Hilo, HI

50,404 people · 940 per sq mi · 53.6 sq mi

Measured at the center point marked on the map, with the data a report uses. A report for an address adds the flood zone, elevation, nearby schools, noise sources, your commute, and what to verify.

Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025

Very Highoverall, census tract at the city center

Inland (river and rain) flooding: Very High
Earthquake: Very High
Hurricane: Relatively Low
Wildfire: Relatively Low
Tornado: Very Low
Hail: Very Low
Strong wind: Very Low
Landslide: Very Low

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025

Storms and earthquakes

NOAA Storm Prediction Center, NOAA IBTrACS, USGS

Tornado tracks within 9 mistrongest EF1 · latest April 1986: 3
Tropical storm tracks within 50 mistrongest Category 0: 7
Recorded earthquakes within 31 mi22 of magnitude 5 or more · largest M7.7: 1,291

NOAA Storm Prediction Center, NOAA IBTrACS, USGS

Reported crime

No FBI figures for a Hilo police department. A report matches the nearest reporting agency instead.

Typical rent

No HUD Fair Market Rent loaded for this county.

Outdoor air

No modeled air values for this tract.

Disasters, Superfund, radon

OpenFEMA, EPA National Priorities List, EPA radon zones

Federal disaster declarations for the county, last 20 yearsmostly fire (7), hurricane (5), biological (2) · latest Hurricane Lala, October 2026: 23
Superfund sites within 10 mi: 0
EPA radon zone for the countylow potential: Zone 3