Kitsap County · Washington · West · 25k residents
Bainbridge Island, WA: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Bainbridge Island: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Washington median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,420/wk. Washington's corporate income tax rate is 0%. Commercial electricity averages 10.0¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,420/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
76.4%
Commercial electricity
10.0¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Bainbridge Island's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
73/100
Heating
Ranks Bainbridge Island's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $1,155,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $350 |
| Property tax rate | 0.87% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,497/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $2,438/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 9.4% |
| Corporate income tax | 0% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,420/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 76.4% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.0¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 24.5/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $146,200 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $107,220 |
| Wage: General manager | $137,980 |
| Wage: Customer service | $47,000 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $44,140 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $62,710 |
| Wage: Electrician | $80,990 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $38,470 |
| Cost of living index | 164 |
| Groceries index | 106 |
| Utilities | $155/mo |
| Transit pass | $99/mo |
| Gas price | $4.10/gal |
| Healthcare index | 104 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,500/mo |
| Median household income | $172,188 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% |
| Population | 25k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 6.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 92/100 |
| Avg. commute | 28 min |
| Sunny days / year | 155 days |
| July high | 77°F |
| January low | 36°F |
| Annual snowfall | 3 in |
| Home price YoY | +0.7% |
| Home price MoM | -0.4% |
| Rent YoY | +4.2% |
| Rent MoM | +0.2% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.8% |
| Building permits YoY | +55.8% |
| Ocean coast | 9 mi |
| Big lake | 267 mi |
| Mountains | 66 mi |
| Major airport | 17 mi |
| Ski resort | 54 mi |
Popular comparisons
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- Is Bainbridge Island a good place to run a business?
- Washington's corporate income tax rate is 0%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,420/wk; commercial electricity averages 10.0¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Bainbridge Island, WA?
- Bainbridge Island indexes at 164 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $2,438/mo and a acs median home value of $1,155,900.
- How much does a house cost in Bainbridge Island?
- The acs median home value in Bainbridge Island is $1,155,900 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Bainbridge Island?
- A two-bedroom in Bainbridge Island rents for about $2,438/mo.