Property tax in Honolulu County, Hawaii

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated September 23, 2026

The median property tax bill in Honolulu County, Hawaii is $2,553 a year, which is about 0.28% of the county's median home value of $897,500. That effective rate is higher than the typical Hawaii county (0.24%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Honolulu County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Honolulu County's average effective rate of 0.28% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.

Home market value

Estimated property tax: $2,513 / year

Property tax in Honolulu County at a glance

Honolulu County, Hawaii property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
Measure	Value
Median annual property tax	$2,553
Median home value	$897,500
Effective tax rate	0.28%
Typical Hawaii county rate	0.24%
National median county rate	0.81%

Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

How does Honolulu County compare in Hawaii?

Among Hawaii's 4 counties, Honolulu County has the 2nd highest effective property-tax rate: 1 rank higher and 2 rank lower. That is near the middle for Hawaii. Nationally, it ranks 3099th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Hawaii county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Honolulu County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Honolulu County's 202,604 owner-occupied homes, 36.4% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 59.5% pay at least $2,000, and 8.7% pay under $800. Another 6.5% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Honolulu County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual bill	Homes	Share
Under $800	17,635	8.7%
$800 to $1,499	29,571	14.6%
$1,500 to $1,999	21,563	10.6%
$2,000 to $2,999	46,900	23.1%
$3,000 or more	73,732	36.4%
No property tax paid	13,203	6.5%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,504 and owners without one pay $2,643. That is within 10% either way, so in Honolulu County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.

How does the Honolulu County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $2,553 is about 1.9% of the median income of Honolulu County homeowner households, $132,429 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 59.8% of Honolulu County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.

Have property taxes gone up in Honolulu County?

Yes. The median bill went from $2,010 in 2015-2019 to $2,553 in 2020-2024, a 27% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 32.3%, from $678,200 to $897,500. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.

Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.

How is a home assessed in Honolulu County?

Hawaii assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Honolulu County included. How Hawaii assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Honolulu County?

Yes, set by each county. Hawaii has no statewide exemption; for the 2026 to 2027 tax year Honolulu exempts $120,000 of assessed value, Maui $300,000 and Kauai $220,000. That is the Hawaii rule, and it applies in Honolulu County. Hawaii's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Honolulu County?

There is no state property tax bill in Hawaii, but all four counties have independently settled on the same schedule. The tax year runs July 1 through June 30 and the bill is split into two equal halves. The first is mailed around July 20 and due August 20, and the second is mailed around January 20 and due February 20. Missing a due date triggers county penalties and interest, and filing an assessment appeal does not pause the obligation to pay.

Hawaii splits the bill into 2 installments. That is the Hawaii rule. Honolulu County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Honolulu County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the your county Board of Review, then the state Tax Appeal Court. The filing deadline is typically set by each county: Honolulu January 15, Kauai December 1 to 31 only, Hawaii County and Maui April 9. That is the Hawaii rule; Honolulu County sets the exact dates and forms. The Hawaii appeal process step by step.

Hawaii rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Hawaii page.

Work out your own numbers

Sources

Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Honolulu County, Hawaii: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.