Tiki GardensHI
The town, home to 245 people, lies in Hawaii.
Is Tiki Gardens a good place to live?
34% of residents live below the poverty line in Tiki Gardens, where Hawaii’s towns sit at 9.7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 94 Hawaii towns, just one has a lower middle household income than Tiki Gardens. Tiki Gardens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
245 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Mauna Kea and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tiki Gardens. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi MountainMauna Kea
Big draw20 mi MountainKīlauea
Big draw39 mi MountainMauna Loa
12 mi National ParkHawai'i Volcanoes National Park1.9M visitors a year
2 mi CaveKazumura Cave
15 mi WaterfallRainbow FallsPhoto credits
Mauna Kea: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kīlauea: Hawaii Land Cover Analysis project, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Public domain · Mauna Loa: Gordon Joly, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Jos-uit-boston at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kazumura Cave: Dave Bunnell / Under Earth Images, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rainbow Falls: Kyle Hawton, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Tiki Gardens: who provides what
Tiki Gardens is unincorporated, so Hawaii 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Tiki Gardens.
Tiki Gardens faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 100% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 56% of Tiki Gardens’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 30% to earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Tiki Gardens
July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 56° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Tiki Gardens smoke cigarettes than in the typical Hawaii or U.S. town
18% of Tiki Gardens adults report frequent physical distress. Among 94 Hawaii towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Tiki Gardens.
| Tiki Gardens | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Tiki Gardens | HI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.7% | 5.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.8% | 8.5% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 14.6% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Tiki Gardens sell for about $350K
Among households in Tiki Gardens, 79% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Tiki Gardens
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Tiki Gardens
About 7 of every 100 Tiki Gardens residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Hawaii.
About Tiki Gardens
Unincorporated community in Hawaii, United States
Tiki Gardens is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is on the eastern side of the island of Hawaii and is bordered to the north by Orchidlands Estates, to the south by Ainaloa, and to the west by Hawaiian Acres. As of the 2020 census, Tiki Gardens had a population of 555. Tiki Gardens was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 663 ft
Questions about Tiki Gardens
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tiki Gardens, HI a good place to live?
Tiki Gardens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.