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Parkwood is a big small town of 6,873 people in Kitsap County, Washington. It's about 5 miles from Bremerton, WA and 13 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 $441k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,873people
$441kTypical home
$1,778/moRent
76° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,873
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,632 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Seattle, WA
- 5 mi to Bremerton, WA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $441k (≈$2,783/mo)
- Median rent $1,778/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 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 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BFI airport
- 15 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 364 ft
- Right on the coast
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,984 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 347 bars within 25 mi
- 1,139 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 39 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 93 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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