Kitsap County · Washington · West · 45k residents
Bremerton, WA: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Bremerton: 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.
Compare Bremerton side by side
Avg. weekly wage
$1,420/wk
Corporate income tax
0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
28.5%
Commercial electricity
10.0¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Bremerton's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
75/100
Heating
Ranks Bremerton'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 | $439,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $350 |
| Property tax rate | 0.87% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,328/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,690/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 | 28.5% |
| 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 | 113 |
| 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 | $74,940 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% |
| Population | 45k |
| 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 | +1.7% |
| Home price MoM | -0.3% |
| Rent YoY | +2.8% |
| Rent MoM | +0.6% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.8% |
| Building permits YoY | +84.5% |
| Ocean coast | 14 mi |
| Big lake | 271 mi |
| Mountains | 66 mi |
| Major airport | 18 mi |
| Ski resort | 58 mi |
Popular comparisons
Nearby
- Bainbridge Island, WA · 25k
- Port Orchard, WA · 17k
- Silverdale, WA · 21k
- Seattle, WA · 754k
- Burien, WA · 52k
Similar size
- Puyallup, WA · 43k
- Edmonds, WA · 43k
- Lake Stevens, WA · 40k
- Lynnwood, WA · 40k
- Bothell, WA · 50k
Real listings in Bremerton
LoopNet ↗Crexi ↗CommercialCafe ↗
Links open third-party listing searches. WhereToHQ has no paid relationship with these sites.
- Is Bremerton 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 Bremerton, WA?
- Bremerton indexes at 113 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,690/mo and a acs median home value of $439,400.
- How much does a house cost in Bremerton?
- The acs median home value in Bremerton is $439,400 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Bremerton?
- A two-bedroom in Bremerton rents for about $1,690/mo.