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Silverdale is a small city of 20,685 people in Kitsap County, Washington. It's about 9 miles from Bremerton, WA and 16 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $555k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,685people
$555kTypical home
$2,143/moRent
77° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
169Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,685
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,637 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Seattle, WA
- 9 mi to Bremerton, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $555k (≈$3,502/mo)
- Median rent $2,143/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 47°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 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BFI airport
- 23 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 72 ft
- Right on the coast
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,301 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 275 bars within 25 mi
- 897 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 36 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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