Hawaii’s rents highest in U.S.

Not surprising at all…

For a third straight year, rental housing costs were higher in Hawai’i than in any other state last year, according to a new census survey that also showed the cost of owning a home in Hawai’i was among the highest in the nation.

Median monthly rent was $1,194 in Hawai’i last year, meaning half of all renters paid more and half paid less, according to the census estimate.

Only three other states had four-figure median rental rates — California at $1,078, New Jersey at $1,026 and Maryland at $1,000. Nevada ranked fifth at $980.

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