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Bremerton is a small city of 44,830 people in Kitsap County, Washington. It's part of the Bremerton, WA area. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $439k and rent runs about $2k a month.
44,830people
$439kTypical home
$1,641/moRent
75° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 44,830
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,577 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Seattle, WA
- In the Bremerton, WA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $439k (≈$2,771/mo)
- Median rent $1,641/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (321 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,360 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 26% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BFI airport
- 20 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 453 ft
- Right on the coast
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,414 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 314 bars within 25 mi
- 906 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 38 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 54 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Washington districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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