Mountain View, HI housing market
The typical Mountain View home is worth about $337,000, up 0.5% in a year, 60% below the Hawaii typical home. Homes typically sell in 81 days, below asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Mountain View compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Mountain View at a glance
A seller's market
Supply is tight — about 2.6 months of homes for sale at the current pace. Buyers should expect competition on well-priced homes.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Show as a table
| January | Mountain View | Hawaii |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $211,000 | $557,000 |
| 2018 | $226,000 | $588,000 |
| 2019 | $231,000 | $608,000 |
| 2020 | $249,000 | $616,000 |
| 2021 | $270,000 | $656,000 |
| 2022 | $317,000 | $761,000 |
| 2023 | $359,000 | $831,000 |
| 2024 | $348,000 | $835,000 |
| 2025 | $352,000 | $846,000 |
| 2026 | $330,000 | $830,000 |
| August 2026 | $337,000 | $833,000 |
Mountain View and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | $337K | +0.5% | $1,940 | $69,299 |
| Fern Forest | — | — | $1,870 | $42,917 |
| Kurtistown | $382K | +1.5% | $1,880 | $96,165 |
| Eden Roc | — | — | $1,940 | $24,771 |
| Fern Acres | — | — | $1,940 | $40,400 |
| Hawaiian Acres | — | — | $1,890 | $91,120 |
| Volcano | $382K | +1.9% | $1,870 | $74,609 |
4.9 years of income
The typical Mountain View home costs about 4.9 years of the town's median household income, less than across Hawaii (8.3 years).
How Mountain View ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,940
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Mountain View is $1,940 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Mountain View pay a median of $1,375, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 34% of the town's median household income, above the 30% guideline for affordable housing.
Studio $1,490 · 4 bedrooms $2,830
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (96771, 96785; Hawaii County, HI), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.