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Bethel is a small town of 4,394 people in Kitsap County, Washington. It's about 6 miles from Bremerton, WA and 15 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $474k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,394people
$474kTypical home
$1,170/moRent
76° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,394
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,390 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Seattle, WA
- 6 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $474k (≈$2,988/mo)
- Median rent $1,170/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SEA airport
- 15 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,997 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 356 bars within 25 mi
- 1,155 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 89 museums within 25 mi
- 54 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kitsap County: D+21 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk