What is the cost of living in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard?

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 105.6, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 129.6, which is above the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $2,031/month.

What is the median salary in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard?

The median salary in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard is $80,179 annually (mean: $83,559). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, Business Operations Specialists, All Other.

How safe is Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard?

The violent crime rate in the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard area is 329 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 2498 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard?

The state of WA has 2,465 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. Charter schools make up 0.6% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard?

Infant center-based childcare in the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard area averages $15,987 per year. Preschool averages $12,531/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard a good place to relocate?

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard has a Life Score of 42.8/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a below-average score, several dimensions likely pull the composite down; compare specific dimensions to see which ones.

Where does Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard ranks #257 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA

BEA RPP 105.6 ranks #362 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

105.6
Cost index (US=100): $2,031
2BR rent / mo: $80,179
Median salary: 47.2
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard ranks #257 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (47.2/100), with its strongest marks in air quality and job market.

#257
of 387 US metros · Near median: 7,958,180
metro-area population: 329
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 2,465
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: cost of living (7/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard ranks #257 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 105.6 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $2,031/mo, median salary $80,179; LiveAbility Score 47.2/100, strongest in air quality and job market.

Signature: BEA RPP 105.6 ranks #362 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 105.6 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $2,031/mo.

LiveAbility 47.2/100 puts Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard in the bottom third (#257 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard area is 87,350.

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

47 Top 67% higher than 33% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard MSA; housing RPP 129.6 (100 = national average); 2BR $2,031/mo.

Studio

$1,400

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,548

/month

2 Bedroom

$2,031

/month

3 Bedroom

$2,676

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,941

/month

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard wages and employment

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard posts 87,350 total employment with median salary $80,179 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$80,179

Mean Salary

$83,559

Total Employment

87,350

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$37,080
Retail Salespersons	$38,470
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$105,250
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$46,980
Cashiers	$38,100

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard area from NCES.

Schools

2,465

Enrollment

1,092,149

Student:Teacher

17.6:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$15,987

per year

Toddler (Center)

$12,531

per year

Preschool (Center)

$12,531

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard's composite Life Score is 42.8/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

6/100

Bottom decile

Wages

96/100

Elite

Rent

8/100

Bottom decile

Crime

47/100

Average

Schools

69/100

Strong

Childcare

14/100

Bottom decile

Environment

58/100

Above average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard ranks #257 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 47.2/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Air quality (99/100)

Air quality

99
Job market

96
Low hazard

88
Safety

47
Schools

31
Climate

29
Housing

8
Cost of living

7

What this shows Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard's strongest dimensions are air quality and job market; its weakest among scored dims is cost of living at 7/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard runs a $80,179 median salary at a 105.6 cost index, ranking #257 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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