More households in the islands are paying fees to condo or HOA associations than previously thought, according to the latest Census Bureau data.

The median monthly fee paid to a homeowners or condo association last year in Hawaiʻi was $470, the third-highest in the nation, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The data shows Hawaiʻi was far less than New York’s median of $740, but close behind the median for the District of Columbia of $505.

Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and New Jersey all came in below Hawaii with monthly medians between $300 and $400, according to the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates released Sept. 11.

At the other end of the scale, homeowners in 27 states — including Alaska, Wyoming, Arkansas an

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