princeville and Poipu for far more
The busier markets within 25 miles of Kapaa, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lihue | 81 | $892K | $647 | 21% | 113 |
| Poipu | 74 | $1.1M | $967 | 8% | 175 |
| Kapaa | 64 | $922K | $755 | 8% | 129 |
| Princeville | 52 | $1.2M | $991 | 6% | 144 |
| Kalaheo | 42 | $1.5M | $747 | 5% | 155 |
| Wailua | 36 | $688K | $853 | 6% | 118 |
| Wailua Homesteads | 33 | $1.3M | $678 | 24% | 106 |
Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
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Questions about buying a home in Kapaa
What do homes sell for in Kapaa, HI?
64 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $922K, $755 a square foot. Houses sold for about $939K, condos for about $813K.
Is Kapaa a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A balanced market: 41 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 10 sold, about 4.1 months of supply. Buyers paid 96.4% of asking on average, and 20% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Kapaa?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
How much are property taxes in Kapaa?
About 0.2% of a home’s value a year. On a $922K home that’s near $1,960.
Where can I see homes for sale in Kapaa?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Kapaa’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Kapaa.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).