Is Hilo, HI a good place to invest in rental property?

Hilo, HI has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-2,221 and a median cap rate of 1.8%, on a median sold price of $502,500. Prices changed +4.4% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Hilo, HI?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Hilo, HI is 1.8%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Hilo, HI?

The median sold price in Hilo, HI is $502,500 (about $427 per square foot).

Investing in Hilo, HI Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Hilo, HI rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$502,500Median sold price

$427Median $/sqft

1.8%Median cap rate

$-2,221Modeled cash flow / mo

+4.4%Appreciation YoY

19.7Months of supply

230Active listings

140Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Hilo numbers say

In Hilo, HI, the median home sold for $502,500 (about $427 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 1.8% cap rate with a median $-2,221 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +4.4% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 19.7 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Hilo, HI by cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR and monthly cash flow — so the best rental deals rise to the top. Create a free account to screen Hilo deals, or browse the national market data.