Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,020.
The best of Princeville’s subject grades is an A+ for health; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Princeville’s typical home value is $1,391,000, above both the Hawaii town median ($924,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($332,000). Only 1 of Hawaii’s 125 towns score higher on health. Princeville is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 70% of U.S. towns. Princeville’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, where Hawaii’s towns sit at 0.6 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Kaua'i Belt Road-North Shore section is on the National Register of Historic Places. Princeville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Princeville beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Princeville | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 17.3% |
Where Princeville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Princeville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1870.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Princeville is unincorporated, so Kauai County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Princeville.
The typical Princeville home is worth about $1,391,000, down 2.4% in a year, 67% above the Hawaii typical home.
| Princeville | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 50% | 55% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 71% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
24% of Princeville adults feel lonely. Among 94 Hawaii towns, just 1 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Princeville. 14% of Princeville adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Princeville | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 22% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | Princeville | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 17.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.7% | 10.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About one in 4 of Princeville’s working residents works in town. Princeville’s average trip to work is 16 minutes. Jobs based in Princeville fell to 1,184 in 2023, 138 fewer than in 2013.
| Princeville | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 28% | 3.7% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Princeville has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 62° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No town among the 94 in Hawaii we compare has a lower FEMA risk score than Princeville. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Princeville since 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Among 86 Hawaii towns, just 3 have a lower share of conserved land than Princeville.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Prince Albert Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Emmalani Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Princeville. Close and well known come first.
11 mi State parkNā Pali Coast State Park
16 mi Canyon & gorgeWaimea Canyon State Park
8 mi BeachHanakapiai Beach
22 mi LandmarkRussian Fort Elizabeth
23 mi GardenAllerton Garden
6 mi GardenLimahuli Garden and PreserveNā Pali Coast State Park: Jmblanco74, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waimea Canyon State Park: Aaronbernstein, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hanakapiai Beach: Jeff Kubina, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Russian Fort Elizabeth: en:User:Mel29, Public domain · Allerton Garden: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Limahuli Garden and Preserve: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Princeville; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Princeville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Hawaii.
Place in Hawaii, United States
Princeville is a 9,000-acre (3,600 ha) unincorporated area mostly consisting of master-planned homes and condos on the north shore of the island of Kauaʻi in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census, Princeville had a population of 2,157.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with Princeville.
| Town | HI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeville | — | — | D | — | — | A+ |
| Kalihiwai | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hanalei | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Princeville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Princeville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Kalihiwai and Hanalei aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Princeville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
