CITY PROFILE
Hilo, HI
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Hilo is a smaller metro where homes rank among the most expensive in our dataset, so budget carefully if affordability is a priority. Expect a hot climate with abundant sunshine, but also a wet climate—rain is frequent and significant here. It's a trade-off between tropical warmth and light with the reality of substantial moisture year-round.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $571K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $2,954/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 21.3°C · warmest 22.6°C · coolest 19.9°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 2301 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 5.28 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #229 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy69
- Affordable to rent24
- Climate comfort99
- Plenty of sunshine80
- Big-city amenities45
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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