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Bremerton, WA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Bremerton, WA Housing Market Trends

With 45,415 people, 17,740 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $415,469, Bremerton real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Bremerton, accounting for 51.69% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Bremerton include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 25.27%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 14.39%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 7.13%).

People in Bremerton primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Bremerton has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Bremerton's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 33.11% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Bremerton include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 32.33%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 19.82%). There's also some housing in Bremerton built between 2000 and later ( 14.75%).

Bremerton Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, Bremerton has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. Bremerton real estate appreciated 139.11% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 9.11%, putting Bremerton in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, Bremerton definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, Bremerton appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Bremerton's appreciation rate has been -1.12%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Bremerton were at -2.02%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -7.85%.

Notably, Bremerton's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Washington, our data show that Bremerton's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Washington.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Bremerton differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Bremerton - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Bremerton real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$415,469

Bremerton, WA Home Prices
> $1,213,000
$910,001 - $1,213,000
$606,001 - $910,000
$485,001 - $606,000
$364,001 - $485,000
$242,001 - $364,000
$121,001 - $242,000
$61,001 - $121,000
$0 - $61,000
0.5%
0.5%
2.2%
2.2%
12.9%
12.9%
23.2%
23.2%
28.7%
28.7%
22.1%
22.1%
7.6%
7.6%
0.7%
0.7%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Washington

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

17,740

Bremerton Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,381 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
42.6%
42.6%
57.4%
57.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
6.3%
6.3%
93.7%
93.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
14.7%
14.7%
32.3%
32.3%
33.1%
33.1%
19.8%
19.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
51.7%
51.7%
7.1%
7.1%
14.4%
14.4%
25.3%
25.3%
1.4%
1.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
4.3%
4.3%
18.7%
18.7%
33.7%
33.7%
31.4%
31.4%
9.2%
9.2%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes