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Poulsbo is a big small town of 12,165 people in Kitsap County, Washington. It's about 14 miles from Bremerton, WA and 16 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $620k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,165people
$620kTypical home
$1,886/moRent
77° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
169Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,165
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,550 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Seattle, WA
- 14 mi to Bremerton, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $620k (≈$3,910/mo)
- Median rent $1,886/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,592 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to PAE airport
- 25 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 174 ft
- Right on the coast
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,548 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 306 bars within 25 mi
- 987 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 37 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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