Zip lookup · HI

96738
Waikoloa, Hawaii.

Waikoloa, Hawaii County, HI · Hilo, HI metro · population 7,862

What it costs per month · 96738 $4,392/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$2,687 (+158%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $13,148 +2%
$823,620$836,768 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $230,159 +38%
$606,609$836,768 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 96738 $4,392 United States $1,922
$1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 96738$4,392
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.

Typical home values in zip 96738 rose 1.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Waikoloa, HI — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Asking rent $3,200 as of Sep 2026
Typical home value $836,768 as of Sep 2026
+1.6%year on year

Asking rent — 96738

Against the Hilo, HI metro and the national benchmark.

$2,000 $2,500 $3,000 2026 96738 $3,200 Hilo $2,562 United States $1,932
$2,000 $2,500 $3,000 2026
  • 96738$3,200
  • Hilo$2,562
  • United States$1,932

Typical home value — 96738

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 96738 $836,768 Hilo $574,746 United States $366,157
$200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 96738$836,768
  • Hilo$574,746
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.