96778
Pahoa, Hawaii.
Pahoa, Hawaii County, HI · Hilo, HI metro · population 15,262
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$723 (+92%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $3,038 -1%
- $290,655$287,617 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $28,983 +11%
- $258,634$287,617 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.
- 96778$1,510
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 33 years.
Typical home values in zip 96778 fell 1.0% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Pahoa, HI — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 96778
Against the Hilo, HI metro and the national benchmark.
- 96778$1,883
- Hilo$2,560
- United States$1,930
Typical home value — 96778
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 96778$287,617
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | 96760 | Kurtistown | 4,261 | — | $365,094 |
| 11.0 | 96749 | Keaau | 19,132 | $2,500 | $475,522 |
| 11.2 | 96771 | Mountain View | 7,793 | — | $322,734 |
| 16.0 | 96785 | Volcano | 4,433 | — | $372,130 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.