Kauai median home price: $652,500

The median price of Kauai home, which spiked to $750,000 in September, fell back to $652,500 in October.

The Hawaii Information Service reported Tuesday that the Garden Isle median came in just $3,500 above the median of August, and 15 percent above year-ago levels. The median is the level at which half the sales were for more, half for less, and is considered more accurate than the average price, which can be skewed by a few very high-priced home sales.

Realtors, after selling 55 homes in August and 70 in September, sold 54 in October. Eighteen sold in Kawaihau district -- the Kapaa area -- for a median price of $497,000; 17 sold in Hanalei district for a median price of $480,500; 12 sold in Koloa district for a median of $490,000.

Kauai saw 46 existing condo sales in October for a median price of $455,000, down from $467,500 in August and $405,000 in September. There were 15 sales in Hanalei for a median of $599,000, 11 in Koloa for a median of $750,000, and 11 in Lihue for a median of $309,000.