96749
Keaau, Hawaii.
Keaau, Hawaii County, HI · Hilo, HI metro · population 19,132
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,352 (+118%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $12,770 +3%
- $462,751$475,522 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $86,238 +22%
- $389,284$475,522 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.
- 96749$2,496
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 17 years.
Typical home values in zip 96749 rose 2.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Keaau, HI — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 96749
Against the Hilo, HI metro and the national benchmark.
- 96749$2,500
- Hilo$2,562
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 96749
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 96749$475,522
- Hilo$574,746
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 96760 | Kurtistown | 4,261 | — | $365,094 |
| 10.2 | 96771 | Mountain View | 7,793 | — | $322,734 |
| 11.0 | 96778 | Pahoa | 15,262 | $1,883 | $287,617 |
| 14.6 | 96720 | Hilo | 52,979 | $2,129 | $555,990 |
| 17.4 | 96785 | Volcano | 4,433 | — | $372,130 |
| 17.5 | 96783 | Pepeekeo | 2,251 | — | $571,220 |
| 17.6 | 96781 | Papaikou | 2,073 | — | $538,831 |
| 19.2 | 96728 | Honomu | 376 | — | $512,939 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.