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Country around Brinnon is a rural area of about 1,219 people in Kitsap County, Washington, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 19 miles from Bremerton, WA and 33 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,219people
$285kTypical home
$1,544/moRent
66° / 35°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,219 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Seattle, WA
- 19 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,798/mo)
- Median rent $1,544/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 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
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 17% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BFI airport
- 39 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,150 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 251 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 134 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Washington districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.