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10,988people live here $126,735median household income▲ 57% above US $777,000median home value▲ 134% above US

Waihee-Waiehu is an unincorporated community in Maui County, HI. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Waihee-Waiehu

Waihee-Waiehu is an unincorporated community in Hawaii with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Waihee-Waiehu deals with home prices well above the national average, college degree attainment below the national average, fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Clean air
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

High home prices
Low college degree attainment
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Waihee-Waiehu compares

Median household income

Waihee-Waiehu$126,735

Hawaii avg$100,389

US$80,734

Median home value

Waihee-Waiehu$777,000

Hawaii avg$839,100

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Waihee-Waiehu

Based on Waihee-Waiehu's median rent, home value and household income

To buy

$155,400

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $77,700
Homes cost 6.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Job market

2.7% county unemployment

Unemployment in Maui County is 2.7%, well below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Maui County (county-wide)

Safety

308 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Waihee-Waiehu doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Maui Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 2596/100k · Policed by Maui Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▼ 11% below US

23 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.2 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 9 in 10 workers drive to work.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

78%

Carpool

14%

Other

5.0%

Work from home

2.4%

Public transit

0.5%

Walk

0.1%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 89°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 64°F. It's a dry climate with limited rainfall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 46% below US

20% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Haleakalā National Park (27 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Waihee-Waiehu's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are home prices well above the national average and college degree attainment below the national average. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low). It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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